My kids absolutely love Daniel Tiger and really, what kid doesn’t? I have such fond memories of watching Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood growing up and while no one can bring back Mister Rogers, you can introduce your child to the world of Daniel Tiger!
When I connected with Brenda of Davis Specialty Sewing on Facebook and saw her Daniel Tige Costume for her son, I knew I had to share here for everyone to see! She’s got a great tutorial below so you can make your very own Daniel Tiger Costume for Halloween!
This costume is a size 4T and is an alteration to the brilliant SuperCool Hoodie pattern by A Sparkly Baby. Currently, there is a tutorial for the tiger hood put together by Jennifer Barasso, owner of Stitch Upon a Time but it is only being offered if you bought the hoodie pattern and are a member of the Facebook group A Sparkly Baby Patterns. I suggest joining the group. It’s fabulous!
So….onto the construction process. The red hoodie was made using sweatshirt fleece and lightweight knit for the lining of the hood. I used two different types of fur for the hood and stripes. The tiger hood is lined with fleece. Then you just need coordinating thread, a drawstring, and separating zipper. I would suggest using at least a 14in zipper for the 4T size, My zipper was only 12in and was too short so I had to make do by bring the collar down farther.
All the materials I used for the costume were purchased at JoAnns, Here are the links and amount needed (for a 4T):
Red Hoodie – 1/2 yard of main body and ¾ yard of coordinating (sleeves, waistband, cuffs, hood)
- Sweatshirt Fleece
- Red knit
- Zipper
- Drawstring
Tiger Hoodie – 1/2 yard of beige fur, about 1/4 yard of brown fur, and about 1/2 yard of lining fabric for the hood
Pants – ½ yard of beige fur, about ¼ yard of brown fur, and about a fat quarter of red and white knit for the shoe covers.
To make the pants I just took a pair of my son’s pants, turned them inside out, and folded them in half. Then, I placed them on the fold of the fabric and traced around them leaving room for a seam allowance, hemming, and elastic casing. There is a great tutorial on how to make a quick pair of pants over at Simple Simon and Company. Basically, I followed that tutorial and added stripes, shoe coverings, and a tail into the back seam. Make sure to add your tail as you are sewing up the back seam of the pants.
The shoe coverings were came about by tracing a semi-circle onto red knit (I used upcycled T-shirts!) and sewing them onto the bottom of the pant legs. Then, cut another, smaller, semi-circle of white knit (again, t-shirts!) and sew it onto the top of the red. Then, sew a piece of elastic to the bottom of the shoe covering so it will stay in place when your little munchkin is running around.
The tail was done by following the tutorial from The Road to Crazy Blog and altered by using left over beige fur and brown fur stripes. I wanted wire in mt tail so it didn’t hang loose but the only thing I had was floral wire. Although, I used the entire pack of floral wire it was just not strong enough to hold the weight of the fur and stuffing. I should have used a wire coat hanger now that I think about it.
And that’s it! Now, you have a really cute Daniel Tiger inspired costume. My son likes to wear the hoodie everywhere we go and leave the pants for Halloween.
Thanks Brenda for this awesome tutorial on a Daniel Tiger Costume! Check out her Facebook page at Davis Specialty Sewing!
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This a great idea for Halloween, thanks for the links. My son likes Sonic so I’m planning on making a costume for him.
What a wonderful Halloween Costume and The Tiger outfit is so cute. My nephew would look so cute in this costume. Your son looks adorable in his costume.
This costume is absolutely adorable! It doesn’t even look home made. Love it!
Awesome costume! Did an online search for DT costume & your site was one of the 1st to popup. So i glad I checked out your page!
What a cute costume! My grandson would love to touch the furriness!
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What a cute idea!! We love Daniel Tiger 🙂 The costume turned out so adorable!
So clever and cute! Looks great!
Oh my goodness this is the best! Is there any way I could buy one off you?! I would have no idea how to make it on my own.
Great DIY costume for creative play, my kids have a trunk full of costumes for when they play dress up, they love there costumes.
Would you be willing to make just the hooded jacket portion?? I would pay you. I have looked everywhere for something similar but there is nothing as good!
This is so cute! I’d totally wear an adult version. lol
Looks so cute! I love this costume
So cute!!!
Such a cute outfit I love to see the kids all dressed up for halloween and its so much fun when you make it yourself too
This is really cute and looks pretty simple to do!
Did you put a lining on the pants?
oh how cute! I love how nice and warm it must be, too, it is usually really cold by Halloween. You could use it for pj’s, too, if you take the tail off after. I sew, and I’d love to make this!
How cute.. such a great idea and cheap too.