The description below was contributed by: Lynn Thompson, on Oct 24, 2000 06:26:53PM Costume Rating
What age group is this costume for? Preschool and Younger
Estimated time required to make this costume: 20 minutes
Difficulty level: Quick and easy - no sewing required
Items you will need: (Hit your return key to start a new line)
Sweatsuit or jumpsuit
Velcro
Fabric glue
Thin yellow ribbon
Matchbox cars
Instructions:
-Cut ribbon into one inch strips.
-Starting with pants, strip down each leg front and back, leaving about one inch between strips.
-Do the same down each sleeve.
-Do same down front and back of sweatshirt.
-Run solid stripe on outside of dotted strips on front and back of shirt about 2 inches from center.
-Put velcro on bottoms of cars and stick to roadways.
-I reinforced the velcro and the strips at the ends with a few stitches for added durability.
Other information to consider:
This is a costume/play outfit my son can wear anytime and it comes with his favorite toys. Best of all, he can take them off to play with them and I can put them back on when done instead of carrying around and losing.