How to Make an Infant Ladybug Costume

Parents dress infants in costumes for Halloween, photos, a party or just for fun. A wide variety of infant costumes, from popular television and movie characters to animals and bugs, can be purchased from local costume shops or online costume stores. Make your own infant ladybug costume with a few inexpensive supplies in less than an hour to save money while still dressing your sweet babe up in an adorable costume.

Things You'll Need

• Red infant bodysuit
• 1/2 yard of black fleece
• Small circular object such as a cup
• White chalk
• Scissors
• Sewing machine or needle and thread
• Black infant stocking cap
• Polyester stuffing
• Black infant tights

Instructions

1. Fold 1/2 yard of black fleece in half.

2. Trace the base of a cup or another circular object in a similar size five times on the fleece using white chalk. Cut the circles out of the fleece.

3. Sew the fleece circles onto a red infant bodysuit with a needle and thread or a sewing machine using a zig-zag stitch. Place the circles randomly on the bodysuit but space them evenly so they aren't clumped together.

4. Cut two 2-by-3 inch rectangles of black fleece from what is left over after cutting the circles.

5. Fold the rectangles of fleece in half and sew along the long edge and one of the short edges with a 1/2-inch seam allowance.

6. Turn the rectangles of fleece right side out so that the seam allowances are on the inside.

7. Stuff the fleece tubes with polyester filling so they are fairly stiff and sew the open end of the tubes shut, turning in a 1/2-inch seam allowance as you do so.

8. Sew one end of each stuffed fleece tube to the top of a black infant stocking cap to create the ladybug's antennae.

9. Dress your baby in black infant tights first, then the red with black polka dot body suit, followed by the antennae cap. Now your little sweetie is a ladybug.