Browse through all of the Bluey character costumes and cosplay guides. Created by Joe Brumm, Bluey is an Australian animated series that debuted on ABC Kids in 2018, following a six-year-old blue heeler pup and her family in Brisbane. Dress as Bluey in her blue costume jumpsuit with a bunch of red balloons, as little sister Bingo with a floppy bunny, or as parents Bandit and Chilli for a full Heeler family group, with the granny personas Rita and Janet for grown-ups. Every costume guide below breaks the look into individual pieces and ends with a full kit list you can shop from, whether for a Halloween party or a book week parade.
Bluey is the six-year-old blue heeler at the centre of the show, and the quickest route to her look is the officially licensed kids costume jumpsuit, which gives you the blue body and the character headpiece in a single buy. Carry a bunch of red balloons to copy the classic image of Bluey, and add brown paw mitts if you want the fuller silhouette. It is one of the simplest preschool costumes to wear, and it pairs naturally with a Bingo set for a sister duo or a whole Heeler family group.
Bingo is Bluey’s little sister, an orange-and-cream heeler pup, and her costume is the official Bingo kids jumpsuit with its attached plush headpiece and tail. Tuck a floppy bunny plush under one arm to finish the look, since the toy is Bingo’s constant companion in the show. The set is soft and roomy, and it is easy for a young child to wear to a party or a book week parade. It sits alongside Bluey, Bandit and Chilli so a whole family can dress as the Heelers together.
Bluey costumes are almost all officially licensed sets, so the styling is in the finishing touches rather than sewing. Slip the jumpsuit over a light base layer, make sure the plush headpiece and tail sit straight, then add the one prop that names the character — red balloons for Bluey, a floppy bunny for Bingo. Adults get the widest choice through the granny personas Rita and Janet, whose glasses and blanket props are the whole look. Keep the colours bold and flat to match the show, and let the child lead the pose for photos.
Everything people ask before putting together a Bluey costume — which characters have official sets, how to dress Bluey and Bingo together, the adult and granny options, and how to style a whole Heeler family.
Bluey is a blue heeler pup, so her costume is the officially licensed Bluey kids jumpsuit — a blue plush body with a character plush headpiece — finished with a bunch of red balloons like the ones she carries in the show. It is sold as a complete set, so nothing needs to be sewn; just add the balloons.
Bingo wears the official Bingo kids costume, an orange-and-cream plush jumpsuit with an attached Bingo headpiece. Carry a floppy bunny plush as her signature prop. As with Bluey’s set, it comes complete, so the whole look is one purchase plus the toy.
The signature Bluey and Bingo sets are children’s costumes, while adults are better served by the grown-up route: an adult Bluey or Bingo onesie for a base, or the granny personas Rita and Janet. That split lets a family of four dress as the Heelers without anyone wearing a child-sized suit.
Start with a blue or orange zip-up onesie, then add the two tells that name the character: a set of floppy puppy ears and a tail, plus brown paw gloves. For Bluey, a bunch of red balloons does most of the work, and for Bingo a floppy bunny plush does the same job.
Bluey and Bingo are the strongest Halloween picks, because both characters are instantly recognisable to children and the sets are comfortable enough to wear all evening. For adults, the granny personas Rita and Janet are the fun choice, since the glasses, blanket and grabber props are the whole costume.
Yes — it is one of the easiest family themes there is, because the show supplies four ready-made roles: Bluey and Bingo for the children, and the parents Bandit and Chilli for the adults. Bandit costs a blue costume suit, Chilli an orange-and-cream hooded jumpsuit, so the two pairs can be matched by colour and size.
The grannies are Rita and Janet, the alter-egos Bluey and Bingo invent in the episode Grannies. Janet uses an adult Bluey onesie with a granny blanket, flower glasses and a red purse, while Rita uses an adult Bingo onesie with her own blanket and a pink grabber — so both are built for grown-ups.
The licensed kids sets do. The Bluey jumpsuit includes the character plush headpiece and the blue body with its tail, and the Bingo set is the same construction in orange and cream, so the full pup silhouette arrives out of the box. Only the balloons and the bunny plush are separate.
Buy the Bluey kids set and the Bingo kids set, then split the props: give the Bluey wearer the bunch of red balloons and the Bingo wearer the floppy bunny plush. Keep the two children side by side in photos so the colour difference reads, and let the taller child take Bluey.
Bluey is an Australian preschool animated series created by Joe Brumm and produced by Ludo Studio for ABC Kids and BBC Studios. It premiered on 1 October 2018 and follows Bluey, a six-year-old Blue Heeler puppy, her younger sister Bingo and their parents Bandit and Chilli as they turn everyday family life into elaborate games. The show is named after Brumm’s own daughter, is set in Brisbane and drew on the Heeler family’s Australian suburbs. It has won an International Emmy Kids Award and become a global hit on Disney+, and the episode Grannies introduced the beloved alter-egos Rita and Janet.
CW is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about CW →
