![]() Voila! 35 minutes later, a precious and cool costume accessory, which cost me pennies to make and it even kept my baby warm and blocked off from the wind! Tipsġ) Cute little paw feet hanging out would have been even cuter (like the paw slippers you can buy).Ģ) Put baby in stroller first then slip doghouse over.ģ) Tufts of grass in green construction paper around the base of the doghouse would have been extra cool too. The bone label was cut out from a leftover TV Box flap and added some dimension it just happened to be white on one side and I quickly used a black marker to write a common dog name on the bone. I covered the main house with bright green paper (again, what I had on hand – Snoopy-house-red would have been awesome). I covered the roof with some white wrapping paper I had on hand and drew shingles with a black marker (green or black would have been better but I was working with what I had). Two of the flaps on top of the box were cut off and the remaining two were propped up (roof shaped) by a piece of cardboard that was folded in half lengthwise in an appropriate V-shape, which became the point of my roof. A U-shaped entry hole was cut in front – I was extra careful to make it wide enough that my baby could see a lot of the activities going on (I didn’t want to accidentally limit his fun). I simply cut the bottom out of the box and slipped it over the umbrella stroller, then based on where it rested itself, I cut out two slits in the back where the handles were and poked them through (also providing rear support for the box). Well, 2 hours before trick or treating started, I decided that the umbrella stroller could be decorated! Out came an old TV box stored in the attic. So, off to the dollar store I went and bought a $6 puppy costume – sufficiently cute with my baby in it of course, :-) but lacking any pizzazz. Realistically, it wasn’t really going to show anyways since he’d be riding in his stroller and I had to put a blanket over him (a cool windy night had been predicted) – plus I was only walking around for fun with my friends who had older children. ![]() Doghouse StrollerĪfter enjoying a year of extended-by-me maternity leave, funds were low and my husband begged me not to go overboard for my baby’s first Halloween. Total Spent: Nothing = already had fabric, clothes, box, stuffed animals. He is such a dog lover and it was the perfect costume for him! Next we secured his stuffed animal dogs with packing tape and added the sign “Beware of Dogs”. We made rope suspenders and taped shredded newspaper in the inside, so that it “flowed” over. Next we picked a box that was the right size for him and cut a hole for him to stand through and pull up to his waist. I put a little black makeup on him- nose and freckles on his cheeks. A grosgrain ribbon was added for the collar. Next, I made a hood with ears that attached at the neck with Velcro. I dressed him in brown pants and t-shirt that he already owned.
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