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

Estimated time required to make this costume:
approximately 20 minutes

Difficulty level:
Quick and easy - no sewing required

Items you will need: (Hit your return key to start a new line)
Solid black, white or colored outfit such as a sweat suit

High top shoes or boots

Two laundry or trash bags that are large enough to fit front and back of torso

Thin clothes to be used as laundry items that will easily hang out of bags and outfit

Lots of safety pins and/or clothes pins

Empty box of detergent and/or other cleaning items

Wicker or light-weight hamper top

Long rectangular scarf

Two letter-sized signs and/or pictures depicting "Dirty Laundry"

Instructions:
Pin light weight clothing that will easily hang out the top of both bags

Pin empty box of detergent, etc. so that it will hang out of the top of the front bag

Pin letter-sized sign or clip art picture to middle of each bag

Insert additional light weight items that will hang out of outfit and shoes

Pin additional items such as underwear on top of and to underside of hamper top

Insert long rectangular scarf around hamper top and place on head

Place bags around your front and back securely

Place hamper top or head and tie securely with scarf

Go out and have fun!!!

Other information to consider:
You can pin clothing items directly to scarf or your hair if you don't have a hamper top

You can make signs by hand or print out clip art and words