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Whoooo wants to make an owl costume for pretend play or Halloween?

Owl headband sewing tutorial for kids

Make an owl costume for pretend play or Halloween.

Super cute owl costume headband for kids to make and wear. Owl halloween, owl dress up, owl pretend play.

DIY Owl Costume Headband

This little hoot was so easy to make. For less than $1.00 and about 10 minutes of time (depending on how many helpers you have)  you can make one too.

These owl headbands are great for pretend play in the garden and could be a start to a Halloween Costume.  

The first thing you do is cut out the owl shapes from felt. You need an owl base, an outline for owl eyes, a white portion of eyes into two connected circles, two smaller circles for eye pupils, and then a triangle for the owl beak. Here is our owl headband pattern

To start sewing, begin with the eye center.

Then switching thread color, you’ll sew around the white eye portion.

The next step you will take your scissors to fringe around the brown portion of the eyes to make it appear like features on this owl costume.

Now it’s time to add the owl beak!

Place the owl’s beak at a right angle under the owl’s eye and start sewing from the middle down. Then you will move the left side down below the eye to create a three-dimensional effect for the beak. Sew from the middle down to the other side to attach to the owl headband.

The last step is to attach the owl to the headband on each side of the owl you’ve made. You will also want to go under the fridge you’ve made to hide it to attach to the band for extra wear and tear for kids to use again and again. Just make it the size that fits your child’s head.

This type of owl headband costume works well for kids who are not hat or mask fans.

Watch the Video Tutorial for Owl Costume Headband

You could probably do this on your own – but why not let the kids help?  I let both kids choose their own fabrics. My 5 year old also helped set it up and fringed the felt around the eyes too (check out the video to see her in action).

I do the machine sewing as the kids are not quite old enough in my opinion to sew with a machine.

Download Owl Headband Pattern
Pretend Owl Costume

Here is our owl headband pattern

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Owl Costume Tutorial for Halloween or Playtime

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Snuggle up with your little one in their owl headband and a good owl book. Tons for storytime fun together all about owls.

Owl Books for Kids! The ultimate collection of books about owls for kids of all ages.

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Comments

  1. Priya says

    May 6, 2023 at 7:16 am

    Thank you so much for this !

  2. alldonemonkey.com says

    October 10, 2012 at 11:47 am

    So adorable! Will be featuring this on my FB page later today! (www.facebook.com/alldonemonkey)

  3. Lovingmama says

    September 21, 2012 at 1:44 pm

    The pattern should be updated. I didn't know Google Docs changed. SO sorry – Let me know if you are having problems with anything else and I'll see what I can do!

  4. Lovingmama says

    September 16, 2012 at 1:21 pm

    OH NO! I can't either! Gotta love technology. Will try to fix the link when the kiddos go down to sleep. Thanks for letting us know!

  5. Nicole Jones says

    September 16, 2012 at 1:19 pm

    Hello, I can't get the link for the google document to work. 🙁

  6. artsy_momma says

    February 12, 2012 at 1:20 pm

    So cute! We will have to make this!

  7. Yen says

    October 31, 2011 at 8:45 am

    Thanks for this! My daughter loves her owl crown. 🙂
    http://notesonnurturing.blogspot.com/2011/10/halloween-2011.html

  8. Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas says

    October 15, 2011 at 10:19 pm

    oh, your owl headbands are so cute! My lil girl adores dressing up and she is an animal lover so I know she would love this!

    Thanks for sharing on last week's Sunday Showcase. I hope to see you share more of your fun ideas this week.

    Bern
    http://momto2poshlildivas.blogspot.com/search/label/Sunday%20Showcase

  9. Kids craft ideas says

    October 13, 2011 at 4:43 am

    Great idea and tutorial! i love it and i will make it for my baby. Thanks for sharing.

  10. maggy, red ted art says

    October 12, 2011 at 2:27 pm

    I LOVE LOVE LOVE your owl. How ADORABLE 🙂

    Thanks for linking on Kids Get Crafty!

    Maggy

  11. Lori @ La-La's Home Daycare says

    October 9, 2011 at 6:50 pm

    Thee are super cute! I wish I could sew. 🙁
    I really need to learn. Plus I love owls!

    Thanks for sharing on the Holiday Kid Craft Link Up!

  12. Amanda says

    October 9, 2011 at 1:37 pm

    Hope my novice tutorial was helpful =) Can't wait to see your creations. We just added a new tab for pictures of our projects done by our readers. If you make something and want to add to our page, just send us the picture =) If you want us to link back to your pages, please make sure we have your url too =)

    • Nicole says

      October 6, 2021 at 6:17 pm

      Hi! I don’t see the owl headband tutorial linked any more. Am I missing it?

      • Kim Vij says

        October 7, 2021 at 9:47 am

        Hey Nicole, we just embedded this owl headband tutorial back into the back, there was an issue and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Can’t wait to hear how your owl headband turns out!

  13. Becky says

    October 9, 2011 at 1:33 pm

    Fantastic! I think I will keep this in my back pocket for a rainy day! Thanks for the brilliant idea and for sharing it with us at Rub Some Dirt On It!

  14. Jamie says

    October 7, 2011 at 12:31 am

    How cute! Thanks for sharing! My daughter wants to be a ninja but maybe I can talk my two year old son into being an owl… :0)

  15. Deceptively Educational says

    October 6, 2011 at 9:51 am

    I think I just found my toddler's halloween costume. Thank you SO much for sharing!

  16. Little Wonders' Days says

    October 5, 2011 at 6:43 pm

    How cute!

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