I've been making Ayden's Halloween costumes the past 2 years. Last year he was Pop-eye and the year before Herman the Munster. My dad likes to watch old movies and shows with him and he's really into it, so that would explain why he was what he was.
Normally with these costumes i've managed to get the supplies through the craft stores and clearance racks, but this year is going to be different and i need some suggestions to where to get a few items. He wants to be a Lego guy.... but to make it alittle harder, Captain Jack Sparrow Lego guy. (see attachment)
So here is my inspiration this year.
I found them selling on ebay, not the pirate one though. It shows a cardbord tube for the head and i'm assuming styrofoam and cardboard for the rest of it since it states in the description.
Where can i get a tube like that for the head, about that size maybe smaller. Ayden's only 4.5 years old? You can see the cardboard twirl with the shadow of the paint in the picture.
but this is my breakdown.
red cap hat = plastic bowl painted
hair = probably yarn made into dreads or use rope and paint black
hair jewels = i can probably use some beads
chest body = coro or cardboard with vinyl or paint
hands = i'm an idiot! i just threw out two very old school life preservers i could have cut the sides and shaped! dammit! i just now realized it would have worked! so now i don't know!
lego feet = probably coro or cardboard.
shirt and pants will be worn.
so, any suggestions on how to make this head? also, feel free to thrown in your own ideas on things on how i can make this happen. Halloween will be here faster then i know it.
If you also have anything that i can use that you are interested in selling, let me know.
also, anyone with one of these old life preservers.... let me know! And that is NOT me btw!!! It was the only photo i seen in google images that showed a life preserver that resembled the 2 i just threw in the trash last week that my dad gave me the week prior that i could have used for the freaking hands now!
http://disney.go.com/pirates/captain-jack-sparrow.html
Normally with these costumes i've managed to get the supplies through the craft stores and clearance racks, but this year is going to be different and i need some suggestions to where to get a few items. He wants to be a Lego guy.... but to make it alittle harder, Captain Jack Sparrow Lego guy. (see attachment)
So here is my inspiration this year.
I found them selling on ebay, not the pirate one though. It shows a cardbord tube for the head and i'm assuming styrofoam and cardboard for the rest of it since it states in the description.
Where can i get a tube like that for the head, about that size maybe smaller. Ayden's only 4.5 years old? You can see the cardboard twirl with the shadow of the paint in the picture.
but this is my breakdown.
red cap hat = plastic bowl painted
hair = probably yarn made into dreads or use rope and paint black
hair jewels = i can probably use some beads
chest body = coro or cardboard with vinyl or paint
hands = i'm an idiot! i just threw out two very old school life preservers i could have cut the sides and shaped! dammit! i just now realized it would have worked! so now i don't know!
lego feet = probably coro or cardboard.
shirt and pants will be worn.
so, any suggestions on how to make this head? also, feel free to thrown in your own ideas on things on how i can make this happen. Halloween will be here faster then i know it.
If you also have anything that i can use that you are interested in selling, let me know.
also, anyone with one of these old life preservers.... let me know! And that is NOT me btw!!! It was the only photo i seen in google images that showed a life preserver that resembled the 2 i just threw in the trash last week that my dad gave me the week prior that i could have used for the freaking hands now!
http://disney.go.com/pirates/captain-jack-sparrow.html
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