Aytan asked me for a dinosaur costume.
I found one! I ordered it from an etsy seller, but latter I saw that Simplicity still prints this one. I can highly recommend it. Together we went to Joan’s and Aytan chose the fabric, green of course.
He is an impatient little fellow, he thought I could wip it up in an hour. Of course he was happy to help stuff the tail. He was unhappy to go home without the costume.
The scales are made from felt, I added strong interfacing, I really want them to stand on their own.
A very well designed costume. with claws on the feet and a seperate hood. There also are gloves, but I skipped those. He will need the use of his hands.
It was a hot summer day when I finished this. Let’s hope it is cool on Halloween.
A very happy Aytan! He immediately put it on and started roaring. Saba Joel does a good job roaring even without the costume.
First it was a run around the yard.
Then he took his matching dinosaur puppet and we had to go for a walk to the park.
People stopped and looked, which was fine. Aytan just told them that it’s not dark yet, but soon it will be and it will be Halloween.
I like the elastic under the shoe, it did help the foot stay in place.
I just love this dinosaur proudly walking around.
Yes, there was a meltdown the next day when he couldn’t wear the costume to school. Luckily, soccer started that weekend and a new interest started. No, he hasn’t forgotten about the dinosaur, there is simply fun things in life to keep him busy.
Leah