ROAR – Homemade T-Rex Costume

I like to go big for halloween…and being over 21 I also like to go comfy instead of variation of sexy.

Things that are crucial when your thinking of a Halloween costume in Colorado:

• Comfy
• Warm
• Unique

Colorado Halloweens are around freezing and without a doubt Halloween weekend is the first snow of the season. You want to dress warm, but also want a cute costume.

This past year my halloween costume was a comfy T-Rex. It was a no sew project and received the highest compliment you can get on a home made costume, “Where did you buy that?!” Yessss I crafted this from my own hands and quirky ideas! Thank you! I also helped my coworker craft the same costume so we could match. It was a ton of fun and very simple!

Materials:

• Foam Pad
• Scale pattern fabric (2 Yards)
• Yellow accent fabric (1 Yard)
• Green hoodie
• Six pack box
• white foam board
• pillow batting
• old boots
• hot glue gun and a TON of glue sticks

Steps:

• Cut large piece of scale material to cover the head, back, and tail of costume.
• The six pack box will be the head. Cover the head with batting to contour and make the head shape. Glue the  scale fabric over the head.
• Glue strip of scale fabric down the back if the hoodie.
• Stuff batting and glue tail seam as you go.

• Cut a ridged strip of foam for the back ridges
• Cover and glue the foam with the yellow accent fabric

• Cut a row of foam teeth and glue to the head, us left over teeth for claws and foot claws, additionally make two eyes using the same foam.
• Cover the boots with left over scale fabric and glue foam claws to them.

• Boom! You’re a Dino!