DIY Emotion Crew Costume: 25-Min Paper Build

DIY emotion crew costume built from solid bright color outfit per person and face paint matching each outfit color

AI-generated concept photo

Pictured: four emotions with painted-on expressions.

Time25 minEffortEasy

⏱️ We timed it, but results may vary.

Plan this costume →No signup · 2 minutes.

One loud color per person. Each of you is a different emotion, head to toe. About twenty-five minutes, easy: a solid bright-color outfit per person, matching face paint, and white poster board. Assign the colors before anyone shops; duplicates ruin it.

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Still need:

solid bright color outfit per personRed face paint / lipstickWhite paperColored hair spray matching each outfit

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Tip: paint each face design in the matching outfit color only.

Materials

1 solid bright color outfit per person: yellow, blue, red, green, purple, or orange (buy: a set at a thrift store, or own: from closet)
Face paint matching each outfit color, 1 per person (buy: drugstore)
1 white poster board per person (buy: dollar store)
Markers, 1 set (make: from the house)
Colored hair spray matching each outfit, 1 can per person, optional (buy: drugstore)

Steps

Pull one loud solid-color outfit per person from the closet.
Buy the face paint, poster board, and markers.
Each person picks an emotion.
Write it big on poster board.
Paint a simple face design in the matching color.
Mist hair with the matching color spray if you like.
Wear the full one-color outfit with the emotion sign.
Group up in a row like the control panel.
Optional pro finish: paint each face design in the matching outfit color only.

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Common questions

How do you stop two people picking the same emotion?

Assign emotions before anyone shops: Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, Disgust, Anxiety, Envy, Embarrassment, Ennui. First come first served, written on a list.

How big should the emotion sign be?

Letter it 4 inches tall minimum on the poster board. The sign is the costume's label: if nobody can read it across the room, it is decoration.