How to Easily Make a Colorful DIY Trolls Costume for Kids or Adults

Tools and materials:

• Blue t-shirt in size XL or even larger
• Felt sheets - green and blue
• Ribbon - stiff type in pink and purple
• Scissors
• Glue gun with glue
• Plastic headband
• Paint (green and white)
• Paintbrush
• Paper
• Hair elastic or rubber band

Note: I was only able to find a white t-shirt at the dollar store. I actually found blue dye to dye the shirt to match the Trolls costume. I followed the directions on the bottle.

1. Paint the t-shirt

I replicated the costume from a photo I found online. Lay the t-shirt down on a flat surface. I put paper underneath the t-shirt to not get paint all over. It really doesn’t matter what type of paint you use as this is a costume. 

I painted as close to the model as possible. Once the paint dried a bit, I added some white paint to the green to make a lighter green color to match the Trolls photo online.

2. Finalize the t-shirt

A larger t-shirt turns into a dress! Remove the sleeves from the t-shirt.

Turn the t-shirt inside out. Hot glue the shoulder edges by folding the edge in on the wrong side to create a clean seam line. The dress is done!

3. Make pink hair

Here, you’ll need a headband and stiff, tulle-like ribbon. Cut the ribbon into 3-foot lengths. It should be long enough so it stands up at the top of your head.

I decided to do this rather than buy a wig (too expensive) or use pink hair dye and gel (too messy). This gives pink hair without the headache!

Tie each ribbon length in a knot around a plastic headband. Do this to all the ribbons. Gather them all at the top. Put a small elastic at the top of the gathering.

4. Make a floral headband

Cut the green felt into 2 equal strips. 

Cut the blue felt into larger tear-shaped petals and some smaller green leaves. 

Hot glue the petals and leaves to the green strips. 

Add a small piece of stretchy elastic and attach to the felt. This way you can pull it over your head easily.

DIY Trolls costume tutorial

That’s the whole DIY Trolls costume! My version is for adults, but you could also use the same steps to make a Trolls costume for kids. Super simple, easy, and absolutely adorable. Please let me know what you think in the comments!