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. 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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