How to Make a Hot Dog Costume

You want your Halloween costume to stand out in a crowd and there's no better way to do that than by dressing up like a hot dog. Everyone loves hot dogs, whether it's at a baseball game or a cookout, so your hot dog costume is bound to be a crowd pleaser. Bring lots of mustard.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Brown shirt
• Brown pants
• Brown toboggan hat
• Foam mattress pad
• Scissors
• Red and yellow fabric paint
• Brown shoes

1. Start with a brown shirt and brown pants. A reddish brown would best imitate the color of a hot dog, but if you can't find that, simple brown will. Buy something cheap and comfortable.

2. Wear a brown toboggan hat so your head looks like the tip of the hot dog.

3. Get a cheap foam mattress pad. Use scissors to cut the corners off so they are rounded. Paint it yellow or beige to replicate the color of a hot dog bun. Cut holes in the sides for your arms so when you put your arms through, the bun will form to your body.

4. Use some red and yellow fabric paint to draw squiggly lines, your ketchup and mustard, all over your brown shirt and pants. You can also cut out squares of white cardboard for chopped onions and glue them on your pants and shirt.

5. Wear brown shoes. If you do not have brown shoes, wear shoes that won't stand out too much from the rest of your costume.

Tips & Warnings

• If you're going to a couple's party, one person can dress up in a hot dog costume and the other can dress up as a bun.