These 13 DIY Costumes For Kids Can Be Accomplished With 1 Pair of Overalls

Whether you're looking to DIY a Halloween costume because it's cheaper or you're just into the whole DIY Pinterest Halloween movement as a whole, there are a ton of costumes that can be made using a few props and some common kiddo wardrobe pieces. Using just one pair of overalls, there are several different characters your little one can portray this Halloween with an authentic homemade costume rather than a store-bought one.

Read through to see 13 Halloween costumes you can make for your child using a pair of overalls.

01
Mario and Luigi
Flickr user Ben Cohen

Mario and Luigi

What you need for Mario: Denim overalls, red tee, white gloves, red hat, and a fake mustache

What you need for Luigi: Denim overalls, green tee, white gloves, green hat, and a fake mustache

02
Mechanic
Etsy

Mechanic

What you need: Denim overalls, shirt with grease marks, bandana, toy wrench, and a dirty rag

03
Mickey Mouse
Etsy

Mickey Mouse

What you need: Red overalls, black long-sleeved tee, mouse ears, white gloves, and yellow shoes

04
A Minion
Flickr user kelly

A Minion

What you need: Denim overalls, yellow shirt, goggles, black gloves, yellow beanie, and a banana

05
Painter
Cloudy Day Gray

Painter

What you need: Denim overalls, boots, white tee splattered with paint, paint brush, tube of paint, and a painter's hat

06
Train Conductor
Etsy

Train Conductor

What you need: Denim overalls, white tee, bandana (for around neck), conductor's hat, hole puncher, and fake tickets

07
Gold Miner
Cloudy Day Gray

Gold Miner

What you need: Denim overalls, flannel or thermal shirt, beanie, headlamp, and a jar full of gold glitter/streamers

08
Agnes from Despicable Me
Amazon

Agnes from Despicable Me

What you need: Denim overalls, yellow-and-black striped tee, white sneakers, ponytail with red tie, and a stuffed unicorn

09
Scarecrow
Flickr user Klobetime

Scarecrow

What you need: Denim overalls, flannel shirt, straw hat (with fake crow attached), and a bandana (for around neck)

10
Wreck-It Ralph
Amazon

Wreck-It Ralph

What you need: Overalls (with one side undone), orange/red henley shirt, green tee underneath, spiky hair, and an angry face

11
Pippi Longstocking
Flickr user Giulio Mola

Pippi Longstocking

What you need: Denim overalls, red-and-white striped shirt, pigtails, and crazy socks

12
Mime
Amazon

Mime

What you need: Black overalls, black-and-white striped shirt, black beret, white gloves, face makeup, and a silent child (a joke, obviously)

13
Dennis the Menace
Flickr user Kristen Burns

Dennis the Menace

What you need: Denim overalls, a tank top, and a slingshot