Two weeks before Halloween my son decided to change his costume from Thor to a Minecraft Creeper. I purchased some clothes from the dollar store and found a square box that was going to be recycled. Three hues of green felt was purchased from JoAnn Fabrics. Black tulle was found in a Halloween bin quite by accident. Yes, let’s do this.
One week later… I realize I have zero time to make the suit what with my upcoming Halloween Soiree, house guests, and more decorating. I had purchased a Minecraft onesie for the purpose of giving it to my son during Chrismukkah, but I decided he needed it NOW.
Two days before his school Halloween parade, I had him take the box outside and paint it black. I let it sit overnight to air it out. The next day I get all the supplies together, turn on a movie, and get started. I used a circular quilter’s cutter to cut strips then cut the strips into squares. I laid out the squares on the box according to a Creeper lamp I found online. I figured it was better than the grainy photos of Creepers from the game. Hot glue gun time!
I don’t know how many strips I cut, how many squares I glued, I just know that after three movies and one episode each of two shows (with a dinner break in between), I was finally finished. The box was sliding around on my son’s head, so I hot glued the button on one of his hats to the inside top of the box. Oh yes, we cut out holes for the eyes and a slit for the mouth, which was covered from the inside with two layers of black tulle.
It was deceptively time-consuming.
In Progress Pics
The hat was a clever solution!
The costume turned out just as I imagined…what a terrific mom you are! I saw a few costumes this year and I had to shout out to the moms waiting on the streets…so much dedication to a one day wear!
Yess! It came out awesome!! Bet he loved it!
His costume must have been the coolest one at the event! It was well worth the time and effort; it turned out great.
It was cute, as I was bent over gluing away he was thanking me for making it for him. I’m very surprised that I didn’t burn myself awful.
Your hard work and time really paid off in a great costume! The hat was a super clever solution!
Fantastic! And a real labor of love to be sure!
It looks awesome! What a fun costume!
That looks so great! I know the face is neutral but I can’t help but see a smile.
Thank you all! It was a labor of love for my boy.
Thats an awesome costume and its so sweet that he said thankyou. Plus you got to craft AND watch 3 movies… so win, win. Right?
It looks fantastic!
Great work!