Looking for easy, last minute costume ideas for Halloween? These DIY Alice in Wonderland costumes are a great for the whole family, they look fabulous, are easy to replicate, and are budget friendly. Look no further for the perfect family costumes!
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In our house, Halloween doesn’t mean covering the walls with cobwebs or hanging scary ghosts. I’m not a big fan of all the spooky stuff! Instead it means preparing our family’s Halloween costumes and trunk for our Church’s annual Trunk or Treat!
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You see I have a deal with my kids. It was agreed that they can dress up in whatever costume they wish for Halloween night. With the understanding that for our Church’s Halloween party, I get to decide the costumes. Thankfully I’ve had no complaints and the boys actually look forward to seeing which theme we choose each year.
You can see some of our family Halloween costumes below!
- Wizard of Oz Family Costumes
- Peter Pan Family Costumes
- Firefighter Family Costumes
- Star Wars Costumes
- Super Mario Costumes
Family Alice in Wonderland Costumes
“I’m late, I’m late! For a very important date! No time to say ‘hello, goodbye,’ I’m late, I’m late, I’m late!”
Our Alice in Wonderland family costumes were literally a last minute, DIY project at it’s finest! Try as I might to prepare in advance, the costume theme that I picked never seemed to catch fire. So I ended up swapping it out the month before Halloween for a whole new family costume idea and I took off running! Which was wonderful… I just wish the creative juices started rolling in before the very end of September!
The Alice in Wonderland theme was so fun to dive into! There are so many different absurd characters to choose from and many of their outfits appeared to be easy DIY costumes that I could tackle myself. I also liked that since the story is pretty well known there would be no question who each of us were even when we weren’t together.
Feel free to click on the links to take you directly to the Alice in Wonderland costume you would like to learn more about and DIY!
- Easy Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum Costumes
- Alice in Wonderland Card Costume
- Alice in Wonderland Costume
- DIY White Rabbit Costume
- The Mad Hatter
Along with our family Alice in Wonderland costumes be sure to check out our magical Alice in Wonderland Trunk!
Easy Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum Costumes
The twin costumes from Alice in Wonderland, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, are SOOOOO simple to make. I think it was their costumes alone that sold me on the whole Alice in Wonderland family theme for Halloween! I’m all about buying costumes when they can help save on time and money, but that is definitely not the case with the Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum costumes! It’s a lot more cost affective to make your own and it will look better too!
I already had several of the items I needed to make the costumes and the things that I didn’t have, have been reused for other purposes. The boys’ pants I bought specifically for their Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum costumes but they have worn those pants several other times. Red pants are great to wear on Valentines, Christmas, and July the 4th!
Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum Costumes Supplies:
- red pants
- yellow shirt
- red hat
- blue ribbon
- white felt
- lollipop sticks
- yellow foam adhesive sheet
- white thread
- glue gun
For the hats, my husband took off the button on top and stuck the lollipop stick slightly through and then secured it with a bit of glue. I made the yellow flags from foam adhesive that I just folded in half over the popsicle stick and it held great!
I used white felt to create the collar and used a few quick stitches to attach it. Once attached, I carefully cut off the white felt excess so it would be inline with the yellow shirt. I was going to just use a glue gun, but I wanted to take off the collar to be able to reuse the shirts for every day use and the stitches allowed me to do that. I tied a large bow with the blue ribbon and used hot glue to hold that in place.
These two looked so good in their Tweetle Dee and Tweetle Dum costumes that they even walked away from our church’s Halloween party with “the cutest costume award“.
DIY the Tweetle Dee & Dum costume materials:
Alice in Wonderland Card Soldier Costume
When I decided that our family would be dressing up in Alice in Wonderland themed costumes, I was afraid my nine year old son wouldn’t be a fan of the whole idea. To my surprise, when we looked at all the possible characters he was actually excited about being an ace of spades card. Why? Because he would get to be a soldier and carry a staff! He was all about that!
The face card costume was yet another DIY costume where you most likely already have most of the items needed on hand. And felt is definitely your friend in this project!
Alice in Wonderland Card Costume Supplies:
- black felt
- white felt
- red felt
- black long sleeve shirt
- black pants
- black ski hat
- black gloves
- wood dowel size 1/2 x 36″
- cardboard piece
- black paint
- glue gun
- scissors
To make the card soldier, I folded over a large piece of white felt and cut a whole in the middle for his head. I used black felt to cut out the shapes of the ace of spades and letter A that I would be using on the costume as well as a large rectangle piece of red felt for the back of the card. I then used a glue gun to attach all the designs to the costume.
For the staff, I cut out an ace of spades in cardboard, painted it black, and stuck it to a dowel that I also painted black. To complete the face card costume he wore black pants, a black long sleeve shirt, black gloves, and a black ski mask that we had hung on to through all these years and it finally came in handy!
DIY the Card Soldier costume materials:
Alice in Wonderland Costume
We had to have an Alice, and since I was the only girl in the group, the roll naturally fell upon me.
Yes, I know, I know, I don’t have blonde hair like Alice. But did you know that the real-life Alice that Lewis Carroll, the author of Alice in Wonderland, based his book character on is actually a brunette. So maybe a blonde wig isn’t necessary. Just saying!
What do you wear to dress up as Alice in Wonderland? Alice’s costume is another super easy DIY costume. Just grab a simple blue dress and pair it with a white apron, white tights, and black shoes. Then complete the Alice look by adding a black bow to your hair.
Alice in Wonderland Costume Supplies:
- blue dress
- white apron
- white tights
- black shoes
- black ribbon for bow
For Alice’s costume, I just opted for a pre-made costume. I know super lame, but I was already short on time and I found one that I liked so I just decided to go with it.
Recreate the look:
DIY White Rabbit Costume
Isn’t he the cutest!
I knew as soon as I began brainstorming the Alice in Wonderland theme, that he would definitely be the white rabbit! At first, I was planning to buy an Alice in Wonderland white rabbit costume but it didn’t look anything like the Disney’s classic Alice in Wonderland movie, so I decided against it. And I’m SO glad that I did because this one turned out super cute and was a fraction of the cost!
How do you dress up as a White Rabbit? Well it all depends on which outfit of the White Rabbit’s you want to dress up in! Unless you have a red dress coat lying around, the easier (and cheaper) option would be the royal White Rabbit costume. It’s where the White Rabbit is wearing a white tabard with aqua ruff and the Queen’s signature heart symbol on the front and back.
White Rabbit Costume Supplies:
- white felt
- red felt
- blue tulle
- white ribbon
- bunny ears
- large white fuzzy puff ball
- red shirt
- glue gun
- scissors
- white thread
To make the tabard, I used white felt which I folded in half and cut a whole in the center for the head. I then cut out two large hearts from red felt which I attached using a hot glue gun to the front and back.
The tuft (ruffly stuff on his neck), is basically a mini tutu. There are loads of tutorials out there, sorry I don’t remember the exact one I used. I then attached it directly to the tabard on the front and sides but not on the back. I kept it loose in back so my son could fit his head through and then tied it after he did, so it wouldn’t be too loose around his neck.
For the tail, I attached a big, thick, fluffy ball to the back of the tabard, which helped make his White Rabbit costume even more adorable!
We paired it with white bunny ears, a red long sleeve shirt, and my DIY pocket watch I made out of cardboard, gold spray, and a clock face template. Hindsight, he probably should have been carrying a trumpet instead of the pocket watch.
The White Rabbit’s Pocket Watch Supplies:
- cardboard
- watch template
- gold spray
- exacto knife
- gun
To make the Rabbit’s pocket watch, I cut out a circle from cardboard, then cut out another one that mirrored the first except for this one I cut out the middle and left a border. I then sandwiched my clock template in between the two and secured it with glue.
I made the watch chain by folding tin foil into stripes and then glued them into rings. That part of the watch making was a BAD idea. Well, let’s just say it looked fabulous but wasn’t toddler proof. A few swings and the clock chain broke. So you may want to think up an alternative for the chain. If you do, please let me know!
Recreate the look:
The Mad Hatter Costume
“A very merry unbirthday to you!”
How do you dress up as the Mad Hatter? This one was an easy peasy piece meal costume. He isn’t completely authentic looking but really all you need is a colorful dress coat and that crazy big Mad Hatter’s hat. I found an awesome no-sew tutorial on how to make one which I was planning to do, but I ran out of time so just purchased this hat. It also came with the white hair, bow tie, and collar which was a great plus!
I went thrift store hopping, hoping to find a green dress coat like the Mad Hatter wore, but without success. I did spot a blue coat, so decided to go with that instead. We took other liberties in the colors with the pants and shirt, but thanks to that hat, he was still able to pull off the Mad Hatter costume!
Supplies needed for a Mad Hatter:
- Mad hatter hat
- fun dress coat
- blue bow tie
- white button dress shirt
Recreate the look:
Hope you enjoyed our family’s Alice in Wonderland costumes for Halloween!
Will you and your family be dressing up in Alice in Wonderland costumes this year? If so, be sure to let me know which character you will be going as in the comments below. I really needed another child so we could have a Cheshire Cat. But thankfully our trunk display helped fill that void. Be sure to check out our Alice in Wonderland trunk if you haven’t yet!
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“I have an excellent idea! Let’s change the subject.” – Alice in Wonderland
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