So I decided to make my own. A DIY baby lion costume was exactly what I needed to be working on instead of cleaning my house! I used a pic from the Good Housekeeping's Halloween issue as inspiration, but didn't follow their brief tutorial because it just didn't make any sense to me (honestly, they lost me at turning over hems and abutting strips). I think mine came out cuter than theirs, and it seems to be much simpler.
The ears are a little big, but so are O's, so it's okay. |
- Brown hat with ear flaps
- Fleece (I bought a 1/2 yard of brown, tan, and gold and still have a lot left.)
- Polyester fiberfill
- Brown clothing (Good Housekeeping used a sleeper- I didn't feel like hunting a brown one down.)
- Pinking shears
(Good Housekeeping also made paws on the feet of the sleeper & mittens, but O doesn't keep socks on & I wouldn't bet on him keeping mittens on either!)
I started with this hat from The Children's Place
I started with this hat from The Children's Place
I turned it inside out (so you couldn't see the dog) and removed the tags. After Halloween, I can remove the mane, flip it around, and use it as a winter hat.
Liking it so far. |
Nothing needs to be perfect here, so I could totally watch Grey's while sewing. |
I pushed the fringe forward and tacked the next strip on. I alternated colors and put on 6 strips total to finish the lion's mane.
Then I cut out 2 ear shapes from the brown fleece, tacked a smaller tan ear shape (cut with pinking shears) to 1 of them, turned them right side in & sewed them together. I turned it right-side-out, pinched the bottom, and attached it behind the mane. I repeated for the second ear.
For the tail, I sewed a tube about 1.5 feet long out of brown fleece, stuffed it with fiberfill, and attached some fringed pieces of the three colors to the end.
His brown shirt had a design on the front, so I made him a tan belly out of fleece. I cut the edges with the pinking shears so it went with the hat.
ROAR |
on the prowl |
It's the cirrrrrrrrcle of life..... |
All that picture taking wore him out. Time for some lion around. haha |
I just LOL'd at the Circle of Life picture. ACTUAL LAUGHING OUT LOUD. I kind of want to pin it to Pinterest too.
ReplyDeleteHi Kim! Thank you so much for your kind words. Your blog actually inspired my blog. I have read yours for a while and thought that you had some great ideas for capturing memories. I am still trying to figure out the ins and outs of the blogging world.Your boys are adorable. I aspire to be as active and do as many fun things with Kellen that you do with your family!
ReplyDeletenow that is impressive, you are all dressing up? kudos!
ReplyDeleteDo you by chance have pics of the entire family? We are doing this theme this year and searching for ideas!
ReplyDeleteI went through EVERYTHING and could not find a pic of the entire family all together :( I emailed you pics of what I did have.
DeleteThis is awesome!! Actually did an older child version of this for my 9 yr old daughter but used your tutorial!! So thankful because we aren't into scary and inappropriate costumes !!
ReplyDeleteThis might be the best DIY lion costume I've found yet!! I'm making one for my toddler and will link once I'm done. :) Thanks for sharing!
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