Halloween Costume Contest DIY Prize Ribbons

You can't have a Halloween costume party without a costume contest! Our costume party inspired by Pear Tree Greeting's Mummy Wrap invitation inspired the look of our costume awards.

You can make your own prize ribbons like we did to give out to each child or to the winning 2 or 3 costumes.

Put these DIY ribbons together in just a few easy steps using our tutorial.

Once you get the hang of these ribbons you can create them for almost any theme or occasion. Make them all different using a mix of papers and ribbons.

Supplies

Scrapbook paper cut into long strips about two inches wide.
Wide ribbon
Circle punch, or scissors to cut two different sizes of circles
Double sided tape and/or glue adhesives
Optional: Adhesive pins from the craft store

Directions

Start by folding your scrapbook strips into small accordion pleats.

Cut or punch large circles from scrapbook paper.

Create costume categories on your computer and print them out; cut or punch them out into circles. Note: these will be smaller than the scrapbook circles so they can be placed on top.

Once your strips are folded into accordion pleats, wrap it around to connect the two ends together. Secure using tape or glue adhesives.

Now push the outside of the circle down into the center to create a pinwheel effect.

This is the tricky part as the paper will want to pop up again and again. Have two larger circles plus glue adhesives ready so you can adhere a circle to each side and hold the pinwheel in place.

Use double sided tape to place the 'winner category' punched circle on top of the base circle.

Now tape the ribbon tails onto the back of the prize ribbon and attach the pin so kids can pin it onto their costume if they like.

This idea was sponsored by Pear Tree Greetings.