I had so much fun dressing up our Sweetbriar Sisters softies for their Halloween photo shoot this year. I mean, what’s more adorable than a penguin dressed up as a ghost?! And once they were all dressed up, I couldn’t bear to put them away. So I didn’t 🙂 They’re on all display around my house right now and I smile every time I walk by. 🙂
Whether it be a toy you made from one of our patterns or a softie who is near and dear to someone in your home, dressing these guys for Halloween is a super easy activity with adorable results. It’d be a great way to occupy kids on a rainy October afternoon. Here’s what we did for ours:
We dressed up these witches with Mini Witch Hat Hair Clips (like these
for the ‘cape’. We held both in place with safety pins which are hidden under the objects. (remember that safety pins are a chocking hazard, so please only use them for older children!)
Our ghost was made with some semi-transparent white fabric (I think it’s cute to see the penguin through the fabric, but you could definitely use opaque fabric too). We cut a circle large enough to drape down to the penguin’s toes, and then cut two small eye holes. To keep it in place, I safety pinned it to the back of the penguin’s head. That’s it!
Our mummies were wrapped with cheesecloth
cut into about 1″ wide strips. No pins or sewing here, I just wrapped the strips around and tucked the ends into the previous layers.
