No-Sew Kids Skeleton Costume For Halloween

A skeleton costume is a great idea for a boy or girl's Halloween costume. This is an easy costume that the kids can make with you and have fun trick or treating in. You and the kids can make this simple Halloween costume in less than an hour. You should be able to buy all the needed materials for about $25, depending on what materials you have to buy. You can also make this in an adult version of this easy no sew skeleton costume if you have a Halloween party to attend as well!

To Make A No Sew Skeleton Halloween Costume You will need:

Black Sweatshirt (or Long Sleeve T-Shirt)
Black Sweatpants (or Jeans)
White Fabric Paint (in a bottle)
White Puff Fabric paint (In a ube0
White Chalk
White Face Paint
Black Face Paint
Artist Paint Brush
Glow in the Dark Fabric paint (optional)

Wash your black sweat shirt and black sweat pants before you start making you Halloween costume. This is an important step that helps the fabric paint adhere to your clothing. Sweatshirts ad sweat pants are usually made out of cotton too, which has a tendency to shrink in the wash.

Start by laying out your black sweat shirt and seat pants out on a flat work surface.

Use your chalk to draw the outline of your skeleton bones onto the shirt and pants. Ribcage, arm bones, and the spinal cord should go on the shirt. Leg bones and the pelvic bones shoe go on the pants.

Use your white fabric paint and paint brush to fill in your skeleton bones. You may need to apply two coats to cover the black fabric easily.

Now, trace the outline of your skeleton bones with the white puff paint. This will clean up your edges and provide a three dimensional quality to the skeleton costume.

If you can find glow in the dark puff paint that would be great. The glow in the dark paint will add safety because you can see the outline of your skeleton costume from far away.

Once all the paint has dried you could brush on some glow in the dark paint at this time as well. This glow in the dark paint is a great idea for a kid's Halloween costume. This will make them clearly visible while they are trick or treating in the neighborhood.

Now, don't forget about the back of your Halloween costume. Let the front of your costume dry over night and then start work on the back. Turn your sweat shirt and sweat pants over and repeat the process.

Wear black shoes and socks with this Halloween costume. Use the face paint to create a skull like effect on your face. Simply paint black circles around the eyes. Smudge on white face paint all over your face, Use a paint brush to draw some teeth outlines on your lips. You could also paint large black circles around your nostrils to mimic the large nasal openings in a skull.

I recommend painting the white areas of your face first. After you have completely covered your face in white add the black. Fingers and paint brushes are a great way to add the small details. You can use a make up applicator sponge to smudge the edges!