Realistic Homemade E.T. Costume

Back in the spring of 2014 my 4 year old son brought me the E.T. DVD and asked me if he could watch it. Together we watched the movie and became deeply connected to the character E.T. His love for E.T. was cinched when he saw Elliot introducing Star Wars action figures and during the Halloween scene there was a child dressed up as Yoda. My son Asher has an obsession with Star Wars and was Yoda last year for Halloween ( also a costume that I made).

Anyway, from that spring up until Halloween Asher repeatedly asked to be E.T. for Halloween. I debated whether or not I could successfully pull off an E.T. costume. I, having a Yoda costume under my belt, thought about whether to do it or not since there was no trying. I have learned to follow my son’s passion, as it has lead me to the deeper parts of myself, seeing his eyes light up magically as he gets into character!

And so the journey began…

Foam Block

Purchased two sheets of 5″ foam.
Cut into squares and glued together with spray glue.
Let dry.

Sculpt the Body and Head

With an electric knife sculpted the shape of the body and head. This was the HARDEST PART.
Hollowed out the body.
Added Polyfill to the head to give a soft shape.
Applied spray glue to the head and added Polyfill where needed to give dimension.
Covered head with fabric.
Spray glued foam head and applied knit fabric over the head, smoothing out over the Polyfill.