I switched to a hot glue for speed–the glue dries instantly and had a GREAT bond. And I tend to make costumes at best, 24 hours before they need to be worn. I started with a bottle of fabric glue for this project, but it takes too long to dry. Just remember this is a Halloween costume and unless you’re competing for a $5000 prize, no one is going to care if there’s some squares that aren’t quite square.īesides, real humans are NOT square, so you’re going to run into trouble around arm pits and neck lines. I’m not Martha Stewart here, so I’ll admit my kid’s suit has some…interesting bits. You cut out lots of felt squares and glue all over the suit, more or less in straight lines. Just glance at the printable as a guide for the face pattern (no need to print out full size if you’re just using it for a guide). If you’re a scrapbooker and have leftover green paper, it might even be cheaper. NOTE: You could also cover the box with squares of paper. The headband is taped close to the face for better visibility. So we taped the leftover flaps into a headband and taped it to the top of the box. See, if you put an 11×11 box on a six year old’s head, you end up with a kid that can’t see as it spins wildly around his head. Notice that inner ring in the box up there? Yeah, about that. Wrap the paper around the box gift wrap style. Place the printout on the box, trace the square and cut. The fifth “side” sheet is for the top.Ĭut out one square in the black for eye holes. The extra sheet is needed if your box is a little over 10.5 inches wide. (And overlap the paper–I overlapped by a full square.) You’ll tape together the face and FOUR sides. To adjust for the odd width of the box, I cut the white borders off the printout and taped them together like really expensive wrapping paper. Minecraft heads are 8×8 squares, but due to the odd size of my box I made this one a bit longer so you can wrap it around a wonky size. My printable was made on an ancient copy of Publisher and turned into a pdf. Then go ahead and make the rest of the suit, because it’s WAY better than anything you can get at the store! (Also, I think I nailed the colors with my printable–that’s the store bought head down below. Note: If you want to save yourself a little trouble, you can buy a ready to go Creeper Head online anytime of year. Naturally, this box is larger than the 11×17 printout I hoped to use, but I came up with a solution. We bought one from FedEx that claims to be 11×11 but was more like 11.5 by 12ish. Cut off the bottom flaps (save the cardboard). (You could use fabric glue, but why?)Īcquire a square box. (I got mine new, you might find something in your basement.
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