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October 16, 2025

How to Make a Paw Patrol Costume that Will Make Your Kid Bark with Delight

My son entered his Paw Patrol era this year. I wasn’t surprised when I asked what he wanted to be for Halloween and he immediately said Chase. I thought he’d want me to be Skye, but nope, Mama is Marshall. Since toddlers change their minds daily, I made Rocky and Rubble backups just in case. Here’s how to make a Paw Patrol costume using what you probably already have in your closet.

shop the costumes (everything I wore and used for each character):

The paw patrol costume Base

You probably already have this part covered: pants and a top in your pup’s fur color (white for Marshall, gray for Rocky, yellow for Rubble, etc).

Depending on where you live or what you’re doing for Halloween, you can make this as casual or as dressy as you want. I did one outfit with jeans, one with sweats, and one with pants. Same idea for the top, a long sleeve, tee, or sweater all work.

Budget Tip: if you don’t have a polka dot top, you can cut out black felt dots and stick them on a white teewith double sided tape.)

The paw patrol costume Second Layer

This is where you add your pup’s signature color. You can layer a tank, tee, or sleeveless sweater over your base, or if it’s warm, just tie a sweater over your shoulders.

The paw patrol costume Accessories

Now let’s Paw Patrolify the outfit.

  1. Hat
    Cut out the logo from your kid’s Paw Patrol toy packaging (or print it). Glue it on felt in your pup’s color, then attach it to a baseball cap with double sided tape.
  2. Ears
    Grab an ears headband to slip over your cap. If you have long hair, you can make ears like I did for Rubble. Tie your hair into loose bun pigtails and voila, brown ears (if you’re brunette).
  3. Pup Tags
    Each pup has a tag. I printed the tags on my photo printer, taped ribbon on the back, and glued them to felt to make a little hook. Then I slid the shield onto a necklace I already had.

mom tips

I use this printer for almost all my DIY projects. It’s so nice to be able to print out photos at home, especially as a mom. It doubles as a normal printer as well. Highly recommend!

If you’re DIYing the shields, make double! The second my son saw mine, he wanted his own. I used colorful ribbon for his and he proudly wore his Chase shield to music class.

Here’s the image I created to print in case you want to download:

As for bags, I used what I had in my closet: my green mom bag for Rocky and my vintage Louis Vuitton backpack for Rubble. But I borrowed from my son for Marshall. Attaching my purse strap to his firetruck lunchbox turned it into the cutest Halloween handbag!

I hope that’s helpful if your kiddo loves Paw Patrol as much as mine! You can find more easy DIY Halloween costume ideas here and…

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  16. Minesweeper Plus commented:

    My little guy wanted to be Rubble so bad, and this made it so easy! I just used an old yellow hoodie and some felt for the dog tags, he was so happy he wouldn’t take it off. Play Minesweeper Plus

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  17. Flux2 commented:

    My kiddo is obsessed with Chase, so I’m def gonna try this. The felt badge idea is so smart, I always mess up the sewing part lol. Thanks for making it look easy! Use Flux 2

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  18. Novatools commented:

    My kiddo is obsessed with Chase and I was stressing about the costume, but these ideas look so doable! The Marshall one especially seems easy peasy, even for a mom who’s not so good at sewing. Use Novatools

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  20. CaptchaWare commented:

    These look so fun! My little guy would flip for that Marshall costume. I bet I could even use an old red hoodie I have instead of buying new stuff. Play CaptchaWare

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  21. Her Trees commented:

    My little one is obsessed with Chase, so seeing how easy these outfits are is a total lifesaver! Definitely gonna try the no-sew trick for his badge. Play Her Trees

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  22. Her Trees commented:

    My little one is obsessed with Chase, so seeing this DIY is perfect! We already have a blue hoodie so we’re halfway there. Totally gonna try this for Halloween! Play Her Trees

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  24. Oh wow, the Marshall and Rocky ones are so cute! My little guy would go crazy for that fire hat. I’m defenitely trying this with an old t-shirt so I don’t mess up the good ones, lol. Play Don’t Sleep With The Fishes

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    My kid is *obsessed* with Chase and I’ve been so worried about makin a costume that looks good but isn’t too hard. This is super helpful, I think even I can do it! 🐾 Use Seedance 2.0

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  26. Image to Image commented:

    My kiddo is obsessed with Chase, and I was so scared this would be too hard! But the tip about using felt for the badge is genius, my sewing machine is still in the box lol. Def trying this for Halloween! Use Image to Image

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  27. Duck Race commented:

    My little guy wanted to be Rubble so bad, and this was super easy to follow! I just used an old yellow hoodie and some felt for the ears and badge—he didn’t want to take it off. Thanks for making it so simple for us non-crafty parents! Play Duck Race

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  28. My kiddo is obsessed with Chase so I’m def trying this! I love that you used stuff from around the house, makes it so much easier for us non-crafty parents. 😄 Play Im Not A Robot Game

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    My little guy is obsessed with Chase, so seeing how simple the ears and tail are is a huge relief. I think I can even handle that glue gun with out burning my fingers too bad! Play Death Spiral

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