Life With Kids Series: Halloween 2014

As the child of immigrants, I have been making my own costume since day 1. While the folks embraced Halloween, they never embraced the concept of spending their hard earned money on a silly outfit for just one day (unless of course you count my big fat Indian wedding day, in which case, yes, they spent a lot of money there, not that I'm complaining).

I grew to love making Halloween costumes and still do when I get a chance (rarely). This year, the stars aligned and my son asked to be a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. Since he asked me while wearing his green Om home jammies, this one was a no brainer!

Om home DIY Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Costume

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle 

DIY Instructions

Take one Om home Jasper pajama in green

The Top

  Cut an oval to fit on top of the pajama with yellow fabric

Sew three sides of the yellow fabric onto a fabric backing and fill it with stuffing

Sew the stuffed yellow fabric onto the green top, making sure to include both horizontal and vertical lines across the center

 Cute!

The Stripes

Using orange fabric, cut 3 3" strips and 2 5" strips, about 10" long 

(depending on the size of your child)

I folded each piece and used hem tape to iron it together

The Mask

Cut out the template with both felt and orange fabric.

Spray the orange fabric onto the felt

Sew the straps from the previous step onto each side of the mask

You can find the mask template here 

Cowabunga!

For full instructions, I recommend visiting this wonderful DIY tutorial with a thorough set of instructions. You can find the mask template here. Happy Halloween!