Jawa Star Wars Halloween Costumes for Kids
If your son is a Star Wars fanatic, he's probably looking for a Star Wars costume for Halloween. Since you don't want him slashing away at the neighbors with a light saber, and trying to make a Jar Jar Binks costume seems awfully complicated, why not suggest he be a Jawa? You can make the costume out of stuff from the craft store and around the house. If he convinces his friends to be Jawas too, they'll have fun getting together and carrying away the kid down the block who had the misfortune to dress as R2-D2.
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Things You'll Need
- Burlap fabric
- Sewing supplies
- Black face paint
- Sunglasses with yellow lenses
- 2 wide leather belts (one brown, one black, preferably with pouches)
- Black gloves
- Brown socks
Instructions
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Measure your child's height to see how much burlap you will need. For a 4-foot-tall boy, 3 1/2 yards should be enough to make a simple floor-length robe and hood; add another yard for each additional foot of height.
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Cut off and reserve a piece of burlap approximately 2 x 3 feet for the hood. Fold the remaining fabric in half so it is approximately the same height as your son. Cut a hole at the top (where the fabric is folded) for your son's head. Put it on him to make sure the neck hole is wide enough and to measure where to sew up the sides. The robe should fit loosely, so pin the seams at least 6 inches away from the sides of the body and three inches away from the arms. Take it off and sew up the sides with a sewing machine if you have one, or by hand if you don't. Cut away the excess material and leave the seams rough-looking.
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Paint your son's face black with non-toxic face paint. This will help it recede into shadow under his hood.
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Accessorize the Jawa costume with sunglasses with yellow lenses, black gloves and brown socks pulled over his shoes. Crisscross the two wide leather belts over his chest. It is perfect if the belts have pouches already; if not, scrounge up some old leather cell phone cases and clip them on.
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Drape the reserved piece of burlap around your son's head like a hood. It should fall over his forehead to hide his face. Use safety pins to secure it to the robe.
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Tips & Warnings
If your son insists the costume won't be complete without an ion blaster, fashion one by duct-taping a cardboard toilet-paper or paper-towel roll to the barrel of an empty water gun.
If your child is accident-prone or very active, trim his robe to ankle-length. His costume will still look good, but he won't be as likely to trip and hurt himself.
