If you’re looking for a fun, budget-friendly, and adorable Halloween idea, this DIY chicken costume is the perfect project. It’s an easy no-sew costume that you can make in an afternoon, and the best part is that it’s completely customizable for any age. Using just a few simple materials, some hot glue, and a bit of creativity, you can create a fluffy, feathery chicken that’s guaranteed to get compliments all night long.
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Here’s everything I used to make this no-sew DIY chicken costume. Most supplies are easy to find at craft stores (I also linked them for online shopping).
What You’ll Need for a DIY Chicken Costume
Making the Chicken Feet
To start off this DIY costume, I sketched a simple chicken foot shape onto yellow felt. After cutting them out, I attached each piece to the front ankle of the yellow leggings. The “feet” are just small flaps that sit on top of whatever shoes your child wears. So simple!
Creating the Chicken Hat
I bought a knit white beanie, removed the puff ball, and transformed it into the chicken’s head. To make the comb, I folded a piece of red felt in half and cut out a comb shape with the fold line on one side. Using hot glue, I sealed the edges, leaving a small opening for stuffing.
After filling it with polyfill to give it dimension, I closed the opening with a bit more glue, then glued the felt comb to the top of the hat.
Building the Fluffy DIY Chicken Body
For the body of my DIY chicken costume, I started with a basic long-sleeved white leotard. Using polyfill, I stuffed the body of the leotard. You’ll want to stuff both the front and back to give it that rounded, fluffy chicken shape.
Then, I wrapped the entire leotard with white feather boas, securing them with my hot glue gun so the DIY chicken costume looked feathery from every angle.
Look how adorable this DIY chicken costume is already turning out! Stuffing the body really makes all the difference. It gives that round, fluffy shape that sells the chicken look. And don’t worry about wrapping the boas perfectly; part of the charm of this costume is that it’s meant to be a little imperfect.
Making the Beak
The last step for this DIY chicken costume was to create the beak. I cut four triangles from cardboard and glued them together in pairs. Each glued pair formed one half of the beak. Then, I covered the cardboard with yellow felt using hot glue, trimming away any excess felt for a clean edge.
Once both halves were covered, I glued them together to create the full beak and added an elastic strap so my daughter could wear it comfortably.
The Finished DIY Chicken Costume
And just like that, you have an adorable, easy, no-sew DIY chicken costume! This project comes together quickly and uses inexpensive materials.
Best of all, you can customize this DIY chicken costume for any size! Whether you’re making it for a baby’s first trick-or-treat or putting together a fun group theme, it’s a guaranteed hit.
Fun Family Costume Ideas
This DIY chicken costume also works perfectly for a barnyard-themed family costume. Mom and dad can dress up as farmers, and the kids (and even pets!) can wear different barnyard animal costumes. If you want more farm animal inspiration, check out my tutorials for a DIY cow costume and a DIY sheep costume.
Looking for some family Halloween costume ideas? I have a whole post full of creative, group options you can check out that will get your wheels turning – 31 Family Halloween Costumes and Ideas.
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DIY Chicken Costume FAQs
White feather boas are an easy and affordable way to get that fluffy chicken look. You can find them at craft stores or online, and they glue right onto the costume base.
Yes! Just size up the base clothing—use a larger leotard, leggings, or t-shirt—and adjust the amount of polyfill and boas you use for the fluffy body.
Any comfortable shoes will work since the felt chicken feet sit right on top. Yellow shoes add a fun touch, but even sneakers will be hidden underneath.
From start to finish, this no-sew chicken costume can be made in a couple of hours. If you’re making it with kids helping, plan for a little extra time so they can join in the fun.
