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DIY Cat Costume for Girls with Video Tutorial

October 27, 2019 by Janice

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I love making Halloween costumes for our girls, and this DIY cat costume for kids is one of my all-time favorites. Take a look at the photos and watch our tutorial video below to see how you can make cat costumes for your kids.

DIY Cat Costume For Girls - Easy to Make

Each year, I design and sew Halloween costumes for our three girls. I made these sweet cat costumes we made when our girls were younger.

Cat costumes are always a top pick for girls of all ages.

If you want a simple – but super cute – kids costume for Halloween, you’re in the right place. With items you probably already have in your home, you can make this easy kids DIY cat costume in less than an hour.

If you have older girls, check out the easy cat costume for teens I made for Julia a couple of years later. You can also see how we did her cat costume makeup.

Our girls have always been obsessed with cats. Susan’s daughters, Julia and Sophia, finally got a kitten — after years of hoping, dreaming, and pleading. I have to admit, if I weren’t allergic to cats, I would want a cat just like theirs. And so would my Olivia!

DIY Cat Costume Tutorial

But since I am allergic and I don’t want to spend my life sneezing and wiping away tears, the closest I am going to come to having kittens running around my house is dressing our girls up as cats and letting them tear the place apart.

This wasn’t the first year our girls wanted to be cats for Halloween. They were all black cats when they were really little as well.

I love how cute they are in cat costumes, so I didn’t mind at all that they wanted to be cats again. And when Susan and I came up with these oh-so-adorable black cat costumes, I was so excited, I decided to make a sewing/craft tutorial video post for you. You can see the video above or watch it on YouTube.

The girls love their cat costumes, so we took some early Halloween photos.

Look at how sweet these kittens are…

Cat Costumes

Girls Cat Costume

cute diy cat costume for kids

DIY Cat Costume

Girls Cat Costume

I must admit, making a costume is one thing — shooting a video tutorial on how to make a costume is another.

It took me much longer to shoot and edit this video than I ever imagined. I think I could have made costumes for Olivia’s entire class in the time I spent on this video.

I made each of these cat costumes for kids from a black jacket, black jeggings, and a SCARF we bought at Walmart! The scarf is super soft and stretchy and perfect for the tummy and trims of the costume.

Along with some pink felt, a headband, a glue gun, and a plastic duo-tang, (you will have to watch the video to find out about the duo-tang!) you can create a super sweet kitten of your own.

And you don’t have to worry about sneezing.

Watch the Video Now…

DIY cat costume

DIY Cat Ears

DIY Cat Costume

 

More DIY Halloween Costumes

If you’d like a more “grown-up” version of a cat costume for teenage girls check out this easy cat costume we made for Julia a few years later when she was 13 years old.

Easy Cat Costume

Here are some more costume ideas with these three adorable DIY Halloween costumes we made for girls another year, including a pretty unicorn, a fancy fox, and a sweet bunny.

DIY Halloween Girls Costumes

If you want an easy way to make ears for a Halloween costume, check out how to make no-sew animal ears in our animal ears headband video tutorial.

no sew animal ears

 

We published the first version of this DIY cat costumes post on October 26, 2014, here at 5 Minutes for Mom.
Written by Janice Croze, co-founder of 5 Minutes for Mom
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36 Comments

  1. Levi says

    April 19, 2020 at 5:31 pm

    Aw it’s more cute when she is younger than 13

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  2. Jenny says

    November 14, 2014 at 9:40 pm

    That is an adorable costume! Great job!!

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  3. Leanne says

    November 14, 2014 at 8:21 am

    This is so cute! I miss having kids young enough to dress like this!

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  4. Suzie m says

    November 12, 2014 at 11:59 am

    Too late for Halloween but my little girl loves dress up great Christmas gift

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  5. Hardeep says

    November 10, 2014 at 5:24 pm

    We will try this next year

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  6. Humleen says

    November 10, 2014 at 4:43 pm

    we did this and my daughter loved it she even won the costume contest it was nice for her to be different because the rest of the girls in school were all Elsa from frozen

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  7. mrsshukra says

    November 6, 2014 at 5:23 pm

    Too late for this Halloween but great for next year!

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  8. Lisa Davis says

    November 2, 2014 at 10:46 pm

    That was a great tutorial, very detailed. I’ve seen that scarf at walmart, so perfect for the cat fur!

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  9. Eldon says

    November 2, 2014 at 10:23 pm

    Thats a cute costume!

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  10. kelly says

    November 2, 2014 at 12:55 am

    I love this idea!

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  11. Isha says

    October 31, 2014 at 4:22 pm

    very cute!

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  12. nicolthepickle says

    October 31, 2014 at 7:48 am

    Yuu did a good job! They make great cats.

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  13. Jenn L says

    October 31, 2014 at 3:07 am

    How adorable! I love the added fur on the end of the arms and legs, and the belly too!

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  14. Christy E says

    October 30, 2014 at 12:44 pm

    Super cute, love these great photos

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  15. Lori says

    October 29, 2014 at 9:54 pm

    What a sweet costume idea! I love the simplicity of it:)

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  16. Jessica says

    October 29, 2014 at 3:31 pm

    This would be a great costume for an adult too! Teacher costume!

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  17. Suzanne G says

    October 28, 2014 at 9:59 pm

    This is a great costume and the video on how to make it was great and easy to follow.

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  18. Amy Heffernan says

    October 28, 2014 at 4:44 pm

    Aww how sweet. Love the cat costume.

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  19. Jordan says

    October 28, 2014 at 4:44 pm

    How cute!

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    • Janice says

      November 13, 2014 at 10:00 pm

      Thanks Jordan!

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  20. anne says

    October 28, 2014 at 11:13 am

    Wonderful. My granddaughter is a cat this Hallowe’en.

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    • Janice says

      November 13, 2014 at 10:00 pm

      Thanks Anne! Did she have a great Halloween?

      Reply
  21. Holly says

    October 28, 2014 at 2:16 am

    This is really adorable! My niece would absolutely love this!

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    • Janice says

      November 13, 2014 at 10:00 pm

      Thanks Holly! Hope u get a chance to make one. Let me know how it goes!

      Reply
  22. Brittany says

    October 28, 2014 at 1:36 am

    Super cute!!!(:

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  23. Brittany says

    October 28, 2014 at 1:35 am

    Super cute!

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    • Janice says

      November 13, 2014 at 9:59 pm

      Thanks Brittany!

      Reply
  24. Krystal Chiarolla says

    October 26, 2014 at 11:59 am

    Cute! I just have to say it. I’ve been following you both for years now and I love that you use your kids in these photos. They are always so beautiful and it’s awesome that you not only share well done photos, but you have these memories to cherish! Now that is bringing work and family together. Awesome!

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    • Janice says

      November 13, 2014 at 9:59 pm

      Thank you SO much for your feedback Krystal! We really appreciate it. Yes — when we get to work with our kids, that is the dream! 🙂

      Reply

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