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Easy & Adorable Owl Costume

Easy & Adorable Owl Costume
This is a super-fast and cute owl costume that would be good for any aged child, but looks especially charming on a toddler.
 
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Step 1Gather your materials.

Gather your materials.
You will need:
A cozy fleece or sweatshirt that you don't mind glueing feathers on!
Coordinating felt pieces
one or two feather dusters (one would be enough feathers, but I wanted two colours)
fabric for owl hat; jersey/t-shirt material fits best, as it has some stretch. I used velvet & was a bit finicky, but I made it work
(*also pictured are some stretchy onion bags that I didn't end up using as well as a sequined purse that ended up being a dismal and disappointing failure, but that led to the felt and that ended up better in the long run! So please disregard those items, lol)

sewing machine (and some basic sewing skills)
hot glue gun
scissors & thread
tape measure and/or your child's head measurements

I spent 69cents each on four colours of felt and the feather dusters were $3.79 each. Everything else was stuff I already had. This is a very inexpensive costume and went together very quickly.
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12 comments
Sep 22, 2011. 11:25 AMntolbert says:
He is a Boomkin, WOW ftw Good Going Little Man!
Apr 20, 2012. 8:14 AMZanaji says:
Haha, Owlbear is what I thought of. Same thing visually.
Oct 10, 2011. 8:08 AMprincessmom says:
Love this!! I want to make one for my daughter using girly colors!!
Oct 4, 2011. 5:38 PMbpalumbo says:
Awww! He's so cute is that costume!

Is he your son?
Sep 28, 2011. 5:48 AMmrskamorri says:
This is fantastic! We're headed to a Harry Potter themed costume party next month and my 4 year-old wants nothing to do with a HP costume. So she's going to be a purple owl, NOT an owl from Harry Potter. Works for all us, especially since I have four other kids to costume and this should take an afternoon naptime to make :) Thanks so much for the great tutorial!
Sep 23, 2011. 8:11 AMinnowen says:
That's a fantastic little costume. Adorab-'ible. ;)
Sep 22, 2011. 10:25 PMrecyclegrandma says:
Don't know which is cuter...the kid or the costume!! This is SO cute.
Sep 16, 2011. 8:05 PMhoughchrst says:
That is awesome, so easy looking too.
Sep 16, 2011. 8:26 AMPixyMcCrafty says:
Great idea!
Sep 15, 2011. 10:18 PMltesarowski says:
Great idea and so easy to make! Adorable!!

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We moved to the Crowsnest Pass 8 years ago to start our own business. We now have two little boys and a thriving coffee shop. We are both DIYers and enjoy renovating our home.