How to make a DIY Koala Bear Costume

I’ve got all kinds of cute baby costumes brewing for my sweet Max baby this Halloween! First up, a DIY Koala bear costume! This one is easy peasy, y’all! And it all started with a grey onesie and grey pants. (Here are 18 more DIY cute baby costumes that all started with a onesie!)

Here’s what you need:

• Grey onesie
• Grey pants with footies (His are from Baby Gap.)
• Grey hat
• Black, grey, and white felt
• Safety pins
• Koala bear mask template
• sewing machine or a thread and needle

My Poppet has a really cute Koala mask that you can print and use to make this piece of the costume for free! I utilized her template, but decided not to make it out of cardboard since I wanted to attach it to a hat that would cover Maxwell’s forehead. He’s a pretty easy going baby, but I’m pretty sure a cardboard mask covering half of his face would be a no go! After I printed out her template, I traced it with a sharpie onto grey felt and cut it out.

I used her pattern to cut the rest of the nose, ears, and eyes out of felt too. I decided to make the ears a little bigger and used white and a darker grey felt.

I attached all of the Koala bear mask pieces with just a needle and thread. I always save those hotel sewing kits for small projects like this!

Then, I attached the mask to the grey hat with safety pins. Like this… 

I cut the Koala paws out of black felt and safety pinned then to the feet of the pants. I did the same thing with the white felt oval on the belly! And here’s Maxwell sporting his handmade Koala costume…

And here’s my sweet little koala bear enjoying a little eucalyptus! 

Need more baby costume ideas, check out my sister site, Really Awesome Costumes for tons of handmade costume greatness! And here are 18 more DIY baby costumes that all started as a onesie!