LEGO Brick Family Costumes
DIY Halloween costumes for your LEGO-obsessed child(ren)! Recycle those old Wal-Mart and Amazon boxes to create costumes for the whole family!
Materials
- 4 Cardboard Boxes Accommodate Shoulder Width
- 24 Solo Cups
- 4 cans Spray Paint Any Color
- Masking Tape/Duct Tape
- 1 pair Scissors
- 1 pair Disposable Gloves
- 1 Face Mask
- 1 Hot Glue Gun With Extra Glue Refills
- 1 Pencil
Instructions
- Using scissors, cut the back and bottom off each box.
- Adhere the masking tape/duct tape to any edges and closings that need a little extra reinforcement.
- Using a pencil, trace an elongated half circle at the top of the box to create the neck hole; cut out with scissors.
- Trace an oval on both sides of the box to create the arm holes; cut out with scissors.
- Carefully adhere tape to the cutout rims of the neck and arm holes (to prevent chafing and irritation from the box).
- Space the boxes far apart from each other in your yard, or other work surface, face down; spray paint the inside edges and internal rims of the neck and arm holes.
- While the inside is drying, cut the red solo cups; leaving about 3 inches of the bottom. You will need 6 cup bottoms per box.
- While your hot glue gun is heating up, take your pencil and mark off 6 dots on the front of each box (2 rows of 3; evenly spaced).
- Apply hot glue to one rim (cut side) and carefully (but quickly) press down onto one of the markings on the front side of the box; continue with the other 5 cup ends until you have created the LEGO studs. Repeat this process with the other 3 boxes.
- Apply hot glue around the base of each cup end; on every box, to create a sturdy seal between the cups and boxes.
- Space the boxes far apart again in the yard; face up. Put your face mask and gloves on.
- Spray paint each box and studs with any paint color of your choosing.
- Allow to dry in the sun for 1 hour.
- Let's get SPOOKY!