Easy to Make DIY Dog Man Costume for Halloween

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The DIY Dog Man costume of your child’s dreams! Does your child love the Dog Man book series? Whether you need a costume for a book character day, literacy week, Halloween costume, or any special occasion, this fun costume idea is super easy to make and super cute!

Here is a super simple DIY Halloween costume great for a dog-loving child, a school storybook parade, and/or when Halloween sneaks up on you and you need a very quick solution (apparently it’s the same day EVERY year, but whatever).

My youngest is obsessed with the Dog Man books:

Do your kids love these hilarious Dog Man comics? As this is his favorite book character, this was the perfect option for him to choose as a cute costume for the school book fair.

With no pre-made buying options for available use, it was up to us to create a good quality costume using retail items we found on Amazon or in stores. DIY costumes not your thing? Keep reading, because this is very beginner-friendly!

DIY Dog Man Costume Tutorial

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Dog Man Costume DIY Supplies

• royal blue crew neck, long-sleeved tee (you can grab one here or here)
• royal blue ball cap (here’s a great option)
• sun yellow felt
• costume dog ears, or brown felt (some great costume ears)
• spray or fabric glue, or yellow thread
• fabric scissors
• Velcro

Trace two Dog Man symbols onto the yellow felt. One large for the shirt, one smaller for the hat. Cut out.

Spray the glue on the back of each symbol one at a time. Carefully place in the middle of the shirt & pat down. Carefully place in the middle of the hat and pat well. (You could use yellow thread instead. I used glue to save time.)

Outline the felt in black.

Next, align the dog ears inside the hat. I found a dog ear headband at Party Galaxy and cut out the plastic band.

Using the sticky Velcro, attach the ears to the inside of the hat.

Done!

Add some face paint, and you have an adorable DogMan costume! The perfect costume to celebrate your favorite character! (And so glad his favorite book character isn’t Captain Underpants!)

Is he not the cutest? If you make your own Dog Man costume, I’d love to see your cute Dog Man too! Feel free to tag @Splendry on our Instagram account or YouTube channel with your pictures and videos from Halloween or book fairs!!

If you need more book character costumes for Halloween or school dress-up days, we have those too! (We also have some ideas for women’s and mens costumes too!)

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DIY Dog Man Costume

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Whether you need a costume for a book character day, literacy week, Halloween, or just for fun, this DIY Dog Man costume is super easy to make and super cute!

Materials

• royal blue crew neck, long-sleeved tee
• royal blue ball cap
• sun yellow felt
• costume dog ears, or brown felt
• spray glue, or yellow thread
• fabric scissors
• Velcro

Instructions

1. Trace two Dog Man symbols onto the yellow felt. One large for the shirt, one smaller for the hat. Cut out.

2. Spray the glue on the back of each symbol one at a time. Carefully place in the middle of the shirt & pat down. Carefully place in the middle of the hat and pat well. (You could use yellow thread instead. I used glue to save time.)

3. Outline the felt in black.

4. Next, align the dog ears inside the hat. I found a dog ear headband at Party Galaxy and cut out the plastic band.

5. Using the sticky Velcro, attach ears to inside of hat.