![]() I switched to a hot glue for speed–the glue dries instantly and had a GREAT bond. And I tend to make costumes at best, 24 hours before they need to be worn. I started with a bottle of fabric glue for this project, but it takes too long to dry. Just remember this is a Halloween costume and unless you’re competing for a $5000 prize, no one is going to care if there’s some squares that aren’t quite square.īesides, real humans are NOT square, so you’re going to run into trouble around arm pits and neck lines. I’m not Martha Stewart here, so I’ll admit my kid’s suit has some…interesting bits. You cut out lots of felt squares and glue all over the suit, more or less in straight lines. Just glance at the printable as a guide for the face pattern (no need to print out full size if you’re just using it for a guide). If you’re a scrapbooker and have leftover green paper, it might even be cheaper. NOTE: You could also cover the box with squares of paper. The headband is taped close to the face for better visibility. So we taped the leftover flaps into a headband and taped it to the top of the box. See, if you put an 11×11 box on a six year old’s head, you end up with a kid that can’t see as it spins wildly around his head. ![]() Notice that inner ring in the box up there? Yeah, about that. Wrap the paper around the box gift wrap style. Place the printout on the box, trace the square and cut. The fifth “side” sheet is for the top.Ĭut out one square in the black for eye holes. The extra sheet is needed if your box is a little over 10.5 inches wide. (And overlap the paper–I overlapped by a full square.) You’ll tape together the face and FOUR sides. To adjust for the odd width of the box, I cut the white borders off the printout and taped them together like really expensive wrapping paper. Minecraft heads are 8×8 squares, but due to the odd size of my box I made this one a bit longer so you can wrap it around a wonky size. My printable was made on an ancient copy of Publisher and turned into a pdf. Then go ahead and make the rest of the suit, because it’s WAY better than anything you can get at the store! (Also, I think I nailed the colors with my printable–that’s the store bought head down below. Note: If you want to save yourself a little trouble, you can buy a ready to go Creeper Head online anytime of year. Naturally, this box is larger than the 11×17 printout I hoped to use, but I came up with a solution. We bought one from FedEx that claims to be 11×11 but was more like 11.5 by 12ish. Cut off the bottom flaps (save the cardboard). (You could use fabric glue, but why?)Īcquire a square box. ![]() (I got mine new, you might find something in your basement. Sweat suit (old, second hand or cheap.But it is pretty easy to put together if you don’t mind hot gluing a few hundred squares of felt. That’s a huge plus!įirst, a warning: this costume is for Halloween, not a Comic Con. And ride the trams, trains and carousels. Mitch could not only Trick or Treat in this costume, but we took it to Boo at the Zoo and Grant’s Farm Halloween nights and actually…sit down. I came up with something a little less authentic, but more flexible. I wanted him to be able to run around on Halloween, not hop up and down in an uncomfortable costume! The internet is full of creeper costumes that involve sticking your kid in box, and believe me, the last thing you want is a six year old in a box. Need another great idea for a Halloween costume? I’ve got 31 No Sew Halloween Costumes right here! Which might run you 7 to 10 bucks at Michael’s, even less with a coupon. If you have an old set of sweats to donated to the cause, you can turn your kid into a Creeper for the cost of felt and hot glue. This costume is so sad I’m not even going to link to it. Your kid will beg for the officially licensed square head from Jinx….for another $24. Because some of the super lame-o costumes you’ll find at Amazon, Walmart or Target are $40 and comes with the WORST mask ever. But if you can’t find a good costume in the store (it happens), or you can’t find the right size…or if you just don’t want to spend $60 bucks on one time Halloween wear? Now I know, you’re probably going to look at this is costume and say, gee whiz that’s a lot of work! Then wear a creeper pattern face mask to finish the look. I’ll post a photo soon, but I’m working on a 2020 fix: a creeper “helmet” with a larger opening for your child’s face. Why? They want to make sure everyone is wearing nose & mouth masks. Halloween 2020 Note: if you take your kid to some Halloween events this year, they may ask that you not wear a full face mask. You can also use the tutorial below to make your own Creeper Head from a cardboard box. This post will show you how to make a Creeper suit that’s soft and flexible where it counts - so your kid can sit down. Minecraft Creepers have become a classic costume over the last couple years.
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