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DIY Firetruck Halloween Costume #pbkHalloween

in crafty, diy, Halloween, holidays on 20/09/13

Halloween is absolutely one of my most favorite times of the year. Maybe because it’s fall. Maybe because there are pumpkins. Maybe because I like helping my kids think up costumes. It’s always a bonus when there’s at least a little homemade something happening there. Whatever it is… it is. I was thrilled when I was asked to be part of this campaign for Pottery Barn Kids.


A big thank you to Pottery Barn Kids for sponsoring today’s post – but my excitement for this Halloween season is all my own 🙂  

The task for this particular post was to create some kind of DIY craft, accessory, or what have you, to go along with one of their costumes. Once I had a peek through this year’s classic costume collection I knew exactly what I wanted to do.

Mister C loooves firetrucks. Let me say that again. Mister C loooves firetrucks. He’s grown quite fond of the fireman’s helmet that we have in the dress up bin. When I saw this Halloween costume I knew we would have a winner. They even have the treat bag to match.

The only thing missing here is the firetruck. Problem solved. Mom’s got that covered.

Ok, so I know he looks a bit annoyed in the picture but he really (and I mean really) enjoyed running around the house in this firetruck, complete with toddler produced siren noises mind you. He was just not a happy camper when I tried to get him to pose for a picture. Seriously though, how cute will this be all put together with that costume!

It was so easy to make. Just make sure you pick a box that will fit your child. The most time consuming part was that I used a diaper box with a lot of printing on it so it needed 3 coats of paint to cover. I used some plain white paper for the windows and ladder. Some yellow construction paper for headlights and painted some paper plates black for wheels. If I had black cardstock on hand that would have worked too. On one side of the firetruck I put a ladder and the other side wrote “Engine #2” in black paint (engine #2 because C just turned 2… he thought that was cool). The strap is just a ribbon hot glued to the inside so he can wear it.

I worked so hard on this little firetruck that I really wanted at least one good picture of one of my kids in it for you so I turned to my most reliably mellow little subject. Little E. He was a much more willing and stationary. As you can see,  this little firetruck makes a great photo prop too!

Don’t forget to take a peek at this year’s Pottery Barn Kids costumes if you haven’t already. I’m sure you will find some inspiration for your own little ones. As a bonus, the treat bags I adore so much are 20% off right now AND free shipping! You can check them out here.

Thanks again to Pottery Barn Kids for sponsoring today’s post. 

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  1. deidre says

    September 11, 2014 at 8:57 am

    my son loves emergency vehicles. we are going to work on this next week. thanks

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  2. Brittneh says

    September 18, 2016 at 9:00 pm

    Love this!.My guy loves fire trucks as well. What kind of pain did you use for the fire struck?

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    • Jennifer Haas says

      September 19, 2016 at 4:00 pm

      Hi! I just used some Melissa & Doug poster paint I had kicking around in our craft closet. I think any type of poster paint like that would work 🙂 Thanks!

      Reply

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