Halloween for kids Costume ideas Wizard or witch
Wizard or witch costume from paper
Ages 6+ · about 45 minutes
A wizard or witch costume is a tall cone hat rolled from poster board and covered in stars, plus a cape cut from old fabric. Your kid decorates the hat, and the whole costume takes about 45 minutes.
What you need
- A big sheet of poster board or card stock
- Tape and scissors
- Star stickers or yellow paper and glue
- A piece of old dark fabric for the cape
- Hook-and-loop tape or a ribbon
- A stick for a wand (optional)
How to make it
- Roll the coneRoll the poster board from one corner into a cone, try it on your kid's head, and tape the seam inside and out once it fits.
- Trim the bottomA grown-up trims the bottom edge so the hat sits level.
- Decorate itYour kid covers the hat in stars and moons, cut from paper or stuck on.
- Make the capeCut the fabric into a rectangle from shoulders to knees. Add hook-and-loop tape or a short ribbon at the neck.
- Make a wandTape a paper star to the end of a stick.
Tips by age
For younger kids
A grown-up rolls and tapes the cone; your kid does all the decorating.
For older kids
Add a brim: cut a ring of card around the cone, snip tabs on the inside edge, fold them up, and tape them inside the hat.
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