Homemade Lego Costume
Are you making Halloween costumes at home this year? Don’t you miss doing this as a kid? I remember my mother making ours for many years of our childhood.
I have the simplest tutorial for making a homemade Lego costume. This literally can be made in about 30 minutes and costs next to nothing.
I am not sure if you remember or not, but last year we shared 31 days of easy DIY Halloween costumes from other bloggers all over the internet. It was such a fun way to share simple costume ideas with other moms. Ever since then I have wanted to make a Lego costume for my boys.
Let me show you how simple this was.
(I do not have pictures of us making this during the process because we did it in a hurry after getting an invite to a local morning show segment to talk about DIY Halloween costumes. But this is an easy one. )
Supplies:
- large box
- 8 plastic disposable cups
- spray paint (we did red)
- hot glue gun
- hot glue sticks
- xacto knife or scissors
Take a regular large box (we used one that large air conditioning filters come on) and stand it up in a vertical position.
Cut the back off of the box with scissors or an xacto knife.
Then cut a half moon shaped opening out of the top and bottom of the box as shown below so that the child has a place to step into the box.
Cut arm holes out of the box.
At this point we applied a layer of red spray paint evenly over the box.
We (ok, my husband) also lined up 8 clear disposable drinking cups. Spray paint them as well.
Once they are dry, cut them down to about 1/2 the size salvaging the bottom portion of each cup to glue onto the box.
Line the cups up and hot glue them, bottom end of the cup facing out, to the box. Do this in four rows of two cups.
Now, spray another even layer of paint onto the box and the cups for an even look.
Let it dry 100% before letting a child use it.
Your kiddo can easily step into the box and place his or her arms through the arm holes.
I had our son wear a red thermal shirt, since the Lego is red.
Black jeans and regular play shoes went along perfectly.
This is how the costume looks from the back when the child is in the box.
This literally costs nothing to make.
It is super light and easy for your kiddo to wear.
Did you see our DIY Olaf costume that you can make in 15-20 minutes for $10?
When was the last time you made a homemade Halloween costume? We had so much fun this week making costumes. I have more to share over the next few days!
Easy DIY Halloween Costumes:
31 DIY Halloween Costumes for Kids of All Ages
25 Baby and Toddler Halloween Costumes
23 Tween and Teen DIY Halloween Costumes
Homemade Lego Costume
This homemade Lego costume is perfect for any Lego loving kiddo!
Materials
- large box
- 8 plastic disposable cups
- spray paint of any color
Tools
- hot glue
- razor knife or scissors
Instructions
- Cut the back of of the large box in the vertical position.
- Using your razor knife or scissors cut a half moon shape in the bottom and top of the box as well as a hole on either side for the arms.
- Spray paint the box around the outside. Lay out the plastic cups and spray paint them as well. Apply a second code if needed.
- Cut the plastic cups down the half the size and saving the bottom half.
- Hot glue the cups in a row, 4 on each side to create a Lego look.
- Allow to dry completely before using.
My 6 yo watched you video, pointed to the Lego Costume and said “that’s what I want Mom!” Score. Thanks Crystal!
Awesome Sharon!!! I am telling you, this is the easiest and coolest costume we’ve made. I love that it cost us nothing!
Love it! I think I seen something like this on good morning Dallas or some show like that I’m not too sure but yep I’m going to make this, two of them to be exact.
Natasha- was it this week on Good Morning Texas? If so that was us!!!
They are super easy to make. Takes about 30 minutes!
Very cute and imaginative! Love it so much. Your little boy has such a cute expression of exasperation! Love that it makes it so real!
Awe, thanks Kim. He is a charming fella for sure. He loves pretending.
Congrats on your TV exposure. You did a great job.
I think this costume is really awesome. Plus I do feel that many kids will jump at the chance to be a LEGO piece.
What a great construction. Definitely a good idea for a crafting afternoon and if you have to get costumes on a budget. 🙂
Super easy Victoria. It can totally be created in a short period of time any afternoon!
OMG I love this costume!!!
This is such a great idea! I love inexpensive, homemade costumes.
Great video!!! Thanks so much for the simple ideas. I love seeing you on TV, congratulations!!! Thanks for stopping by to share with us on our Facebook page yesterday. Have a Happy Halloween!
you seriously made this look so easy!
b
What a cute idea…I love it! I’ve chosen this as one of my features for this week’s Share The Wealth Sunday (and you’ll be featured on my FB page as well). Have a fabulous weekend!
xoxo
Lisa @ Fun Money Mom
What a cute idea and it really does look like something we could actually make. I will have to remember this for when my little guy is just a bit bigger!
I love cute and simple costumes. Maybe I can convince my son to be this for Halloween, Thanks for sharing on the #HomeMattersParty . I hope you will join us again next week.
What a cute idea! It’s great that it’s a simple to make costume, too. Thanks for sharing the how to with us at Snickerdoodle. Pinning.
That is SUCH a great idea and actually looks like a Lego… unlike my attempt at making a Lego cake a couple of years ago! Haha! Love it! 🙂 Lisa
What an easy, yet cute costume! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Such a fun costume idea! Included in my round up for Dream Create Inspire this week. Thanks for linking up with us!
I can see spending time with my son making this adorable costume. I’d win the “best mommy” award for sure. Congrats, you’re featured this week at the This Is How We Roll Link Party.
This is so cute <3 Thank you for the post. Added this costume for next year Halloween 🙂
Super cute & easy! Pinned! Thank you for sharing on Merry Monday! Hope to see ya next week!
Kim
Love this! This post will be Featured at the new Merry Monday party starting tonight! So glad you share with us.