DIY Scooby Doo Family Costumes

Halloween is literally right around the corner. As in, tomorrow is the day! I wanted to share our family costumes with you all, especially those who may find another occasion to dress up after tomorrow, or to save as an idea for next year!

We knew we wanted to dress up in family costumes again this year but the theme was decided on super last minute. Just about 2 weeks ago to be exact, & Orlando randomly blurted out the idea after dinner one night. I knew immediately that it was perfect for us.

Are any of you

Scooby Doo

fans?! It’s a super old cartoon that eventually turned into both animated & live action movies series’. My sister is the biggest Scooby Doo fan I know – I’ve seen several TV show & movie versions because of her. I even read her Scooby Doo chapter books back in elementary school! She was THAT big of a fan. Her & I would often compare ourselves to Daphne & Velma so when Orlando suggested he dress up as Shaggy, I just knew that it was finally my time to actually transform into Velma.

Leana’s Scooby costume was the only one I did a full DIY project on. It was actually pretty quick & came out a lot cuter than I could’ve imagined. The clothing for Velma & Shaggy is pretty simple & should be easy to find.

Here’s what you need to recreate these costumes.

Velma

Orange turtleneck

Maroon skirt

Orange knee-high socks

Nerdy glasses

Shaggy

Green tee

Brown/maroon pants

Scooby Doo

Tan/brown one-piece
Blue & yellow cardstock or construction paper
Black, brown & peach felt
Gold jump ring
Blue belted trim
Headband
*Not pictured – hot glue gun & scissors

Scooby’s Spots: Cut circles of black felt out & glue them to the back of the jumpsuit.

Ear Headband: Cut outer ear shape from brown felt. Then cut inner ear shape from peach felt. Glue inner pieces to outer pieces & affix ears to headband. Pinching the bottom of the ears will help with gluing.

Tail: Cut down the brown felt a bit & roll it length-wise, gluing together after doing so. Attach tail to back of jumpsuit. I pinched & glued the bottom of the tail for a more natural look.

Collar: Cut belting trim down as much as needed. Fold it length-wise & glue together. Cut diamond shape from yellow paper, then cut smaller version from blue paper & glue both together Cut letters ‘S’ & ‘D’ from yellow paper & glue on top of diamonds. Attach tag to jump ring & attach jump ring to belting trim.