10.14.2015

COSTUME WEEK DAY 2: Insurance Family





DAY 2: Insurance Family

Total cost for all four costumes: $28

Total time for all four costumes: 40 minutes


Mayhem (Allstate)

  • Dumbells ($3.49 each, Target)
  • Headband (already owned)
  • Name tag (letters 2.99, Michaels)
  • Bandage (already owned)
  • Suit (already owned)

Steps

  1. Make name tag
  2. If you have a suit you're fine with ruining, ripping it at the shoulder seam would make an even better costume. 
  3. Add bandage and dirt to face

Aflac

  • White shirt (already owned)
  • Orange pants ($4.50, Target. They're also turned inside out because they had hearts on them)
  • Orange foam board (99c, Michaels)
  • Elastic (already owned)
  • Name tag (letters already owned)
  • White feather boa (optional)

Steps

  1. Trace a duck foot shape onto the foam board and cut an "x" in the heel large enough to fit over the foot.

  2. Draw and cut out the duck bill from the foam board. Leave the center attached.
  3. Poke two holes in the center of the duck bill and thread elastic through to make a mask.

  4. Make name tag.

Geico Gecko

  • Green shirt and pants or onesie
  • Tan, green and black felt (39c each, Michaels)
  • Black foam board (99c, Michaels)
  • Headband (already owned)
  • Name tag (letters already owned)

Steps

  1. Make name tag
  2. Draw and cut out tan felt tummy. 

  3. Glue on shirt with fabric glue or hot glue gun.
  4. Draw and cut out eye shape from black foam board. Include a tab at the bottom for glueing onto the headband.

  5. Cover the eye shape, except for the tab, with green felt using a hot glue gun. 

  6. Cut out eye balls from black felt and glue on. 

  7. Glue tab to head band using hot glue gun.
We had to give her a lollipop so she wouldn't cry during photos. 

Flo (Progressive)

  • White shirt (already owned)
  • White pants (already owned)
  • White apron ($5.99, Michaels)
  • Blue letters ($3.99, Michaels)
  • Black letters (already owned)
  • Red lipstick (optional)

Steps

  1. Add "Progressive" to apron
  2. Add "Flo" to apron
  3. Make "I Heart Insurance" pin

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