How to Make a Penguin Costume

If you're trying to think of a fun Halloween costume for this year and you're stumped, consider becoming a penguin for a night. With all the penguin movies that have come out recently, you can't go wrong. This costume isn't just popular a popular choice, it's also easy and quick to make.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Large, black garbage bag
• Orange construction paper
• One sheet of 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper
• Glue
• Posterboard
• Old baseball cap
• Yellow fabric paint

1. Make the main body of the penguin costume by cutting a hole on the closed end of a large, black garbage bag.

2. Use your orange construction paper to create a bowtie. Draw the outline of the bowtie on the paper and then cut it out, but don't attach it to the costume yet.

3. Glue a piece of 8 1/2 x 11 inch white paper to the garbage bag at chest level.

4. Attach the bowtie to the garbage bag at the top of the white paper, by the neck.

5. Take your poster board and cut out one large rectangle.

6. Glue the rectangle of poster board below the white sheet of paper.

7. Trace two feet on orange construction paper and attach them to the bottom of the garbage bag.

8. Make a beak by using an old, dark colored baseball cap. Paint the bill of the hat yellow with your fabric paint and draw eyes on the cap above the bill.

Tips & Warnings

• Don't cut holes in the sides of the garbage bag for arms so it looks like the person wearing the costume is waddling like a penguin.
• You can cut holes in the sides of the garbage bag for better movement if you want. If you decide to do this, wear mittens for a more realistic "wing" effect.