Halloween - Lego style

You would think with how much we love legos around here that this would have happened sooner. 

This year was the year of the home-made lego costumes. It seemed like a "no-big deal" project when I suggested it. You would think that with tools like cardboard and duct tape it would be pretty simple right? First let me tell you what I've learned through the month of October this  year.

1. Lego leg shaped cardboard looks really cool in photos, but is impossible to walk up stairs in.

2. Trying to make Lego leg shaped cardboard that works for stairs is impossible.

3. There are some things that duct tape doesn't stick well on, like wicker baskets

Now let's talk about what I did here just in case you ever think to yourself, wouldn't that be a fun/easy Halloween costume...

1. The masks are made out of dollar store wicker baskets with the eye area cut out. I had to put foam cushion in the basket to protect their heads. They eye holes are yellow foam and sharpie

2. The main suits are cardboard and duct tape.

3. The shoes are cardboard and duct tape, also packed with foam so they would stay on their feet

4. The pants. This gave me enough laughs to count as an ab workout! I sewed "sumo" sized pants for them out of fleece. Then I took big rectangles of foam and cut a hole for their waist. I attached the fleece pants to the foam and voila! Fairly lego-style legs that were stair friendly. Then I put the cardboard tops on and shoved the foam inside the tops, where it magically stayed for the entire night. 

Were they worth it? Heck yes and here's why. My kids looked at me like I was a goddess (always a great experience when they get into the double digits age group) and they looked really cool. It was fun making duct tape art. Ty really doesn't have much longer for cool costumes so it was really fun to go all-out with making one this year.