5 Free Sewing Pattern Sites for Kids' & Family Halloween Costumes

Maddie Stenson • October 16, 2020

Fun, Free Halloween Costume Patterns and Family Crafts

Trick-or-treating may not be an option for all this year, but parents and kids can still have Halloween fun making costumes! Here are five free pattern sites and how-to's for simple costume designs and festive crafts.

1. Scholastic Parents - Easy-to-make Costumes

Includes downloadable patterns for capes, coveralls, bat wings, robes, and beards.

See Scholastic Costume Patterns

2. Lia Griffith - No Sew Little Dragon Costume

A step by step how-to and pattern download for an adorable felt dragon mask and wings.

See How to Make the Little Dragon Costume Here

3. How to make a tutu quick and easy (YouTube Tutorial)

A tutorial for how to make a simple, cute, and colorful tutu with minimal sewing - great for ballerina or fairy costumes.

Open Tutu Tutorial in YouTube

4. On The Cutting Floor - Free Sewing Patterns for Teens and Adults Ages 15+

Download free sewing patterns for various characters from Sci-fi to Superhero.

See On the Cutting Floor Patterns

5. All Free Sewing - Various Patterns for Halloween Costumes and Decorations

DIY crafts for Halloween decorations, treat baskets, and costumes for the whole family.

See All Free Sewing Patterns and Crafts

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