DIY Superhero Family Costume: 30-Min Felt Build
Pictured: a family of four in matching red sweatsuits with black felt eye masks and a yellow felt lightning bolt on the chest.
Time30 minEffortEasy
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Red sweatsuits, black eye masks, and a felt logo. The whole family goes super. Thirty minutes, easy: matching red sweatsuits, black felt, and yellow felt. The logo should be the same on everyone; matching logos are what make it a team.
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Tip: cut a small yellow felt lightning bolt and pin one to each sleeve.
Steps
- Everyone dresses in the red sweatsuits.
- Safety: Cut the eye holes wide enough so everyone can see clearly. (CPSC Halloween safety tips)
- Hold the felt strip up to each face.
- Mark the pupil spots.
- Cut the eye holes smaller than the marks first.
- Widen as needed.
- Cut a mask strip from the black felt for each person, with two eye holes.
- Pin or tape the mask strip to the headband.
- Cut one big first-initial letter per person from the yellow felt.
- Pin or tape the letter to the chest of each sweatsuit.
- Everyone wears the mask headband and the chest letter.
- Each person strikes their own hero pose for the group photo.
- Optional pro finish: cut a small yellow felt lightning bolt and pin one to each sleeve.
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Common questions
How do the masks stay on kids?
Attach the felt mask to a headband, not to the skin. The headband does the holding, so the mask never slips into the eyes.
Are safety pins safe on kids' costumes?
Pin from the outside of the fabric so pin backs face the clothes, never the skin. For toddlers, use tape instead of pins everywhere.
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