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DIY Halloween Skeleton Costume

October 12, 2010 by Craft Passion 23 Comments

Baby, Novice, Paint | Stencil, Seasonal | Holiday Crafts, Special Occasion, Wearables | Costumes

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skeleton costume pattern

Running out of time to sew a Halloween costume for your kid? Don’t worry, here is a quick way to transform a footed pajama into a Skeleton Costume. If you can get a black color footed long sleeve body-suit, it is even faster because you don’t have to dye it into black color as I did 😉 You can find more Halloween crafts to make, here.

skeleton costume stencil

Want to make Skeleton Costume spookier, add some glow-in-the-dark powder in the white acrylic and your kid will sure “boooo” in the dark!!!!

skeleton pattern

I even prepared the skeleton stencil artwork for you, just print it out onto sticker papers or freezer papers (the non-waxed side), cut it out and stick onto the black footed pajama, and you are ready to paint it up. If you are using freezer paper, you need to iron with the wax side down and stick it on the pajama. It is fast and easy to do! Get the how-to with photos for stenciling method after this jump.

DIY skeleton costume

Also, if you wonder how to make the sock skeleton in the photo, click here.

how to stenciled skeleton costume

If you don’t like to paint, this skeleton costume is also perfect to be done in applique technique, here are the steps:
1. Applique Technique
1. print it on the paper side of the fusible web or heat ‘n bond,
2. fix the fusible web on a piece of white fabric (must be thick enough so that it can cover the black background) as per instruction
3. cut all the “bones” out from the white fabric
4. arrangement the “bones” on the black pajama,
5. Iron to stick them

2. Stencil Technique

DIY Halloween Skeleton Costume

Download: Skeleton Template

Material:
1. Footed Pajama (preferably plain without any applique, printing, embroidery etc)
2. Dye, Black ( I prefer cold dye + dye fix)
3. A4 /Letter size Sticker Paper or Freezer paper (6 pcs)
4. Acrylic Paint, White (thick type so that you can cover the black background)
5. Acrylic Paint, black for touch-up and cover the metal button to black
6. Fabric medium
7. Some card boards
8. Glow in the dark powder (optional)

Tools:

1. Printer (inkjet or bubblejet or even dot matrix, but not laser printer please)
2. Craft Knife + Cutting Mat
3. Brush (about 1″ wide)
4. Small container
5. Spatula/spoon
6. Well ventilated room

 
Skeleton Printable

Print the stencil artwork onto either sticker papers or freezer papers. Print only the 6 real-size pages, not the cover page.
This original size is for 2-year-old toddler, resize it to suit if needed.

 

Get ready the materials and tools. The photos didn’t show all the materials, please refer to the list above.
Dye your footed pajama in black according to the instruction attached in the dye tin. I prefer to use cold dye, it is easy and hassles less, do remember to include the cold dye fix (2 sachets for black).
Wash and dry the pajama.

 

While waiting for the pajama to get ready (need at least 3 hours for the dye to set), print out the stencil artwork on the sticker papers or freezer papers.
Tip: if you intend to do it for toddle other than 2-year-old, I would suggest that you print on the plain papers to check for the correct size that able to fit into your pajama.

 

Cut the outlines with a sharp craft knife (use a new blade). This is the most time consuming because you have to do it slowly to get the perfect outlines.

 
How to make a skeleton costume

Cut some cardboard and insert them into the pajama. This will not only smooth out the fabric but also prevent staining the back of the pajama when you paint.
If your buttons are not in black color, paint it with black acrylic to cover.
Arrange the stencils on the pajama, stick the stencil artwork if you are absolutely satisfied with the position.
Raise a corner of the sticker and peel off the backing slowly. Don’t take the whole sticker up, maintain it in the correct position while you peel and stick portion by portion.
If you are using freezer paper, just iron them (with the wax side down) to the pajama to stick it.

 

Make sure all edges at the outline have adhered properly, otherwise the white paint will leak out and stained outside the intended area.
Use a heavy body white acrylic paint. Scoop about 1 tablespoon of acrylic paint to a small container, add in glow-in-the-dark powder if you have, stir evenly.
Apply the paint to the pajama by using a stippling or dabbing method with a dry brush.

 
stencil

Start with a small amount of paint for the first layer, just dab all over the stencil area. It won’t make the whole area white immediately, the whiteness will increase gradually, layer by layer.
Take note on the button area, leave the buttons open so that you can paint the inside.
Wait for the first layer to dry, take about 30 minutes. Touch the painted area lightly to check if it has dried.
Scoop and mix fresh acrylic paint for each layer.
For the second layer onwards, you can put more paint on it because the first layer already sealed the edges of the stencil to prevent any smearing or paint leaking out.

 
How to make a skeleton costume

Always remember to wait for the paint to dry before stippling the next layer.
After 4-5 layers, you should be able to get a satisfactory whiteness.
Wait for it to dry before stripping off the stencil sticker.
Acrylic paint is rubbery when dry, so when you remove the sticker do it slowly to prevent tearing off the edges of the paint.
Apply touch-up if needed.

 
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Comments

  1. Nicole Pittaluga -

    September 12, 2019 at 3:45 am

    Any guidelines for glow in the dark powder? There are so many kinds. What did you use? Thanks

    Reply
  2. Cris -

    September 15, 2018 at 5:32 am

    Hello! I want to make this for my 4 1/2 year old son. How do you “enlarge” the PDF template to fit a 4 year old?

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      September 15, 2018 at 10:10 am

      Good question, Cris. You can try to enlarge it with your printer setting, depending on how much you would like to enlarge, just scale up the printing scale %. By doing this, you will need to print the pattern by sectioning the document, quite troublesome but it is do-able. Another option is to print with bigger paper if your printer is able to take in different paper size.

      Reply
  3. kristiB -

    September 13, 2014 at 5:26 am

    Am I missing something? I cannot find the actual template for cutting out the bones.

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      September 13, 2014 at 9:55 am

      Hi kristiB, I have just added a new template link which is more noticeable. You may find in on the tutorial page. Thanks for commenting 🙂

      Reply
      • Annie -

        September 24, 2016 at 11:55 pm

        I know this may be a long shot….but Could you try to do the link again? Nothing comes up. I love your tutorial and my boy is excited to be a skeleton. THanks!

        Reply
        • Craft Passion -

          September 25, 2016 at 3:11 pm

          Hi Annie, may I know which link do you need? I have checked all the links in this tutorial and they are working fine.

          Reply
          • Annie -

            September 27, 2016 at 1:26 am

            Thanks for responding so quick! I was on a mac and it wouldn’t work. I tried it on a pc and now the links are working. 🙂
            Thank you!

            Reply
  4. Angelina -

    October 9, 2013 at 5:06 am

    This is so great! I need to make this costume for myself haha, I just bought a skeleton costume for my 1 year old son and I wanted to match with him :). Thank you.

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      October 9, 2013 at 9:16 am

      Sounds great, Angelina, all you need to do it enlarge the pattern of the skeleton template to suit adult size 🙂 Happy Halloween!!!

      Reply
  5. Tara -

    October 31, 2012 at 8:51 am

    I used your tutorial and my 18 month old son’s costume turned out so cute! I ended up using a black turtle neck and black sweatpants as I couldn’t find non-embellished zip up jammies. I cut the bones out of white fabric and used fusible backing to iron them onto the clothing. The bones were exactly right for his size and I love how it looks! Thanks for the great pattern!

    Reply
  6. Dianne G -

    October 28, 2012 at 6:44 am

    Thank you for this skeleton pattern. I made it for my grandson & it is so cute on him. I painted the fabric bones with glo paint so he would glow in the dark. Made the black suit out of fleece using a costume pattern for a bear. Darling!

    Reply
  7. Tania -

    October 15, 2012 at 9:55 am

    Where did you find a plain footed pajama? I’m having trouble finding one…thanks!

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      October 15, 2012 at 10:15 am

      I bought it from Mother Care (a UK store), 100% cotton jersey, then dyed it to black. Carter’s and Gerber are the popular to search too. If you can’t find anywhere else, try Amazon, I just did a quick search and found that might suits you, Gerber Baby-Boys Newborn 2 Pack Snap Front Dog Sleep and Play

      Reply
  8. Cheryl -

    August 24, 2012 at 9:01 pm

    Excellent ideas for creating a skeleton costume. I love the idea of painting the design on with acrylic paint.

    Reply
  9. Rachel F -

    September 16, 2011 at 3:52 am

    Do you know a goo way to make this into an adult size?

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    Thanks!

    Reply
  10. Julie -

    October 16, 2010 at 1:15 am

    What a cute project, and you’ve given such detailed instructions. I’ll be sharing this link as well.

    Reply
  11. Big Boys Oven -

    October 13, 2010 at 5:23 pm

    wow looked awesome an simple

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      October 13, 2010 at 5:46 pm

      In deed, it is very simple 🙂 Try and see!

      Reply
  12. Rachel -

    October 13, 2010 at 1:53 pm

    This is fabulous! What a fun and warm costume. Thanks for the how-to, I’ll be linking.

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      October 13, 2010 at 3:59 pm

      Thanks for Linking, Rachel 🙂 Hope that readers of One Pretty Thing will make some!

      Reply
  13. Doris -

    October 13, 2010 at 7:23 am

    Hola, No celebro halloween pero aprecio y admiro tu trabajo y el excelente tutorial.
    Besitos.

    Translation (by Google):
    Hello, not celebrate Halloween but I appreciate and admire your work and the excellent tutorial. Besitos.

    Reply
    • Craft Passion -

      October 13, 2010 at 3:58 pm

      Thanks for appreciating my tutorial, Doris 🙂

      Reply

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