German_Force » 25 Absolutely Adorable DIY Halloween Costumes for Newborns!

Oh boy. There’s nothing I love better than some tiny, itty, bitty newborn action dressed up in costumes. I mean, it’s all just too precious. The newborn stage is a fleeting one. We all know this, and yet when we’re in it, it’s the last thing we want to hear.Which is why, when it comes to holidays and special occasions, donning them in something over-the-top adorable erases all memory of those sleepless nights and challenges of fresh and ripe new motherhood. At least it did for me. Especially when I was able to capture those moments and adorn my walls with the visual proof. Proof that my baby was the cutest baby ever to walk the earth on their very 1st Halloween.Sure, I’m obviously partial, as you likely are with your own. The only thing is, those handmade costumes and photo props for newborns are expensive! Why not try your hand at making something yourself? I’m presenting this roundup of DIYs to y’all with plenty of enough notice to get busy, just in time for Halloween, your 1st tour around the neighbourhood as a family and all those pictures you know you’re just aching to take.Newborns Can Do Halloween Too!Click through for the C U T E S T selection of DIY costumes and ideas to bedeck your littlest, tiniest ones out in for their very 1st Halloween >>>SEWING PATERN: Baby CowJust waiting for you to add some whiskers.Get the pattern via Tie Dye DivaCROCHET PATTERN: Black Kitty CatThis kitty cat critter cap set is over-the-top-cute. Get started on it today!Get the pattern via Calleigh's Clips on EtsyKNITTING PATTERN: BunnySo many of the bunny costumes for newborns and babies are pink and white! Love this one for the wee lads.Get the pattern via Melody's Makings on EtsyKNITTING PATTERN: PeapodGet knitting now! The perfect accompaniment to a little swaddled up baby. Choose a darker green swaddle ;-)Get the pattern via Melody's Makings on EtsyKNITTING PATTERN: Witch HatSo easy, so perfect! Yet another one to pair up with some plain jammies or a little black dress and some striped stockings.Get the pattern via Melody's Makings on EtsyKNITTING PATTERN: Monkey Hat and Diaper Cover SetThat tail! Those ears! SQUEEE!Get the pattern via Melody's Makings on EtsyKNITTING PATTERN: LambYou’re welcome internets.Get the pattern via Melody's Makings on EtsyKNITTING PATTERN: Yoda or BatDepending on the colour yarn you choose and additional details…you pick! Add some felt bat wings to the arms of a sleeper and knit the cap in black and you’re set!Get the pattern via Melody's Makings on EtsyCROCHET PATTERN: FroggieI adore this one, I think it’s the eyes. Instant download.Get the pattern via Buttercup Baby Designs on EtsyKNITTING PATTERN: Petal BonnetAnother easy one,baby shoes, the perfect choice to pair up with a sleeper!Get the pattern via Melody's Makings on EtsyKNITTING PATTERN: MermaidMake this adorable costume a part of your world today! (Sorry, couldn’t help myself there. If you don’t know what Im talking about then clearly you don’t have enough Little mermaid in you life.) This would work great with a long-sleeved body-suit, if you’re venturing out into the hood on Hallow’s Eve!Get the pattern via Melody's Makings on EtsyCROCHET PATTERN: FrankensteinOh my, this one is awesome. Simple and funky,baby feeding, pair it with a jogging suit or some jammies! But definitely photograph them in the buff, just sayin’. SO CUTE.Get the knitting pattern via Sweet Kiwi CrochetKNITTING PATTERN: ButterflyAll of the cute, RIGHT HERE FOLKS. Another one that would pair well with leggings and long-sleeved body-suit or a sleeper!Get the pattern via Melody's Makings on EtsySEWING PATTERN: Little DevilYet another easy costume idea that you can add a sleeper to for instant success!Get the pattern via Tie Dye DivaKNITTING PATTERN: Buzzy Bumble Baby SetGet the pattern in any size you need!Get the pattern via Melody's Makings on EtsyDIY: Crowned Angel / CupidPerfect just as a photo prop if you aren’t heading out,Lonway Baby Store, or attach the wings to a sleeper!Get the pattern and tutorial via Imagination Couture on EtsyCROCHET PATTERN: CaterpillarOne of my faves.Get the pattern via Calleigh's Clips on EtsyCROCHET PATTERN: Lil' Stinker SkunkI mean…it’s almost too much to bear!Get the pattern via Calleigh's Clips on EtsyCROCHET PATTERN: Pinchy The LobsterNow, it would probably be wrong to photograph your sweet babe propped over a pot, but yet oh so RIGHT. I wish I had a newborn still to make this for.Get the pattern via Calleigh's Clips on EtsyCROCHET PATTERN: LadybugAll little baby girls should get to be a lady bug at least once, am I right?Get the pattern via Sweet Potato 3 PatternsCROCHET PATTERN: BunnySo sweet, soft and cuddly looking. Any of these sets would look great paired with leggings/tights and along-sleeved body-suit for those who live in colder climates with have older kids to take out trick-or-treating. Get the pattern via Brooke's Little StitchCROCHET PATTERN: PirateI know, right? Pure genius! Another instant download upon purchase of the pattern including a wonderful visual step-by-step guide.Get the pattern via Darling Derrière on EtsyCROCHET PATTERN: TurtleSo darling, the tail just does me in. Receive a step-by-step tutorial along with the PDF pattern wen you purchase this instant download!Get the pattern via Darling Derrière on EtsyCROCHET PATTERN: ScrubsI mean…my goodness. Purchasing (or making) a pair of jammies that look like mini scrubs shouldn’t be all that hard!Get the pattern via KT & The SquidCROCHET PATTERN: Teeny Pumpkin HeadCrochet this hat up, swaddle that adorable baby of yours and you’re done!Get the pattern via Whimsy Woolies