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The Grinch and Cindy Lou Who Halloween Costumes (and Christmas Card!)

August 21, 2016 By Rachel Nielson 12 Comments

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Grinch Family Halloween Costumes

This is Sarah’s little sister, Rachel.  One thing that she and I have in common: We both love Halloween!  And we both go all-out on creative, unique Halloween costumes for our children!

One thing that we do not have in common: Sarah is extremely crafty and talented, and I am not.  So while she usually sews her family’s Halloween costumes and creates everything from scratch, I usually buy everything and piece it all together.  Hey, it works either way!

Last year, Sarah asked me to write up the Easy No-Sew Ghost Costumes that I created for my children a couple of years ago.  This year, she asked me to write up my latest Halloween creation: themed family costumes of How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

Here we are last year in all of our Who-ville glory!

Family Grinch Halloween Costume--Bombshell Bling

As you can imagine, this was a super fun costume to create and wear!!

The inspiration for this costume came from my one-year-old daughter, Sally. She is tiny and sweet, and I often call her “Sally Lou Who.”  This got me thinking: Wouldn’t the Grinch be fun Halloween costumes??

I ran the idea by my four-year-old son, and he was excited about it, so I went to work gathering supplies for them to be Cindy Lou Who and The Grinch.  I looked at pictures from the original Dr. Seuss book and cartoon for inspiration.  This is what I ended up getting:

For Cindy Lou Who:

  • Pink nightgown (I created a custom order from this seller on Etsy, but any solid pink nightgown would work)
  • Mini felt red bows (I ordered mine from this seller on Etsy, but if you are crafty, I’m guessing you could easily make these!)
  • Brown pipe cleaners for the Who antennas.  I just wrapped these around my daughter’s little pink tails aand stuck them in the rubber bands and curled them with my fingers.

Isn’t she the cutest “Sally Lou Who” you’ve ever seen??

Smiling Cindy Lou Who--Bombshell Bling_

Cindy Lou Who Costume--Bombshell Bling

For the Grinch:

  • Fuzzy green suit  (I had a hard time finding something to work for this, but finally found this ridiculous outfit on Amazon, and it worked great.  My son is a normal sized four-year-old, and the size 4T fit him–it was a little tight and short, but it worked for the costume.  Unfortunately, the inside of this suit is scratchy, so he had to wear a shirt and pants under it, and there were times when he got too hot.  You could also use solid green footie pajamas for this, though they won’t be as fuzzy and puffy.)
  • Green face paint (This is what I ordered from Amazon.  And just a note, this was a lot of work to put on my son’s face, and he got tired of doing it over and over for parties at school and church.  I let him wear a simpler costume to preschool!)
  • Black face paint sticks to draw the eyebrows, nose, etc. (I got these at Walgreens.)
  • Santa hat and coat (I ordered this set from Amazon. I was a little disappointed, as it is super flimsy fabric and even the size small was big on my son, but we made it work for the costume.  If I’d had time/energy, I might have searched harder to find something better.)

Definitely the cutest Grinch ever!

Grinch Halloween Costume--Bombshell Bling

Little Grinch in a Sled--Bombshell Bling

For the Grinch Sled:

I’m afraid that I can’t write much of a tutorial for this because my husband created it.  Unlike me, he is super artistic!  This is what I know about what he did:

  • He used our bike trailer as the base, cut the silhouette of a sled out of cardboard (two identical pieces), and spray painted the cardboard brown.  Here he is in the process:

Grinch Sled for Costume--Bombshell Bling Grinch Sled--Bombshell Bling

  • He then taped the cardboard pieces onto the bike trailer, gathered some red fabric around the back to create the illusion of a big Grinch bag (I think he got this to stay on using Magformer magnets), and then we got out our Christmas decor and toys to make it look like the Grinch had indeed stolen Christmas. So fun!

Grinch Costume and Sled--Bombshell Bling

This sled was a major showstopper, but the family costume would still be very cute without it!  So don’t let it stop you if you don’t have a creative spouse who is interested in spending hours creating something like this.

For the Who costumes:

  • My husband and I borrowed “ugly” Christmas sweaters from our friends.  You can also search thrift stores or secondhand teacher-supply stores for these.
  • We colored my husband’s hair with green hairspray.  (Something like this, though we got ours at Walgreens.)
  • My Who-hair was surprisingly easy to style.  I merely hung my head upside down, stuck an empty 16 oz water bottle in the middle of my head, gathered my long hair all around it and tied it off with a hair band at the top of the bottle.  Then I hairsprayed the heck out of it and tied some fun red ribbons at the top.  Voila!   Seriously takes ten minutes.  (I used to do my hair like this for pep rallies in high school. Ha!)

Who Halloween Costumes--Bombshell Bling

Who Hair with Empty Water Bottle

This was definitely a costume and a night to remember!

And the best part?  We got to use the photo from Halloween for a super memorable Christmas card!  Double whammy!  I created the card on Shutterfly, and our friends and family loved it!

Grinch Christmas Card-Bombshell Bling

I also used Shutterfly to create photo ornaments for our tree and the grandparents’ tree, using photos of the kids in their costumes.

And the fun isn’t over yet. Because I’m slightly insane, I went so far as to create a reproduction of the entire How the Grinch Stole Christmas book as a unique gift for the grandparents.  Yes, we took photos of our kids reenacting the entire story!  Ha!

Recreated Grinch Story Book--Bombshell Bling

I will write an entire post about creating your own Grinch book at some point, and we will link it here once it is posted, but in the meantime, here is a sneak peak of a few of my favorite scenes:

Every Who down in Who-ville liked Christmas a lot…

Cute Cindy Lou Who--Bombshell Bling

But the Grinch who lived just north of Who-ville did not!

The Grinch Costume--Bombshell Bling

This costume was an investment to create, but it was worth it–especially because we got to use it for a memorable Christmas card and unique Christmas presents for our family!

I love these two little characters, and I’m so glad that they had a fun Halloween together.

Cindy Lou Who and the Grinch, Sibling Halloween Costume--Bombshell Bling

Sibling Halloween Costume, The Grinch--Bombshell Bling

Let us know in the comments if you decide to use this idea for your family Halloween costumes!  We’d love to see photos!

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Rachel Nielson

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Rachel loves birthday surprises, summer sunsets, and a handsome man named Ryan. She taught high school English for five years before deciding to be a stay-at-home mom to their two miracle babies. Rachel runs the wonderful 3 in 30 Podcast, designed to help busy moms live more fulfilling lives. Rachel also writes guest blogger posts for Power of Moms and Bombshell Bling, and nothing gives her more satisfaction than capturing in words the deepest feelings of her heart.
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Comments

  1. Marilyn says

    August 22, 2016 at 6:34 pm

    Adorable children. I love all the costumes.
    HAPPY HALLOWEEN
    Marilyn

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  2. Katie says

    August 31, 2016 at 7:31 pm

    OMG LOVE THIS! The Grinch is one of my favorite holiday movies – and your hair is amazing to boot. Great job that is certainly one for the books! Thanks for sharing this, found you at Turn It Up!

    Reply
  3. Julie says

    September 2, 2016 at 4:59 am

    This is fab! We are a bit more low key here in the UK with Halloween so family costumes are not really a thing much. My kids dressed up when they were little bit I just put my coat on and stayed at the end of the drive making sure they didn’t get kidnaped! I’m SO wishing we had this around as a “thing” though – so much fun.
    Your hair is brilliant btw, a plastic bottle – genius!

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  4. Tanya @ Moms Small Victories says

    September 5, 2016 at 6:50 am

    What a fabulous costume and Christmas card idea. Your kids are perfect for Cindy Lou Who and The Grinch! Thanks for sharing with our Pretty Pintastic Party and I hope you will linkup with our Small Victories Sunday Linkup going on all week long!

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  5. Jennifer | The Deliberate Mom says

    September 5, 2016 at 3:35 pm

    Oh my goodness, this looks amazing! What a beautiful (and original) Christmas card!

    Thanks for sharing (and for linking up to the #SHINEbloghop).

    Wishing you a lovely week.
    xoxo

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  6. Jamie H says

    September 6, 2016 at 1:46 pm

    Thanks for linking up this adorable family costume idea to The Pretty Pintastic Party! We loved it so much we will be featuring it at the party this weekend. We hope you’ll stop by, grab a featured badge, and link up more great posts!

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  7. Teresa says

    September 9, 2016 at 8:44 pm

    Without a doubt one of the cutest Halloweed themes I have ever seen. The grinch is perfect. And your hair; Wow! You did a wonderful job!

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  8. Theresa says

    September 14, 2016 at 6:00 pm

    Oh my gosh so awesome! & cindy lou is adorable!!! Thanks for sharing at the #InspirationSpotlight party. See you again soon. Pinned & Shared.

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  9. no more sore mom says

    September 15, 2016 at 12:21 am

    Woah! Looks like you guys had a great time. You guys worked so hard for all this makeup. Love the fun and energy.

    Reply
  10. James Colson says

    August 16, 2021 at 1:19 am

    Hi Sarah,
    you have such a cute baby girl. I always like to be creative when it comes to Halloween costumes. I got really good ideas from this blog.

    Reply
    • Sarah Westover McKenna says

      August 18, 2021 at 11:10 am

      Thank you! 🙂

      Reply

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