![]() And don’t make any cuts with your child still IN the costume!!!Ĭut the mouth at your child’s eye level. Remember to leave space for the mouth and eyes above the arm holes. You will probably want to slide the contraption over your child so you can gauge where the arms should go before you cut. You will then tape the poster board to the bowl with an obscene amount of tape.Ĭan you see how it’s coming together now? Great job, crafty friend! Keep going! (Are you swearing at me yet?)Ĭut holes for the arms. OR – have someone help you with this part! :) You are going to wrestle with that poster board and show it who’s boss while you try to tape that sucker closed before it flies back open again. ![]() This step needs to have a hidden camera while you perform it. Take enough poster board to wrap comfortably around your child (remember they will have to get this on and off – this can be tricky.). You could also use some of that purple hairspray stuff that’s easy to find around Halloween. Use your handy glue-gun and adhere the webbing to the bowl at random. Making your own costumes is technical business, you guys.) (I am suddenly aware of how many times I’ve already used the word “stuff” in this post. I then used it to help me push the “hair” through the bowl. I had a hard time getting the webbing to push through the bowl, so I went and grabbed a large paper clip and straightened it a bit. You could also use pipe cleaners or some other material to create the crazy hair. Push the spider web stuff through the holes. This step is optional, but if you’d like to keep the paint from scratching off the bowl more easily, you can apply some polyurethane. See, projects are FUN! (How are you doing so far?) You will feel cool and maybe like a bit of a badass while carrying out this step as well. If you drill on the bottom with the bowl upside down, it may crack. In other words, drill as shown below, from the inside of the bowl. I learned the hard way that this is easiest from the INSIDE OUT. When the paint is dry, drill holes through the bowl at random so you can pull the “hair” through. Like I totally know what I’m doing or something. I don’t know about you, but I feel kind of cool when I’m using spray paint. ![]() Scuff up the bowl with some sandpaper to help the paint adhere to it. Polyurethane (again – helpful but not necessary).Tuna cans or some other creative way to create eyes (you could cut down an oatmeal box).Two buttons per costume (I used large black ones).Purple marker to draw in eyes (or cut construction paper perhaps).Black mesh/see-through fabric (optional – this would cover the mouth).Tiny black mittens (omit if you’re not making the long, hanging arms).Purple fabric for the arms – we used something stretchy/comfortable (or skip this step and just have your kids wear purple long-sleeved shirts). ![]()
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