

We hit up Amazon and ordered his and her overall sets and matching beanies, goggles, and shirts. Minion - Kevin the Minion from the film Despicable Me, its sequel, and Minions. In fact, this one is about as easy as they come. See more ideas about ninja costume, ninja halloween costume, costumes. Here’s what we ordered to create our Minion look:ĭIY costumes do not have to be complicated or hard. I was so excited when we got an invitation to a Halloween party the night before Halloween because it meant that Josh and I could still celebrate the holiday, rock our Minion costumes, and share funny photos with Josh’s parents the next night. When Josh’s parents’ vacation schedule got finalized and we realized they were flying into town on Halloween it threw a little kink into our Halloween plans as it meant missing the parties we were invited to that night. Josh and I love to dress up for Halloween together and DIY our costumes. It’s such a fun experience and leads to some awesome photos to look back on. This year Josh and I decided to go as Minions and were really looking forward to it. They’re silly and adorable and one of the best cartoon character creations in recent years. I fell in love with it for its charm, humor, and single dad storyline. To make a DIY Minion costume, you will need: 2x mason jar lids (I couldnt find these in time for the party, so my Dad cut some discs from a plastic pipe to.
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I swear I love that movie series more than little kids do. Any adhesive that works on fabric will do the trick.Despicable Me is one of my all-time favorite movies. I used Speed-Sew glue to attach the black part to the top of the blue felt and then more glue to attach to the pocket of the overalls. Now staple the outer G to some black felt and cut that out. Gently remove the staples and cut the inner G out of the printout. Get a piece of blue felt and staple the logo to it. Print it out and cut around the circle only to start. Save it to your computer, drop it into a word processing document and edit the image so the height is what you need. I found the image by searching ‘Gru logo’ on Google Images. Determine the height of the front pocket on the overalls – mine was 3″.

If your kid sounds like mine, you can also purchase a party pack of paper Minion goggles for cheap (my dollar store carries them) and attach them to the hat (sort of like I did with the vases for his Minion party). While we do have a pair, he is only 2 and doesn’t like to keep them on for long so the hat is a better fit for my little guy. Your local toy store will most likely have Minion goggles available for purchase. Fold a black pipe cleaner in half and stick each of the pointy ends through the top of the hat and give a little twist to keep in place. See more ideas about minion costumes, diy minion costume, diy minions. If you are not so lucky, you can craft one very easily with a yellow toque (that’s a winter hat for you non-Canadians). Explore Amanda Davis-Hancock's board 'DIY Minion Costume' on Pinterest. She made this hat for Little J for his birthday. I lucked out with the hat as my friend loves to crochet. The Gru logo and the Minion hat are where you will need to flex your creative muscles. The black shoes were easy as he already has a pair of awesome Vans Nintendo runners that are black on the front. The overalls are the perfect Canadian winter pair – they are lined with plaid fleece! These will also get a lot of use over the winter. The yellow shirt is actually a Minion shirt! It will get far more use than just on Halloween. I found the shirt and overalls at my local used kids’ clothing store for deep deep discount prices.

He lives and breathes Gru and all things yellow. In case you missed the memo, Little J is all about Minions.
