Embrace the charm of classic storybook characters with these easy-to-make hoodie costumes.

Little Red Riding Hood Tools and Materials
Red hoodie
Fabric glue
Needle and thread (optional)
Scissors
Eyelet trim
Clothespins
Clamps
Brown yarn
Measuring tool
Red grosgrain ribbon
Red fabric, about 22-by-22 inches or larger
String, about one yard
Tailor chalk or fabric-marking pencil
Dinner plate
Iron-on hem tape

Little Red Riding Hood How-To
1. Sew or glue eyelet trim to hoodie, all around hood and over zipper. Hold in place with clothespins until dry.

2. To create the braids, measure three 3-yard strands of yarn. Fold the three strands in half. Tie a small piece of yarn around the top, near the loop, to create one 6-strand bundle of yarn. Repeat twice to make 3 bundles. Tie the three bundles together at the top. Clamp the bundles to table or stable surface and braid. Tie red grosgrain ribbon to bottom of braid. Repeat to make a second braid.

3. Glue braids to inside bottom of hood.

4. To make the cape, start with a piece of red fabric that is at least 22-by-22 inches. Create a compass by tying a piece of string to tailor chalk. Hold the string at a point 20 inches from the chalk, place in a corner of the fabric, and draw an arc on the fabric with the chalk. Use a plate to trace the neckline. Cut the cape from the fabric.

5. Use iron-on hem tape to keep the edges of the cape from fraying. Glue eyelet trim to the bottom of the cape. Secure neckline of cape around base of hood with fabric glue.

Big Bad Wolf Tools and Materials
Wolf nose, teeth, and claws template
Wolf ears and eyes template
Heavyweight paper or cardstock
Printer
Tailor chalk or fabric marking pencil
Double-sided tape (optional)
Brown hoodie
Fabric glue
Scissors
Brown pipe cleaners
Black felt
Brown felt
White felt
Pink felt
Yellow felt

Big Bad Wolf How-To
1. Print wolf templates on heavyweight paper. Cut out paper templates. Trace templates onto felt that coordinates with the colors of the template, and cut pieces from felt.
Tip: Use double-sided tape to temporarily hold templates onto felt as you trace.

2. To make ears, fold a brown pipe cleaner to create a triangle with 3 1/2-inch sides, and a 2 1/2-inch base. Twist the ends of the pipe cleaner together to complete triangle. Fit the pipe cleaner triangle to the edges of the felt "inside" ear piece, and glue together. Glue the "outside" ear piece to the felt within the triangle. Bend the base of the triangle into a small arc to create the shape of an ear.

3. Attach ears to the hoodie with fabric glue.

4. Assemble felt eyes and nose as shown in the template. Attach to hoodie with fabric glue.

5. Glue top teeth and gums to top inside of hood, arranged as shown in the template. Glue bottom teeth to bottom inside of hood, on either side of zipper.

6. To create nose wrinkles, draw diagonal lines of glue originating from the top center of the nose on the inside of the hood. Pinch and hold the outside of the hood over the glue lines to form the wrinkles.

Resources
Trim and embellishments are from mjtrim.com. Hoodies are from americanapparel.net. Felt is from magiccabin.com. Fabri-Tac fabric glue may be found on beaconadhesives.com. All other supplies are available at crafts stores.

Special Thanks
Special thanks to Crocs, Inc., Stride Rite, American Apparel, UGG Australia, and Danskin for the children's clothes and footwear used on the show.