What age group is this costume for?
Elementary School
Middle School
High School & Beyond

Estimated time required to make this costume:
1/2 hour; time to put some make up on face and to cut old pants

Difficulty level:
Quick and easy - no sewing required

Items you will need: (Hit your return key to start a new line)
back pack big enough to fit a ball inside
white t-shirt
old sports (suit) jacket oversized
old brown pants, cut jaggedly right below knee level
old work boots
charcoal to rub on face to look dirty
maybe some big crooked fake teeth

Instructions:
Put ball in backpack and zip
put on over t-shirt, put jacket on over the backpack (ball inside forms hunch back)
cut pants like jagged edges just below the knee area. Put pants on (tie with rope for belt if you want) make sure to button jacket to cover any back pack that might show in front. Rub charcoal on face to look dirty. Put on old boots and mess up your hair and put in crooked teeth. make sure to hobble as you walk!!