Toad and Toadette Costume
Bring Mushroom Kingdom's favorite duo to life with these colorful looks.
Toad and Toadette are the iconic, cheerful mushroom citizens of Nintendo's Mushroom Kingdom. This duo costume is a favorite for couples and best friends because of its bright, recognizable color palette and whimsical mushroom hats. The look centers around oversized spotted mushroom caps, simple vests, and cheerful cartoon styling.
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Time
- ~120 min
- Budget
- $40–100
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What you need for a Toad and Toadette costume
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Toad Mushroom Hat
An oversized plush white mushroom hat with large red spots.
DIY: Cover a large dome-shaped foam base or umbrella hat with white fabric and glue on red felt circles.
Toadette Mushroom Hat
An oversized pink plush mushroom hat with white spots and two attached pink braided pigtails ending in white spheres.
DIY: Use pink fabric with white felt circles over a dome base, and attach pink yarn braids with white foam balls at the ends.
Toad's Blue Vest
A sleeveless, open-front blue vest with gold or yellow trim along the edges.
DIY: Take a plain blue vest and fabric-glue gold ribbon along the entire outer border.
Toadette's Red Vest
A sleeveless, open-front red vest with gold or yellow trim along the edges.
DIY: Add gold ribbon trim to a plain red vest using fabric glue.
Toad's White Pants
Loose-fitting white pants or white harem pants to mimic Toad's round lower half.
DIY: Use oversized white sweatpants and tuck the cuffs into your shoes.
Toadette's Pink Dress
A simple, short-sleeved pink dress or long pink t-shirt worn under her vest.
DIY: Use an oversized pink t-shirt cinched slightly at the waist.
White Shoes
Simple white sneakers or rounded slip-on shoes for both characters.
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How to put it together
- 1
Put on the base layers: Toad wears a plain white t-shirt and loose white pants, while Toadette wears the pink dress.
- 2
Layer the vests over the base outfits, ensuring Toad wears the blue-and-gold vest and Toadette wears the red-and-gold vest.
- 3
Secure the mushroom hats onto your heads; use bobby pins if needed to keep the heavy plush hats balanced.
- 4
For Toadette, position the pink braided pigtails so they hang evenly on both sides of the face.
- 5
Put on clean white sneakers or rounded slip-on shoes to complete the cartoon aesthetic.
Makeup & hair
Keep makeup simple and cartoonish with bright, rosy cheeks using pink blush. For Toadette, if not using a pre-made hat with braids, style your hair in low pigtails or hide it completely under the mushroom cap.
Toad and Toadette for couples, groups, kids & more
- couples
- One person dresses as Toad (blue vest, white pants) and the other as Toadette (red vest, pink dress).
- group
- Add Mario, Luigi, or Princess Peach to form a complete Mushroom Kingdom group.
- kids
- Use comfortable felt vests and lightweight foam hats for an easy, toddler-friendly version.
- Plus size
- Opt for loose-fitting white drawstring pants for Toad and an A-line knit pink dress for Toadette to ensure maximum comfort.
- pet
- A small red-and-white spotted hat strap-on accessory makes a perfect pet Toad.
Tips
- The mushroom hats can be top-heavy; secure them with a headband or chin strap if you plan on dancing or walking a lot.
- Keep the vests open-front to match the character designs accurately.
- For outdoor events in cool weather, layer long-sleeved thermal shirts underneath the main outfits.
Toad and Toadette costume FAQ
- How do you make Toad and Toadette hats?
- You can make them by covering cheap umbrella hats or upholstery foam domes with felt (white with red spots for Toad; pink with white spots for Toadette) and securing with hot glue.
- What clothes do Toad and Toadette wear under their vests?
- Toad wears a white shirt and puffy white pants, while Toadette wears a short-sleeved pink dress under her vest.
- Are Toad and Toadette easy to DIY?
- Yes, they are highly customizable. If you buy the signature mushroom hats, the rest of the costume can easily be put together using basic solid-colored clothing and ribbon.
Did you know? Toadette first appeared in the 2003 game Mario Kart: Double Dash!! as Toad's racing partner, and she has since become a staple of the Mario franchise.