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Hassle-Free Halloween: How to Make a No-Sew Beard

DIY Halloween accessories, ready in 5 steps (or less).

by Team Primary
Primary DIY beard tutorial

At Primary, we take Halloween *very* seriously — to us, there’s nothing spookier than not having a costume ready once October hits. We also recognize that there’s no need to break your back (or the bank) to make your child’s wildest costume dreams come alive. Here’s how to make a no-sew beard…

Step 1: Gather your materials! Start with scissors, hot glue, an elastic band, marker and 1 sheet of felt in a color of your choice.

Primary DIY beard tutorial

Step 2: Fold a sheet of felt in half lengthwise. Draw half a beard shape with an opening for the mouth onto the felt and cut out. Unfold and trim as needed to get desired shape.

Primary DIY beard tutorial

Primary DIY beard tutorial

Primary DIY beard tutorial

Step 3: Cut long thin strips of brown felt and fringe cut each strip to make the beard hairs. Hot glue the strips horizontally to the beard base beginning at the bottom and trimming the strips as needed. 

Primary DIY beard tutorial

Snip, snip.

Primary DIY beard tutorial

Step 4: Cut a strip of elastic that will fit around the back of the child’s head to the sides of the face. Hot glue the elastic band to each side of the beard. Wear to complete your costume, and have fun gobbling up loads of candy!

Primary DIY beard tutorial

Watch the full tutorial, or take a peek at our entire DIY costume guide. Happy crafting! 

P.S. Shop super soft, super DIY-able kids basics in a rainbow of colors that work double duty — wear out to a night of trick-or-treating and then straight to bed.

P.P.S. For more no-sew costume accessory tutorials, check out our five favorite hacks here!

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