How to Make Costumes for Kids With Milk
Whether your child has a milk obsession or you are trying to subliminally influence her to drink more of the wholesome white stuff, you want an idea for a milk costume. Dressing up like a milk carton can be a cute look if your child has a sibling who will be a chocolate chip cookie or a piece of cake. Milk on its own can be funny, too, however, so don't despair if your daughter wants to be milk, but your son insists on being a baseball player.
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Things You'll Need
- Cardboard box
- Scissors
- Packing tape
- White paint
- Red paint
- Paintbrush
- Red oaktag
- Red ribbon
- Stapler
- White face paint
- Chocolate chip cookie costume
- White duct tape
Instructions
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Milk Carton
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Find a cardboard box that is a good fit for your child's height, approximately from her shoulders to just above her knees in length.
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Cut off the bottom of the box so she has somewhere to put her legs and she can walk easily.
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Cut a hole in either side of the box for her arms.
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Cut a hole in the top of the box for her head.
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Tape down any loose sides of the box so it will stay in place while she is wearing it.
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Lay down the box and paint all sides white. Allow the top sides to fully dry before you turn over the box to paint the bottom side.
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Allow the white paint to dry fully.
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Paint "MILK" in big letters with red paint on the front and back of the box.
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Cut a circle from the red oaktag.
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Staple red ribbon to both sides of the circle, place the circle on the child's head and tie the ribbon in a bow under her chin. The circle represents a milk jug cap, so if you would like to use blue or green oaktag and ribbon to represent lower-fat milk, that would work too.
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Dress your child in all white clothing and place the box over her and the cap on her head.
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Paint a milk mustache on your child using white face paint.
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Give the child a chocolate chip cookie to hold or place a cookie costume on the child. Cookie costumes can be found at costumecity.com or thefind.com.
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Dress the child in all brown clothing.
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Use white duct tape to create the words "Got Milk?" on her back or front.
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References
- Photo Credit Container of milk. Plastic milk bottle image by L. Shat from Fotolia.com
