Why did the chicken cross the road?
I don’t know, but I DO know that the chicken in question looks adorable. I can’t sew, I’m not crafty, and even I was able to put together an awesome chicken Halloween costume! Using dollar store supplies and second hand garments, it cost $12, and took less than an hour.
Here’s how to do it yourself.
What you need:
1. Two rectangular pieces of red felt
2. A white hat
3. A what long sleeved shirt (we used a sweater since it gets cold here)
4. Yellow pants
5. 4 white boas
6. 2 yellow rubber gloves
7. Stuffing
8. Needle and thread
9. Safety pins
The Hat:
Make an outline of a chicken comb on the red felt, in pencil. Use a bowl to draw a curved line at the base of your comb, so that it will sit comfortably with the curve of your child’s head. Stack both pieces on top of each other, and cut along your markings.
Sew the pieces together, leaving an open bottom. Stuff the inside. Sew the bottom together. Sew the comb along the top of the hat. Voila!
The Feathered Top:
Lay your white shirt/sweater flat. Using safety pins, pin the boas across the shirt. We used a zip-up sweater, and I began by pinning the end of one boa at the sleeve, at the shoulder, and then did a tight “W” pattern on one side. I did the same on the other side of the zipper, and again at the back. You should have 4 boas, each entirely on one side (back/front/left/right) of the shirt.
The Pants:
We bought yellow pants from Once Upon A Child. I’d suggest hitting up secondhand stores, because it’s oddly hard to find yellow pants in a pinch. If you have time on your hands, order online or check Old Navy.
Chicken Feet:
Lucy wouldn’t let me put shoes on her. However to make them, trim the rolled edge of the gloves at the opening, and stuff the fingers. Slip your child’s shoe into the glove, palm side down. Pull glove taut so fingers arch up to prevent tripping. Use hot glue to secure bottom edge of glove to top of back of shoe. Cut a slit in the center of the glove from the tongue of shoe to the end of the glove. Fold edges into shoe, and secure them with hot glue.
And there you have it: your very own chicken!
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