How to Make a Pterodactyl Costume

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Things You'll Need

  • Green suit or sweat pants/sweatshirt

  • 2 yards matching green fabric

  • Fabric paint in white, black and red

  • Batting

  • Elastic band

Make a Pterodactyl Costume

Kids seem to love dinosaurs, whether its because they're mysteriously extinct or for their monstrous size. Becoming a dinosaur is a wish of many little boys as well. If you love to sew, surprise them this Halloween by making them a Pterodactyl costume.

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Step 1

Buy a green body suit. If you cannot find a solid green one piece and do not want to make one, purchase a green sweatshirt and sweatpants.

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Step 2

Cut the green fabric in half so you have two equal pieces of 1 yard each.

Step 3

Using one of the yards of fabric, make a diagonal cut from the top left to the bottom right. These will be the two wings.

Step 4

Attach each wing to the sweatshirt with a few simple stitches using a sewing machine. You will need to attach it to the sleeve and the side of the sweater on each side.

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Step 5

Fold the other yard of fabric in half and pin together.

Step 6

Trace the shape of the pterodactyl head as pictured onto the folded fabric.

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Step 7

Use scissors to cut the shape out of both pieces of fabric.

Step 8

Stitch both pieces of fabric together along the edges using a sewing machine, leaving an opening along the bottom.

Step 9

Turn the head inside out and stuff with batting.

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Step 10

Sew the opening closed using hand-stitching.

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Step 11

Attach an elastic band to the bottom of the pterodactyl that will wrap around the child's chin.

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Step 12

Paint the eyes, mouth, and teeth on the pterodactyl using the fabric paint.

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Add finishing stitches along the edges of the wings to keep them from fraying.

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