The description below was contributed by: Mom of 3, on Oct 13, 2001 07:49:24PM Costume Rating
What age group is this costume for? Preschool and Younger Elementary School
Estimated time required to make this costume: 2-3 hours
Difficulty level: Almost as easy - some sewing
Items you will need: (Hit your return key to start a new line)
bike helmet
two plungers
old men's vest
purple and yellow material
hot glue gun
cardboard
Instructions:
Take foam insert out of an old bicycle helmet. Hot glue purple material around the foam shaped helmet. Then cut a fin shape out of cardboard and cover it with aluminum foil. Hot glue this fin shape on top of helmet. (Best to see a picture of Larry Boy to get similar shape.) Take 2 plungers off of their sticks and use metal screws to screw them onto each side of the styrofoam helmet.
Body: Take old men's vest and by basting large seams, cover the top half of the vest with yellow material and bottom half of the vest with purple material. The vest should reach the toddler's shins of his legs.
Paint the child's face half purple and half yellow like Larry Boy's and wear purple sweats underneath. My little boy played with the outfit for months to come.