How to Make an Oompa Loompa Costume
Are you looking for a fun and creative homemade outfit for a Halloween or costume party? Why not be an Oompa Loompa from the 1971 movie "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory"? An Oompa Loompa uniform is a great and easy costume idea, and can be easily altered to fit your needs and personal style.
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Things You'll Need
- White pants
- White suspenders
- Brown turtleneck
- White shoes.
- White pompoms
- Brown paint or tape
- White paint or tape
- White socks.
- Orange face paint
- Green wig (or blond wig and green hairspray)
Instructions
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Use the white tape or paint to add vertical white stripes to the neck and cuffs of the brown turtleneck.
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Paint or tape brown stripes on the pompoms and socks. I recommend using paint for the pompoms, because tape will bunch up and fall off.
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Use a safety pin or a needle and thread to attach the pompoms to the shoes--one pompom for each shoe. Do not add the pompoms to the shoes until the paint has dried. I recommend attaching the pompom to the shoelace rather than the shoe itself (though it might be difficult).
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Rest assured that you can usually find any number of colored wigs at a Halloween store or online, but if you seem unable to find a curly green wig, it's an easily remedied situation. Obtain a curly or semi-curly blond wig and some green hairspray. Set the wig on some form of a stand in a well-ventilated area and spray it fully with the green spray. Depending on the type of spray you are using, it might stain clothes or other surfaces, so be sure everything is covered.
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If you are making the costume for a trick-or-treater, add a pillowcase with the word "Sugar" painted on it as a candy bag.
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Top the whole thing off with the white suspenders and pants. Tuck the turtleneck into the pants and add the suspenders over it. Add the finishing touch with some orange facepaint and the now-green wig.
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