Cool Homemade Giraffe Costume

Homemade Giraffe Costume

The challenge of this Homemade Giraffe Costume was to make a long neck that wasn’t so top heavy that it pulled the little guy over. The shoulders, neck, and head were all made of paper mache over a chicken wire base. I lined the inside with polar fleece to make it more comfortable. Giraffe fabric … Read more

Cool Homemade Lion Costume

Homemade Lion Costume

This Homemade Lion Costume is a simple PJ pattern out of fake fur for the body. Loops of polar fleece attached to a detachable collar fill out the mane. More polar fleece loops attached around the ears for the main mane. A long tail with bells and a bow fill out the costume – that’s … Read more

Original Homemade Dinosaur Costume

Homemade Dinosaur Costume

I began this Dinosaur Costume with a dinosaur mask that I got from the Children’s Museum. Using black foam core I attached a long spiky, bumpy tail. The wonderful thing about foam core is that you can create bumps with heat, can paint it, and can glue onto it. Around the shoulders are more spikes … Read more