How to Dress Your Baby Like Lady Gaga

Your baby can be transformed into Lady Gaga this Halloween.

If you're looking for a unique costume idea for your baby this Halloween, consider putting together a homemade Lady Gaga costume. While this type of costume can be purchased in stores or online, making one yourself will ensure your child has a unique costume you won't see on other babies. Using some easy-to-find baby clothes and accessories, and adding a few twists, you'll have a creative Lady Gaga costume that your baby can rock out in.

Things You'll Need

• Dress
• Tights
• Shoes
• Headband
• Hot glue gun
• Foam bird or animal
• Sunglasses
• Baby jewelry

Instructions

1. Dress your baby in a dress or shirt and skirt ensemble, paying attention to style and fabric. A frilly skirt or metallic or shiny fabric will add the appropriate flair. Lady Gaga wears different types of outfits, but dressing your baby in colors like black, silver and hot pink will give her an appropriate pop star look. A black onesie with a pink tutu-style skirt pulled over it works well.

2. Add a pair of funky tights and shoes to finish the outfit. Purchase baby tights in a bright or metallic color, or use fabric paint to add color to plain tights, in hues like vibrant red, orange or green. Choose baby shoes with pizzazz, like sequined baby ballet shoes or baby shoes made to look like they have heels on them.

3. Make a headpiece for your baby to wear. Glue some sort of adornment to a baby headband, like a foam bird or animal, using a hot glue gun. Make sure the headpiece is not too heavy or large, or the baby's head may not be able to support it. Place the headpiece on your baby's head.

4. Place a pair of baby sunglasses on your baby's face. Gaga is known for excessive makeup, which is not be appropriate for a baby. Sunglasses get around this by acting as facial embellishment without the need for lipstick or other cosmetics.

5. Add jewelry to your baby's outfit to finish the costume. Baby jewelry like plastic necklaces or bracelets in bright colors add decoration and color. However, make sure none of the jewelry has small parts that might present a choking hazard.

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure all items used in the costume are safe for your baby and contain no small parts or parts that might come off easily.

References

• Baby Boomers Journal: Easy Lady Gaga Costume Tips
• Gawker: Now Presenting the Lady Gaga Costume for Infants