Halloween Costume
Pirate |
|
| Submitted By: | Leanne |
| Age: | Early Grade School |
| Time Required: | 2 hours (if making the sword and parrot) |
| Difficulty: | easy to medium |
| Materials Required: | CLOTHES: - old jeans - black or white shirt - OPTIONAL: red vest - black triangle of material like a bandana (to wear over head) EYE PATCH - black elastic (1/4") - black felt - hot glue or sewing kit PARROT - beanie baby or tp roll parrot http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/mparrot.html - a few safety pins SCAR - black eyeliner pencil SWORD - home made or store bought pirate sword. OPTIONAL BLACK CLOAK: Make cloak to the waistline to cover up winter jacket according to directions from lightweight cotton fabric or polar fleece. |
| Directions: | Cut a jagged bottom in one of the legs of jeans. Wear shirt, jeans and vest (if you like). Pin parrot onto shoulder (the beanie baby parrot is a bit heavier so takes a few more pins than a tp roll parrot does) Draw scar over eye with black eyeliner (you can also add a bit of eyeliner "stubble" to the chin) Measure black elastic around head. Cut felt into a circle. Fold in half over the black elastic. Attach with hot glue or stitching. Tie or stitch the elastic so it stays around head. Carry sword. |
| Comments: | |