I tried them on the kids and marked where the arm holes would go. I used pillow stuffing and some scrap fabric to hold it in place. Now that I knew where the kid’s head was going to be, I could pad the inside of the minion head until the mouth lined up just right to show off their faces. When I liked how it looked, I traced the mouth and cut it out. Next, I made a paper template for the eyes and mouth - just to make sure I had the proportions right. I also glued the seam going down the back about five inches down to make sure everything stayed put. To be safe, I took a spare piece of foam and glued it on the underside, as well, to help hold everything together. Just be sure that you use as much glue as you need to so those petals aren’t going anywhere. Now, you’re going to have a big ugly slightly star-shaped hole in the top - don’t worry. Just repeat this process all the way around the top until you have all the petals glued together. I ran hot glue down on edge of one petal - then I bent it and the next one down I flat over the helmet … It really helped to create the smooth curve I was going for. I now had a foam tube with spikes on top. To glue the petal shapes together to form a dome, I first wrapped my foam around the dress form and pinned it shut. A big pillow might work too … but I can tell you, the helmet saved my life. Next, I slapped a bike helmet on a kids’ size dress form to hold everything while I worked. The green lines on mine are still bugging me. Learn from my mistake and use a highlighter or a yellow sharpie … Or something that’s actually made for is kind of thing to mark your petals. For both costumes (slightly different sizes) I cut out 12 from the top, using a template to make sure all of my petals were exactly the same shape. So I cut off the top and started over, using twice as many petal shapes. The tutorial called for 6 or 7 petal shapes, I think … But after I glued them all together, I realized that the top now looked more like a crown than a round dome because there weren’t enough petals. Once I knew the length and width of the piece of foam, I had to cut the top edge into sort of flower petals to be able to shape the top into a dome. I really just eyeballed the sizes and proportions … Here’s a spiffy diagram that might help.
Purple minion halloween costume diy how to#
This let them have lots of air, lots of room to see … And plus, I get the bonus of still being able to see their adorable faces for all those photo ops! How to Make Minion Costumesįirst, I wrapped the foam mattress pads around each of the kids to see where I’d need to cut them down - I ended up using one twin size to make both of the costumes. So I decided to modify the design a bit so their faces would be showing right out of the minion’s open mouth. My kiddos are still little, which means they trip over their own feet when they’re wearing their REGULAR clothes. But the other big problem I had with both of these designs was that the kids would be looking out of the goggle - which left them with very limited visibility. Genius! I knew right away that that’s what I wanted to do.
But I *didn’t* like the idea of my kids being super uncomfortable and hot in a hard plastic container.Īnother lady used an egg crate mattress pad to create the bodies of her minions. I loved the way he modeled the lips out of foam, too, to really animate the whole thing.
One guy made the body of his minion out of a plastic trash bin covered in upholstery foam. I found two really excellent tutorials that had super cute results. The first thing I did was get on Pinterest to see what other crafty people out there were doing. I went overboard on the instructions – and I’m always here to answer any questions. Please don’t be daunted by all the steps or how complicated it seems. Second? Take a deep breath … and know that you CAN do this. I’ll say it - I was kinda floored with the end results … I had to share these with the world.įirst of all … grab a glass of wine and read the entire tutorial before starting on anything.
My kids are OBSESSED with the Minions from “Despicable Me.” So this year, I embarked upon the journey to turn them into my very own little Minions for Halloween. She happily obliged and so here is her fantastic how to’s! Enjoy! -Linda *affiliate links may be used. When I saw this DIY minion costume picture that Nina shared on our Facebook page , I about flipped out! Hello, cutest minion costumes ever! I love handmade Halloween costumes, so of course I had to ask Nina if she would write a guest post on how to make minion costumes.
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