How to Create Cheap Costumes like Super Mario Bros for Halloween
Create a Super Mario Bros Halloween Costume with supplies you may already own and a few pieces of felt. Cheap costumes are possible for either boys or adults.
Things You'll Need
- Overalls
- Red shirt
- Red baseball cap
- White felt
- Black felt
- Red felt
- Boots
- Duct tape or spirit gum
- White gloves
Instructions
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Decorate Mario's red cap with a circle of white felt. Use the top of a peanut butter jar lid as a circle template.
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Create the red M for Mario out of red felt. To make the M symmetrical, fold a small piece of felt in half and only cut one side of the M.
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Glue the M to the center of the circle with a hot glue gun. Then, glue the circle onto the center front of the hat.
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Cut out a Mario mustache template on a white piece of paper. Place this white template of Mario's mustache onto black felt and cut around it.
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Tape the Mario Bros mustache on upper lip using strong duct tape or spirit gum.
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Dress up in a red turtleneck shirt, bib overalls, boots and white gloves.
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Place finished red baseball cap on head to complete the costume.
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Tips & Warnings
The bigger the mustache, the better.
Mario and Luigi couples costumes can be easily made with a green turtleneck shirt and green cap.