Let these adorable homemade costumes for kids inspire you to DIY this Halloween! Your little ones will look great in these cute & simple options.

Hi friends! It's almost October, so it's time to start thinking about Halloween costumes for the kiddos! Last year I shared this roundup of DIY costume ideas for kids and it was such a hit, I decided to put together another one for you this year. If this list of DIY costume ideas doesn't get your creative juices flowing, nothing will. So, without further delay, here are 10 DIY costume ideas for kids!

10 DIY Costume Ideas for Kids

DIY Scarecrow Costumes from designertrapped.com- I have to admit this first one is a personal favorite of mine because it's my DIY scarecrow costumes that I made for my twin girls 2 years ago. I'm not sure I will ever love a Halloween costume as much as I loved these and they were easy to make. Just click here for the full tutorial.

Dragon Tails from tatertotsandjello.com- How adorable are these DIY Dragon tails via Tatertots and Jello?! I bet kids would play with these dragon tails year round.

DIY Nesting Dolls Costumes Tutorial from andreasnotebook.com- I seriously can't get over how clever these DIY Nesting Dolls Costumes Tutorial from Andrea's Notebooks are. SO CUTE! This is actually a great option for my twin girls since one is 2 inches taller than the other, but it's also perfect for siblings of different ages, and even an entire family!

DIY Paint Brush Costume from dukesandduchesses.com- As someone who is constantly painting something, I absolutely adore this DIY Paint Brush Costume from Dukes and Duchesses!

Easy Octopus Cardboard Costume For Kids from hellowonderful.co- Since Finding Dory came out this year, the Octopus has almost certainly gained popularity! After all, who doesn't love Hank?! Well this DIY Octopus costume by Hello, Wonderful looks so easy and is absolutely precious. If you have a boy, just change the colors up!

Felt Monarch Butterfly Wings (tutorial) from buggyandbuddy.com- So many little girls are obsessed with butterflies (mine certainly are) and would LOVE this simple costume. Put them in a leotard and some leggings and throw these gorgeous DIY monarch butterfly wings from Buggy and Buddy on and you have an awesome costume on your hands.

No Sew Pineapple Halloween Costume from deliacreates.com- OMG, I almost cannot handle the CUTENESS of this incredibly genius DIY pineapple costume from Delia Creates! Totally showing this to my twins in the hopes that one of them chooses this. I especially love that no sewing is required :)

Lemonade And Ice Cream Stands By Love The Day from love-the-day.com- OMG, how creative are these DIY lemonade and ice cream stand costumes by Love The Day?! I swear, sometimes I feel really creative until I see something like this which blows any of my ideas out of the water. Love this idea!

DIY Bat Costume For Kids from buggyandbuddy.com- Yet another adorable DIY costume from Buggy and Buddy! This DIY bat costume is precious and looks pretty easy to make!

No Sew Prince Charming Costume from desertchica.com- If sewing isn't your thing but you have a chivalrous boy on your hands, why not make this no-sew Prince Charming costume by Desert Chica for him? All the Cinderellas out on Halloween night will be swooning!