DIY Dino Rangers Costume: 15-Min Paper Build

DIY dino rangers costume built from khaki shirt and khaki pants, green hoodie per child, and white paper or card

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Pictured: two rangers and two little dinos.

Time15 minEffortEasy

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Khaki outfits for the grown-ups, dino hoods for the kids, and a toy raptor on a leash. Fifteen minutes, easy: a khaki shirt, a green hoodie per child, and white paper or card. The leash is the detail that gets the laugh. Don't skip it.

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Khaki shirtHoodie (any color)White papertoy dinosaurString / yarn / ribbon

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Tip: write each kid's dinosaur name on tape and stick it on the khaki shirt.

Materials

Khaki shirt, 1, and khaki pants, 1 pair, per grown-up (make: use what you own)
Green hoodie per child, 1 each (buy: thrift store, or use one you own)
White paper or card, 2 sheets (make: use what you own)
1 toy dinosaur or plush per kid (buy: toy store)
Ribbon or string, 18 inches per kid (make: use what you own)
Tape, 1 roll and scissors, 1 pair

Steps

Dress the grown-ups in the khaki shirt and pants.
Roll the sleeves.
Buy or dig out a green hoodie for each kid, the toy dinosaur, and the ribbon.
Safety: Adults handle the scissors when cutting the white paper.
Draw the eye spots on paper first.
Hold them against the hood to check.
Cut two oval eye spots from the white paper, about 3 inches tall.
Cut them smaller than you think, or they slide off the hood.
Safety: Skip small plastic dinosaur toys for kids under three, since they are a choking hazard. (CPSC Halloween safety tips)
Loop the ribbon around the toy dinosaur like a leash.
Tie the other end to the kid's wrist.
Keep the leash short.
Optional pro finish: write each kid's dinosaur name on tape and stick it on the khaki shirt.

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