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Bull In A China Shop DIY Halloween Costume for Toddlers

'Bull In A China Shop' Easy DIY Halloween Costume for Toddlers and Kids

This Bull in a China Shop DIY toddler Halloween costume was inspired by my charming 2-year-old boy. Liam is deliberate, like whenever he picks something up or puts it down it’s just a wee bit more aggressive that it needs to be. Things get broken. Ripped. We’ve made a handful of ER trips. Liam just sort of barrels through with his adorable impish smile. Yeah, this smile…

'Bull In A China Shop' Easy DIY Halloween Costume for Toddlers and Kids

I made this Bull in a China Shop Halloween kid’s costume for DIY Network. Hip! Hip! DIY Network asked me to create three original handmade Halloween costume tutorials for them. First I made a Watercolor Paint Box with a Giant Paint Brush and a funny Mason Jar Halloween costume. And then I made this Bull In A China Shop funny and unique Halloween costume that I think is perfect for energetic toddlers like my Liam.

UPDATE: DIY Network has been absorbed into HGTV, so you can access my original instructions at the Wayback Machine Archives. Please click this link to the tutorial and wait for the page to fully load, which will take a bit of time because it’s from 2014.

Easy DIY Halloween Costume for Toddlers: Bull In A China Shop by @merrimentdesign

My Bull in a China Shop Kid’s Halloween costume tutorial at DIY Network includes a china-covered furry body, horns, tail, and hooves. There’s a bit of sewing but overall it’s easy an easy costume to make. Naturally, Liam took his horns off in about 5 minutes…

Easy DIY Halloween Costume for Toddlers: Bull In A China Shop by @merrimentdesign

…but then he let me put them back on. And then he kind of liked them, or at least kind of forgot that he had them on. And then he took them off again. And then back on.

Easy DIY Halloween Costume for Toddlers: Bull In A China Shop by @merrimentdesign

Liam really likes the “tiny dishes” part of the costume. Ironically, the china that I used on this costume is actually breakable. I tried plastic ones at first but it was less cute so I rolled the bones on using ceramic ones that were less than $10/set so I figured, why not? The cups are sewn on to the costume so they’re staying put until I cut them off. I also figured out a really cool way to securely yet temporarily attach plates to the fabric.

Easy DIY Halloween Costume for Toddlers: Bull In A China Shop by @merrimentdesign

Do you know a Bull in a China Shop too? Head on over to DIY Network to get the full step-by-step tutorial to make this easy Bull In A China Shop Halloween costume for toddlers and kids.

Easy DIY Halloween Costume for Toddlers: Bull In A China Shop by @merrimentdesign

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Be sure to pin my Bull In A China Shop DIY Kid’s Halloween Costume Idea:

Funny Bull in a China Shop DIY Halloween Costume idea for toddlers and kids

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And be sure to see my watercolor paint box Halloween costume too.

Easy DIY Halloween Costume for Toddlers and Kids: Watercolor Paint Box by @merrimentdesign

And from the archives …my Sunshine and Rainbows Halloween costume for toddlers and kids.

Easy DIY Halloween Costume for Toddlers and Kids: Sunshine and Rainbows by @merrimentdesign

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Ann Hunting

Thursday 21st of March 2024

Hi! this costume is so cute. I've looked and looked and cannot find the instructions on DIY network and cannot find them. Got a direct link??? Thanks

Kathy

Tuesday 2nd of April 2024

Hi Ann! Thanks so much for reaching out. DIY Network got absorbed into HGTV, so it looks like the original instructions on their site are available on the Wayback Machine Archives link at the end of my reply. It will take some time for the page to load because it's from 2014 so you'll want to open this link and just wait until it fully loads. When are you making the costume? I will also plan to update this post with the original instructions now that DIY Network is sadly no longer: https://web.archive.org/web/20150911213105/http://www.diynetwork.com/how-to/make-and-decorate/crafts/kids--halloween-costume--bull-in-a-china-shop

Amy Anderson

Saturday 4th of October 2014

Why are you not a costume designer??? These are awesome!

Kathy Beymer

Sunday 5th of October 2014

Thanks, Amy! Wait until you see the next one. You're either going to love it or hate it :)

Eleanor Axt

Thursday 2nd of October 2014

Your kids have gotten so big since we worked together four years ago!! Love the costumes!

Ashlee

Tuesday 30th of September 2014

what a total cutie! love his hair!!! and I love clever costume ideas, seriously awesome

Kathy Beymer

Sunday 5th of October 2014

Thanks, Ashlee! :D And I love his curly hair too ...wish I could say he got it from me!