23 Clever DIY Halloween Costumes for Your Dog That Are Anything but Basic

With Halloween just weeks away, there’s a good chance you may be trying to find a perfect costume for your furry friend. While you can order something online for your pup, it might be more fun to make one.

Here are a few incredible DIY ideas that will make this Halloween unforgettable for your dog.

A Beanie Baby

What your dog will need: scissors, red construction paper, white felt, a glue gun, and the air of being a 1990s fad

Harry Styles 

What your dog will need: Some funky sunglasses, a necktie, and plenty of charisma

A Kissing Booth

What your dog will need: a cardboard box, markers, tape, and paying customers 

The Brawny Man 

What your dog will need: A flannel shirt, a roll of Brawny, and a dazzling smile

Luke Danes From ‘Gilmore Girls’ 

What your dog will need: A flannel shirt, a backwards baseball hat, and a frown

Rosie the Riveter 

What your dog will need: A denim shirt, a red bandana, and a can-do attitude 

A Lego 

What your dog will need: A cardboard box, blue paint, six blue cups, and the ability to be extremely painful when stepped on 

Paint Palette

What your dog will need: A white foam board cut into a circle, paint, and the attitude of a torture artist

A Dirty Martini 

What your dog will need: A cone, three green foam balls, red construction paper, a wooden stick, tape, and a devotion of James Bond 

A Hershey’s Kiss 

What your dog will need: Aluminum foil, a piece of paper, and a blue Sharpie to write the candy’s logo

A Stick of Butter 

What your dog will need: A cardboard box, yellow paint, white ribbon, red construction paper, and an appreciation for baking 

An Avocado 

What your dog will need: A green shirt, yellow construction paper, brown construction paper, tape, and the ability to enhance any meal

A Bowl of Spaghetti

What your dog will need: A red shirt, white thick yarn, red styrofoam balls, and an ungodly amount of  parmesan cheese

A Bowl of Fruit Loops 

What your dog will need: A cut-up pool noodle, a medical cone, and the perfect amount of milk 

A Baked Potato 

What your dog will need: Aluminum foil, white cotton balls, pieces of green construction paper, and the patience of a saint (get it – because it takes forever to bake a potato) 

A Hippie 

What your dog will need: A tie-dye shirt, round sunglasses, and a really chill vibe

An Ewok 

What your dog will need: An orange cloth, brown construction paper cut into two circles, tape, and a desire to eat Han Solo. 

Scooby-Doo

What your dog will need: A teal collar, construction paper, teal and yellow markers, and plenty of Scooby Snacks

A Mummy 

What your dog will need: Gauze and plenty of riches for the afterlife

A Ghost 

What your dog will need: A small sheet, scissors, and unfinished business 

A Bride 

What your dog will need: A small headband, white fabric, a glue gun, and a marriage license

A Demogorgon From ‘Stranger Things’

What your dog will need: Red felt, white felt, a glue gun, and the ability to escape a parallel dimension to terrorize children in Indiana 

A French Person 

What your dog will need: A beret, a small striped shirt, and limited patience of American tourists 

A Sports Fan

What your dog will need: A sports jersey and unbridled passion