Mickey Mouse Trick or Treat Bucket DIY - Tutorial

To complete Daffodil's Minnie Mouse Halloween costume she had to have a Mickey Mouse trick or treat bucket.

Here is a way to make a regular jack-o-lantern treat bucket into a super cute (and super cheap) Mickey Mouse or Minnie Mouse bucket.

This is a great dollar store craft and can be done for about $2.00, including the bucket!


Here is what you need:
A plastic jack-o-lantern bucket
1/8 yard or scraps of black fleece
Plastic canvas or empty milk jug

First, cut out 2 plastic circles to be the liners of the ears. This is what makes the ears stiff so they stand up by themselves. I cut mine with a 4 1/4" diameter. You can use plastic canvas or you can use the flat sides of a plastic milk jug. I have done it both ways and both work great.

Now fold your fleece so it is doubled. Pin your circles onto the fabric, leaving at least an inch between the circles.

Now you stitch around the circle, leaving a 2 inch opening so you can turn it right side out later. Stitch 1/4" away from the plastic. I like to just line up the left side of my sewing machine foot.

You should have something that looks like this:

Now cut out the circle, leaving about 1/4" outside the seam. I didn't trim the part by the opening.

Unpin the plastic circle from your ear and set it aside. Turn your ears right side out.

Now roll up your plastic circle in a nice tight tube.

Insert the tube into the opening of the ear.

Stuff it in there and unroll it so it's flat. The ears will look like this:

Tuck in the raw edges into the opening.

Now tuck the handle of the bucket into the opening between the layers of fleece.

Bring the fleece together and stitch it around the handle.

Tie the thread off so it's secure.

Repeat for the other ear and you're done!

The perfect trick or treat bucket for a little Minnie or Mickey Mouse!

 (If you want it to be Minnie you could add a bow).