DIY Player One & Two Costume: Easy 20-Min Build

DIY player one & two costume built from matching t-shirts, any color and iron-on letters or fabric markers, spelling 1 and 2

AI-generated concept photo

Pictured: player one and player two with their controllers.

Time20 minEffortEasy

⏱️ We timed it, but results may vary.

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Matching tees with 1 and 2, toy controllers in hand, ready for co-op. The controllers are the costume. Twenty minutes, easy: matching t-shirts, iron-on letters or fabric markers, and toy game controllers. Hold the controllers like you're mid-game in every photo.

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Tip: add a small INSERT COIN label under each number with a fabric marker.

Materials

Matching t-shirts, 2, any color (buy: thrift store, or own: from closet)
Iron-on letters or fabric markers, spelling 1 and 2 (buy: craft store)
Toy game controllers, 2 (buy: toy store, or make: draw one on cardboard)
Iron, 1 (own: household)

Steps

Put a big 1 on the front and back of one t-shirt with the iron-on letters.
Put a big 2 on the front and back of the other t-shirt.
Safety: Let an adult handle the hot iron on a hard surface.
Pin or tape the letters to the shirts first.
Check them in a mirror.
Do this before heating the iron.
Ironed letters cannot be moved.
Iron the letters onto the t-shirts, an adult on the iron.
Or draw the letters with the fabric markers.
Each player wears their numbered t-shirt and carries a toy controller.
Walk in together, controllers up.
Argue all evening about who is really player one.
Optional pro finish: add a small INSERT COIN label under each number with a fabric marker.

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