How to Make a Cat in the Hat Costume
Among the many wonderful characters created by Dr. Theodore Seuss Geisel, the Cat in the Hat remains a favorite of young readers. The wily cat is a fun character and a great choice for a Halloween costume. It's not the easiest costume choice, but it's far from the hardest.
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Instructions
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Get the Hat. You won't find this extra-tall red and white hat in stores (except possibly in some novelty fashion stores similar to Hot Topic), but you can make your own if you have time. Go low-tech with cloth strips or even magic markers.
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Get the bowtie. You can find one of these at any Salvation Army store, or you can make your own from a red sash, mimicking Seuss's drawing.
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Make up a cat face. Some black make-up and fake whiskers should do the trick.
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Get cat fur. This is optional, as it takes a lot of effort. One easy way to add fur to your costume is to get any kind of square cut of furry material and just wrap it around the shoulders. It's not form-fitting, but it should look okay. Some die-hard cat fans can find skilled seamsters/seamstresses who will put together actual furry costumes with arms, legs, but that's above and beyond the general standard of cat costume creation.
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Get props. Seuss's cat loves to balance household items in funny and chaotic ways. Your cat costume could include common items like books and umbrellas that the cat drags with him/her around the neighborhood.
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Tips & Warnings
A great visual addition to a Cat in the Hat costume is the "pink" that Seuss's cat leaves behind on everything he touches. Any kind of bright pink plastic material will do.
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bethanymom
Jan 19, 2011
This is not an actualy How to MAKE a Cat in the Hat article, this is a shopping list for buying everything you need. I was looking for ideas on how to actually MAKE most of the pieces needed to make my own costume.
