Handmade Donkey Kong Costume

Handmade Donkey Kong Costume

This is a Donkey Kong costume I made. The base of the head piece is paper mache. I covered the base with batting and then the brown fabric. I stuffed bits of fiber fill into the peak of the pointed area on top of the head. The mouth was added over the brown fabric. I made … Read more

Sexy Donkey Kong Costume

Sexy Donkey Kong Costume

My name is Aleksandra and I work for an online costume store. Our company just held a costume contest yesterday evening, and the best way to stand out was to wear something we DON’T sell. I’m OBSESSED with all things Mario and co., and have never seen a sexy DK costume. So my mom and … Read more

Homemade Donkey Kong Costume

Homemade Donkey Kong Costume

Material I used for this Donkey Kong Costume: Short hair brown fabric purchased EVA rubber different colors cyanoacrylate glue plastic egg cups for the eyes velcro foam A chest cushion other felt fabric a can of black paint black pen EVA rubber is glued with cyanoacrylate and the fabric is sewn by hand. I didn’t … Read more

Mario, Luigi, and Donkey Kong Costumes for Kids

Mario, Luigi, and Donkey Kong Costumes for Kids

This year we decided to make the kids Mario, Luigi, and Donkey Kong. We made the heads by making a cylinder shape out of cardboard and scuplting faces from paper and tape. Then we covered them with paper mache. I put a mix of joint compound and caulk and sanded it to make it as smooth … Read more

Coolest Homemade Diddy Kong Halloween Costume

Homemade Diddy Kong Halloween Costume

Every year my boys, Dylan (18) and Dustyn (12) choose a unique character to be for Halloween! This year, Dustyn wanted to be Diddy Kong. To make the Diddy Kong costume, I needed to figure out how to make the (monkey) mouth piece. Since I only had a week to make it, I decided against … Read more