I cannot believe this, but my daughter does not want to be Elsa from Frozen for Halloween. I am quite certain she’s the exception to the rule for the 4 year old girl demographic. Instead, she decided to be Minnie Mouse after her little brother decided he wanted to be Mickey Mouse.
I am one happy mama. A cute, coordinated costume for the two of them, and I didn’t even have to beg or bribe? It’s a miracle!
Anyway, I went to buy their costumes at my favorite big box store that shall remain nameless, and found that the costumes were: (1) expensive; and (2) junky. Like full of holes junky. So, I decided that with hardly any effort at all, I could make them decent Mickey and Minnie costumes. (Luckily they’re young and won’t really know if their costumes are the laughingstock of the neighborhood.)
In case I fail miserably, I decided to start this costume-making process early. But I’m happy to say that I’ve gotten the ears down, and can show you how to make your own Mickey or Minnie Mouse ears in 10 minutes or less!
Supplies Needed to Make DIY Mickey Mouse Ears or DIY Minnie Mouse Ears
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You hardly need any supplies to make these Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse ears, which is a total bonus.
- Black Headband
- Stiffened Felt (in black) (I got this at Michaels in the same aisle as craft felt. It is about .99 per sheet, but it’s thicker and sturdier.)
- Hot Glue Gun
- Fabric Glue
- Soup Can
- Paper
- Polka Dotted Ribbon (if you’re making Minnie Mouse ears)
- Pen and/or Sharpie
- Sharp Scissors
How To Make DIY Mickey Mouse Ears or DIY Minnie Mouse Ears
First, I got a soup can and used it to trace two circles about 1/4″ apart from one another on a sheet of construction paper. 
Next, I connected the two circles with two concave lines. I then cut out my template.
After that, I traced my template onto stiffened felt using a metallic Sharpie so that I could see the outline. I cut out two sets of ears.
I then placed some hot glue in the middle portion of the ears and I affixed that portion of the ears to the bottom side of the headband, folding upwards.
Next, I placed fabric glue all over the inside of one of the circles, and pressed the circles together to close them up. (While I used fabric glue for this part, hot glue should work just fine, too!) 
Now you’re finished if you want Mickey Mouse ears!
If you want Minnie Mouse ears, make a bow out of polka dotted ribbon and glue that to the middle of the headband. 
SUPER easy! And fast! And inexpensive! And . . . your kids will love them just like mine love theirs! 
I am pretty darn proud of myself for figuring this out and for deciding to DIY their costumes this year. I just hope it doesn’t backfire . . . I guess we’ll see come October 31!
How to Make Mickey Mouse or Minnie Mouse Ears
Materials
Instructions
-Bre
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These are SO cute!! Fun for Halloween and a lot cheaper if I ever plan on taking my kiddos to Disney Land! 🙂
So cute, Bre! I STILL haven’t decided what my little one is going to be, if anything. She’s not quite a year old and can’t walk yet, so we’re debating even taking her out for trick or treating this year! BUT, I’m keeping this handy tip pinned away for future reference! 🙂
So cute, Bre! High five for coordinating costumes!
These are absolutely adorable and so easy to make! I’m sure your kids will be the cutest Mickey and Minnie in the neighborhood!
Love these! So cute. I may have to remember these for a future birthday party. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
So cute, Bre! I’m all about the DIY costumes! This year my 4 year old wants to be a policeman (like his papaw), and we’re dressing my 2 year old up like a burglar 🙂
That is awesome!! My family loves Disney– should make myself a pair! Thank you for sharing your post with Pin Worthy Wednesday this week. I’m posting this to out group board on Pinterest.
My my two were 2 & 4, my son {4} wanted to be batman, so we were batman and batgirl. All DIY except for mask.
Oh I’m so pinning and making these! We are going to Disney World in January and Tootsie will need a pair of ears to wear.
~ Ashley
Darling! My 3 year old is obsessed with Minnie Mouse. I’ll have to make some for her too. Thanks for linking up to Show Me Saturday! Hope to see you there again this week.
Love this! Will attempt these for my daughters birthday party! Will link back to this post when I blog about it!
I love, love, love this idea! I looked for this exact headband online at Etsy. The prices online were a little more than what I wanted to pay for one. I’m going to make this for daughter. we’re going on our first Disney Cruise and to Disney World this summer and I’m so excited that I can make this and save money!
Hello, you did such a great job on these ears, want to make them for my daughters 1st birthday. Where did you get the head bands?
Where did you find black headbands?
Disney day at my daughters school . This is a perfect and easy for the finishing touch! Thanks!
Hi! How much fabric did you use for each ear? Making these for summer camp so i need to make sure i order enough fabric! Thanks!
These are great. My 2 year old son is obsessed with Mickey Mouse right now, he would love these! x
Our Make-a-Wish trip was sprung on us super early and I have no time to order ears. Thanks to your tutorial, I don’t have to. Thank you for sharing and saving me time and money!
Doing these at last minute fun birthday favors for my grandsons first birthday. Thank you definitely saved the day.
It was amazing I was able to make enough pairs of ears for everyone. Pictures came out super cute. Thank you