Are you looking for a great, easy group Halloween costume this year? We’re big fans of themed, family Halloween costumes over here. This year is going to be a repeat of last because even though I was ready to commit to something new, Little loved these DIY M&M costumes, that we just added one more for the Littlest and called it a day.
Of course, I never got around to photographing it well last year to share here, so all the better that we’re repeating it this year.
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You read that right. Once you have your supplies, these M&M costumes can be made in less than 15 minutes.
True story – my sister made a last minute decision last year to swing by (without a costume) and join us for trick-or-treating. She brought over a solid tee and we made her costume in about 5 minutes after dinner and before going out. It’s that easy.
Supplies
- Solid color shirt(s)
- The basic colors for M&M candies are: brown, orange, red, green, yellow, and blue. Depending on how many you have in your family or group, everyone can just choose their favorite color for their shirt.
- If you’re having trouble finding solid tops in those colors, a great place to find solid color clothes for kids (ages 0-12) is Primary.com – they have tops and bottoms. (The pajama sets are extra comfy for kids’ costumes – and you can just let your little ones go right to sleep in them when the night is done depending on how you decorate them.) You can use the link below to get 20% off your first order!
- Iron-on transfer paper for dark fabrics
- Make sure you get the transfer paper for dark fabrics so your “m” will be bright and white just like the candy!
- You can also cut the letter out of white felt, or make a vinyl transfer with a Cricut or something similar. But, the iron-on paper is what we used and it was EASY PEASY.
- Pen or marker
- Lower case letter “m” stencil
How to Make an M&M Costume: Directions
- Create your “logo” by printing a lower case “m” from MS Word onto a piece of regular copy paper. This will be the stencil for your iron on. We used the lower case “m” bolded in Rockwell Condensed font at 600 px.
- Make sure to follow the printing instructions on your iron-on paper – some will require images be mirror imaged, and some will not.
- Carefully cut out your “m” stencil and trace onto your iron on paper (don’t print directly onto your iron on paper, or your “m” will not be white.
- Follow instructions on iron-on transfer paper and iron “m” into the center of each shirt.
- Depending on the size of your shirts (especially if you are making these for infants, you might need to adjust the size of the letter m. That said, we’ve used this same one for size 12 months to adult XL.
And that’s it. Since the shirt is really the costume, you can wear any pants you want. I’m opting for athletic leggings, Hubs is wearing soccer pants, and the boys are wearing whatever pants they choose.
This M&M’s costume is a such a fun and easy Halloween costume for groups and families! It’s easy to pull together last minute and since it’s just a t-shirt, your kids can enjoy wearing it again and again!
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Do you enjoy DIY Halloween Costumes?
To find more family and group Halloween costume ideas, be sure to check out this round up of some of my favorites!
