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The Flash

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The Flash

DIY costume done in a flash.

  • Has instructions

  • Make together

  • No-sew

Materials

  • One red kids top
  • One red kids bottom
  • Red felt (4 x 20 inches)
  • Yellow felt (2 sheets 9 x 12 inches each)
  • White felt (1 sheet 9 x 12 inches)
  • Yellow electrical tape
  • Printed lightning bolt image
  • Marker
  • Double sided fabric tape
  • Hot glue gun and sticks
  • Scissors

Instructions

What if we told you that we could give both you AND your kid super powers? Yours first: you can reuse your Primary essentials after Halloween, and create a winning costume in under 30 minutes! Too good to be true? Not with our simple DIY! Now theirs: with this classic DIY "The Flash" costume, they'll have the power of superspeed and get to all the neighborhood houses fast as lightning. (Not being slowed down by a sweaty, plastic costume is the key to superspeed!)

For the mask:

  • Cut a red strip of felt that fits around the wearer's head.
  • Place felt over the eyes and mark where the eye openings should be with a marker. Cut out the eye openings and cut a semi-circle along the bottom middle edge to reveal the nose.
  • Cut two yellow flashes from felt and glue or use fabric tape to attach to the sides of the mask.

For the emblem:**

  • Cut a medium sized yellow felt circle and a slightly smaller white felt circle. Attach together with hot glue.
  • Cut a lightning bolt from yellow felt and glue it in the center of the circle. If you'd like, you can find a lightning bolt image from the internet to print and trace.
  • Use fabric tape to attach the emblem to the front of the Long Sleeve PJ Top.

For the yellow edging:

  • Use yellow electrical tape to make the flashy zig zag shapes around the sleeves and waist.

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