Do It Yourself Christmas Cat Clothes!
Are you a Christmas fanatic? Get your pet wrapped up in the holiday spirit with a few easycat costume ideas for cats of all shapes and sizes. Dressed in these outfits, they’ll be sure to please at any Christmas card photo shoot or holiday party.
Reindeer Games
An easy outfit for cats who don’t love sweaters, fashion a pair of antlers for your little reindeer using some red and brown pipe cleaners, a headband and some brown felt. Cover the headband with the felt using a glue gun, then twist two sets of two pipe cleaners together like a candy cane and around the headband. Secure both sets on either side of the headband by twisting them around the band a few times then bend the pipe cleaners into whatever kind of twisty antler shape you’d like. Check out this video for a step-by-step demonstration. And supervise your cat while she’s wearing her sweet new antlers.
Santa’s Little Helper
A fun and festive option: put together an elf cat costume using green and red felt and a few pom-poms. Make an elf hat out of green felt by wrapping it around a stiff piece of cardboard and gluing it into a conical shape. Fasten a red pom-pom to the top of the hat with glue. Create a clever elf collar usingred felt cut into a zig-zag pattern. Punch holes on either ends of the collar and fasten around your cats neck with string. If you have extra pom-poms, secure them to the points of the collar with glue. Again, keep a close eye on your cat to be sure he’s a safe little elf.
The Big Man Himself
Your cat will be the life of the party, or Christmas Eve, dressed as Santa Claus. Fasten an elastic band to a Santa hat with a glue gun so it stays put and fashion Santa’s coat using a red cat sweater or small T-shirt of your own. Use felt to create a wide black belt, or draw it on to the T-shirt with black marker.
For the toughest kitty on the block, this cat costume has a bit of an edge. The black sweater has a skull and crossbones wearing a Santa hat on its back. The sweater, which pulls over her head and through her front legs, is also 100% wool and will be sure to keep her warm and looking festive throughout the holidays. Though it is a dog sweater, an extra small or small size should fit most cats between 5 and 18 pounds.
Though it may seem that holiday cat costumes only cater to those who celebrate Christmas, there are a number of winter-themed sweaters for your cat to get in the non-denominational spirit. This reindeer shawl is grey and white, with a black reindeer stitched to its back. Though it is a dog sweater, an extra small or small size should fit most cats between 5 and 18 pounds. Find a similarly-pattered sweater of your own for the picture-perfect holiday card.
