Make Your Own Harry Potter Halloween Costume

Halloween is coming up and it’s time to make those costumes again for your kids. The most popular costume nowadays happens to be a Harry Potter Halloween costume or some other character concerning the books/films. However, there are times when kids show up with the same costume and it gets to be a little too competitive. The choice would then be to go as another character, like a member of the Slytherin House. If your kid wants to go as a Slytherin this year, then read on.

The Slytherin Robe

First off, you have to know that members of the house of Slytherin have a different robe compared to the more popular (and more visual) Gryffindor House. Their robes are basically like that of other Houses in Hogwarts School except that their seams are dark green. To start with this, get a long a black robe that fits your child. If he’s younger, sew up your old black shirts and make it look like a robe. All Harry Potter Halloween costumes basically have long dark robes so it won’t really be much of a problem. To add effect, make a patch with a snake drawing or just draw a bright green serpent on a black cardboard and sew/glue it onto the robe’s upper right side.

The Basic Shirt

All members of the Slytherin House pretty much wears the same Rugby shirt that all other Houses have. Get a plain rugby shirt that’s colored grey with no other designs on it. If you happen to not have a rugby shirt, then just get a plain grey shirt or a sweatshirt without any zippers or openings on the front. Have your kid wear a collared shirt with a tie underneath the Rugby shirt, too.

The Basic Pants

Like all other Houses, Slytherin members wear basic black long pants. Almost all Harry Potter Halloween costumes have basic black pants so it won’t be a problem if your kid goes as Malfoy or even Snapes. Khaki is the preferred pants instead of Jeans. If you want it to look better, go with slacks so that your child won’t find the costume too hot. Obviously, you’d have to make sure that your child fits perfectly into the pants. That means it must not be too loose or too fit either so that he’d look more comfortable with his get-up and look more convincing.

Miscellaneous Items

You’re also going to need basic black shoes as well as a wand to complement the overall look. The wand can be made out of a new pencil so long as you paint it black and put some glitters on it if you want to add more effect. You could also try to get a cape instead of a robe if your kid wants to go as Severus Snapes or Malfoy’s Father.

A Harry Potter Halloween costume is easy and quite fun to make. To be more precise with your child’s look, make sure to browse the internet for some pictures of which specific character he’d like to go as. Just make it as early as possible because Halloween is already around the corner.