Garden Gnome

• One blue baby top
• One gray baby bottom
• Red felt
• Brown felt
• White felt
• Black elastic

Tools

• Hot glue gun
• Scissors
• Measuring tape

Gnomes are definitely our favorite things that live in a garden. Bring this iconic red-capped creature to life with our Primary DIY Garden Gnome costume. The beard might be a bit premature for your kiddo, but that classic color combination is timeless, using our equally timeless Primary essentials. This costume is certainly a good gn-omen for successful trick-or-treating.

For the hat:

• Measure your child’s head and add an inch to the circumference to allow for a seam and measure 12 inches tall.
• Cut a basic cone shape out of felt that looks like a triangle with a rounded bottom. After you make the cuts, fold the hat in half and hot glue the straight edges together

For the beard:

• Google a printable beard pattern, get a piece of white felt and trace the pattern onto it. Add pieces to go around the neck and glue on Velcro to secure the ends of the beard like a bib.
• For an alternate way to create the beard, check out our easy DIY No-Sew Beard tutorial!

For the belt:

• Hot glue a 3.5’’ square of brown felt with the center cut out onto a thick black elastic band. Tie the elastic around their waist.

Pro-Tips

• For a DIY kid Garden Gnome, use one blue kids top and one gray kids bottom!
• Have other little ones that want in on the folklore fun? Check out our DIY Fairy, DIY Russian Nesting Dolls, and DIY Slug (Woodland Family) costumes!