This easy Tootsie Roll Costume for any age is so simple to make. It is such an easy Halloween costume to make and inexpensive too.
Tootsie Roll Costume
This is a VERY cute costume idea that will work for a boy or girl and for any age. Every child loves a tootsie roll. Anyone can be a tootsie roll for Halloween with these easy instructions.
This DIY Tootsie Roll Costume is super easy but you can also purchase a Tootsie Roll Costume if you prefer. This is always a favorite candy and sure to be a hit for Halloween.
Everyone will love to see this costume for trick or treating in October. It is easy enough to make last minute.
Supplies Needed:
- Brown Felt
- Red Ribbon
- White fabric (or white felt)
- Sewing machine or fabric glue
- White spray paint for the letters (or you can use white felt or puffy paint)
How to make Homemade Tootsie Roll Costume:
- Step 1. Make a tube for the body of the tootsie roll. Make sure it will go around your child comfortably for the front and back panel. Make sure when you cut a piece that you leave arm holes at the top so the size fits.
- Step 2. Sew the white fabric at the top and bottom of your front panel on the Tootsie Roll. You can just use fabric glue if you prefer on the front body covers.
- Step 3. Glue the red ribbon on the top white fabric.
- Step 4. Now spray paint the white letters TOOTSIE ROLL on the fabric. You can use a stencil or you could cut out the letters and glue them on using foam or polyfoam.
- Step 5. Try on the costume and you are finished with this fun costume. You can wear a shirt underneath to coordinate with the costume. This is especially helpful if you use polyester or something that might not be as soft. Your child will be the life of the party in this awesome tootsie roll candy wrapper costume.
Tips and Tricks
- Hair Accessories. If you are doing this for a little girl, you could glue several real tootsie rolls to a few hair clips. Another idea is to use a headband and add them to her hair. That would be absolutely adorable for another fun idea to go with this costume.
- Different candy wrappers. This idea can easily be adapted to make various other types of candy wrappers, such as gum wrappers, with different graphics. This would be a fun family or group costume idea.
This is such a fun costume idea and very inexpensive. It easily works for kids of all ages for the cutest Halloween costume in minutes. Kids will also love how comfortable it is and easy for trick or treating.
Don’t forget to check out the Homemade Crayon Costume post.
Print the instructions for this Tootsie Roll Costume:
How to Make a Tootsie Roll Costume
Equipment
- Brown Felt
- Red Ribbon
- White fabric (or white felt)
- Sewing machine or fabric glue
- White spray paint for the letters (or you can use white felt or puffy paint)
Instructions
- Make a tube for the body of the tootsie roll. Make sure it will go around your child comfortably. Make sure you leave arm holes at the top.
- Sew the white fabric at the top and bottom of your new Roll. (You can just use fabric glue if you want)
- Glue the red ribbon on the top white fabric.
- Now spray paint the white letters TOOTSIE ROLL on the fabric (use a stencil) – or you could cut out the letters and glue them on.
- Add your child and you are done!!