DIY Plumber Duo Costume: 15-Min Paper Build

DIY plumber duo costume built from blue overalls, red t-shirt and green t-shirt, and red cap and green cap

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Pictured: two plumbers in overalls and mustaches.

Time15 minEffortEasy

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Overalls, red and green caps and shirts, drawn mustaches. The mustaches are hand-drawn, that's the charm. Fifteen minutes, easy: blue overalls, a red t-shirt and a green t-shirt, and red and green caps. Draw the mustaches with eyeliner; printed mustaches peel off by 9pm.

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Blue overallsRed t-shirt and green t-shirtRed cap and green capBrown face paintStickers

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Tip: roll the overall cuffs once and scuff the knees with a little brown face paint.

Materials

Blue overalls, 2 (buy: thrift store)
Red t-shirt and green t-shirt, 1 each (buy: thrift store, or own: from closet)
Red cap and green cap, 1 each (buy: dollar store)
Brown non-toxic face paint for mustaches, 1 tube (buy: drugstore)
White circle stickers or white paper, 2 about 2 inches across (buy: dollar store)
Marker, 1 (own: household)

Steps

Write a big M on one white circle and an L on the other.
Stick or tape them to the front of the red cap and the green cap.
Each brother wears blue overalls over their colored t-shirt and cap.
Paint on a mustache with the brown face paint.
The red brother gets a big bushy one.
The green brother gets a thinner one.
Roll the overall cuffs once.
Strike the jump pose with a fist in the air.
Talk about fixing pipes all night.
Optional pro finish: roll the overall cuffs once and scuff the knees with a little brown face paint.

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Common questions

How do you tell the two plumbers apart?

Red shirt and cap with an 'M' circle for the older brother, green with an 'L' for the younger. The cap letters are the tell, get them on straight and centered.

How do you paint a mustache that lasts?

Brown face paint with a fingertip, two coats, keeping it above the lip line. It fades when eating, so bring the tube for a touch-up halfway through the night.