by Angela V This Halloween, for the first time, our youngest wanted to make a homemade Halloween costume. They usually ask for the typical store-bought outfits, but this year he was excited about making something from scratch.
With my husband’s help, and after many hours of planning and putting it together, they came up with this super cool DIY Classic Game Boy Halloween Costume.
Here’s how we put it together:
- We purchased some white sheets of coroplast, then measured Jasper’s body and created the body of the costume.
- Next, we got grey spray paint and spray-painted the coroplast.
- The controls and screen frame are made out of coloured foam sheets cut to size.
- The screen of the Game Boy is laminated green paper. My husband personalized his with his name. “Super Jasper World”.
- I helped make the vinyl text labels in my Cricut with standard black vinyl, and my husband applied them.
- The rest is just drawn in sharpie.
He was so super excited to wear his costume today. I love that he got to make this with my husband, and they had lots of fun making it together.
Jasper is already planning his costume for next year, and he is also hoping to go the handmade route.
Do you make your costumes too?
Happy Halloween!
27 Comments on “DIY Classic Game Boy Halloween Costume Idea”
That is one super costume! they did a wonderful job and it means so much more as it is homemade. I love it!!
Great to know!
Wonderful costume, they did a fantastic job! Handmade costumes are the best.
omg this costume is EVERYTHING!!!! I bet he got SO many compliments. I love unique costumes like this
Wow that turned out to be a great costume.
I just love this costume it’s so unique and relevant for kids today. You can see all the time and effort they put into this costume and he must be so proud of what he has accomplished.
What a great costume!
What a fun, creative costume. My little guy would be so proud to wear anything Nintendo.
This is such a good costume idea. I think it’s really special that he got to help with it as well.
Oh my gosh! What a great job you all did! Looks great!
What a great skill to teach the little ones. Bravo and very well done.
This is such an original idea and it looks so professional.
Look so nice and lots of fun to make I’m sure.
A fun costume!! Well done
This is a very cute idea for a Halloween costume.
Well done! This is a great costume.
Love the costume, it turned out great!
This is an awesome costume
Clever costumes!
This looks great! Homemade costumes are the best.
Just noticing this bookmarked for next year, my grandson would love this!
This is an awesome costume
This is amazing! Is it possible to have a copy of your drawings so I can make this for my son? Thanks
Really!! Look so cool. I thing i will make someone for my son haha
This is such a super cute idea for a Halloween costume.
So great when a child can work together with their parents to make something.
Great way to recycle an old cardboard box!