DIY Dino Tourist Costume: Easy 10-Min Build
Time10 minEffortEasy
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A Hawaiian shirt, a dino tail, a camera around the neck, and a fanny pack. The meteor missed this one. Ten minutes, easy: a Hawaiian shirt, a fanny pack, and a plush dinosaur tail. The camera should hang at belly level, tourist-style.
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Tip: tuck a folded paper map into the fanny pack and let it stick out.
Steps
- Pull the Hawaiian shirt and fanny pack from the closet.
- Clip or pin the plush tail to your waistband at the back.
- Hang the toy camera around your neck.
- Put on the sunglasses.
- Ask strangers to take your picture.
- Complain about the meteor.
- Optional pro finish: tuck a folded paper map into the fanny pack and let it stick out.
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Common questions
How do you attach the tail so it stays on?
Clip or pin it to the waistband at the back center with two safety pins through the tail's seam. One pin spins; two pins hold.
How do you make it read as dinosaur, not just tourist?
The tail does all the work. Without it you are just a tourist: wear it high on the waistband where people see it from the side.
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