Easy All Saints Day Costume Ideas with Links
Updated: Oct 6
Do you remember the show on Food Network called "Semi-homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee"? The host, Sandra Lee, would make "semi-homemade" meals with 70% store bought ingredients and 30% fresh ingredients? I loved watching the show because the set would change every episode to match Sandra Lee's outfit, and I was more interested in the new background decorations than I was in the Upsidedown Apple Skillet Pie recipe, however, I digress. I bring it up here because I feel like - as a working, homeschooling mother of 5 (with kids ranging in age from 12 years old, down to 13 months) - I am in a semi-homemade season of life. As much as I dream about making my family beautiful dinners from scratch, with homegrown ingredients... it's simply not going to happen. We're at the ballet studio or on the soccer sidelines every weeknight evening and dinner is usually leftovers or chicken nuggets in the car right now. And that's ok. One day I will be able to make everything from scratch - and our children will be off on their kids soccer sidelines - such is life. Ecclesiastes 3:1 says it more poetically, there is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens. Ok, but what does this have to do with All Saints Day?
I'm applying Sandra Lee's semi-homemade 70/30 philosophy to All Saints Day costumes.
As much as I would love to put together handmade costumes for All Saints Day.... honestly... the thought of adding another "project" (or in my case... 5 projects..) to my plate is just too much during the month of October. Can you relate?
Over the years on my instagram stories (@thesimplesaints) I've shared pictures and links of costume pieces you can buy to create costumes for a number of different Saints. I thought I'd compile them here in a central place that's easier to access. I plan to continue to add to it in the future as well!
So here it is: a visual guide with links* so that you can easily throw together a semi-homemade All Saints Day costume! By using basic pieces you have on hand -- and having some Saint-specific costume accessories delivered to your door in 2 days thanks to Amazon Prime, you can easily check All Saints Day costumes off your list.
Woo!
Let's do this!
Links are below
Perfect Brown Base for Carmelite or Franciscan / Capuchin Habits (girls and boys) St. Therese, St. Francis, St. Padre Pio, St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Nun Costume for St. Rose of Lima, St. Faustina, St. Rita
White Dress for Saint Lucy Costume
Gold Crown for Our Lady of Fatima, or many other depictions of Our Lady
Bonnet for St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Palm Branches for Martyr Saints and it double as decor for Palm Sunday! Martyrs: St. Maria Goretti, St. Stephen, St. Lucy, St. Lawrence, St. Catherine of Alexandria, St. Jose Sanchez del Rio, St. Charles Lwanga
Red Polo for Saint Carlo Acutis Costume
Tool Belt for St. Joseph the Worker Costume
Disney Mulan Costume that doubles as Our Lady of Sheshan (China)
Disney Sleeping Beauty Costume that doubles as St. Elizabeth of Hungary Costume ( pair with a basket of bread or a bouquet of roses... or both!)
Disney Working Cinderella Costume that doubles as St. Zita Costume
Disney Pocahontas Costume that doubles as Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Costume
Saint George Knight Costume (pair with a baby sibling dressed as a dragon)
Venerable Emil Kapaun Army Costume (heroic U.S. Army chaplain)
Braided Rope for Franciscan Saint Costumes (St. Padre Pio, Saint Francis, St. Maximilian Kolbe, St. Dominic)
Disney Elsa from Frozen Costume that doubles as Our Lady of the Snows Costume
Disney Anna from Frozen Costume that doubles as Our Lady of Knock Costume
Red Glasses for Blessed Solanus Casey Costume
Black Sunhat for Saint Damien of Molokai Costume
Hawaiian Leis for St. Damien and Saint Marianne Cope Costumes
Boy's Sweater vest for Blessed Miguel Pro Costume
Flower Crown for St. Rose of Lima, St. Philomena, St. Cecilia, St. Agnes
Renaissance Dress and Flower Crown for 3rd Century Saints - Saint Cecilia Costume
St. Zelie Martin Peter pan Collar Dress with lace
White Flower Crown (St. Maria Goretti, St. Agnes, St. Rose of Lima, St. Rosalia, St. Catherine of Alexandria)
Crown for St. Lucy option 1, option 2 (felt)
Boy's Bishop Costume for St. John Paul II or St. Nicholas
Monk Robe for Franciscan Saints
Here are options for open-and-go Complete Costumes:
Mary, Mother of God Costume
St. Mother Teresa Costume (Teresa of Calcutta Costume)
St. Michael Costume Costume
St. Francis of Assisi Costume
St. Dominic Costume
St. Catherine of Siena Costume
St. Maximilian Kolbe Costume
St. Rose of Lima Costume
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Costume
Here are some of our past All Saints Day Costumes (with links)
St. Therese of Lisieux Costume
White T-Shirt around head
Capelet is a another scarf fastened around her neck with a piece of string
St. Michael Costume
St. Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa) Costume
White Base (baby onesie with white pants)
St. Zelie Martin
(Mother of St. Therese of Lisieux)
Unfortunately, this adorable and PERFECT St. Zelie dress is out of stock on Amazon... but here is a similar style from Walmart!! (Temu and Shein have some options but I've never shopped there so I am not willing to link 'em)
Pictures just aren't enough for these cute costumes from years ago
Pink Dress | Black Belt (we used a men's dress sock) | Blue Star Veil (Scarf)
I wish you the most blessed and beautiful semi-homemade All Saints Day. If you're looking for a fun activity for All Saints Day, check out these fully homemade products (made by us!) available in our shop 💛 💛 💛
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