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Quick and Easy Octopus Costume
- Four pairs mismatched kids' tights
- Cotton batting
- Felt furniture tabs
- Hot-glue gun
- Ribbon
- Adhesive-backed Velcro strips
- One-piece and hat (we used ones from katequinnorganics.com; $19 and $10)
1. Cut the legs off 3 pairs of tights and stuff each with batting.
2. Fold the raw edges inward and hot-glue shut. Hot-glue felt tabs onto the underside of each leg (including the 4th pair of tights for baby to wear).
3. Cut a 24" length of ribbon and glue the sealed end of each leg to the middle section, leaving no space between legs.
4. Attach adhesive-backed Velcro to ends of ribbon belt to use as closure.
Originally published in the October 2009 issue of Parents magazine.
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love it i modified it just a bit i didn't have tights so i used my husbands mismatched socks and small circles of white felt for the suckers and since i didn't have any ribbon i just safety pinned the socks to a pair of sweatpants the coolest part is i can still use the clothes once i am done with the costume when your on a tight budget it is a nice perk to this costume thanks
10/13/2011 11:29:06 PM Report AbuseLove this one :) very creative
11/2/2010 03:55:31 PM Report Abusevery cute going to make one this year
10/13/2009 12:03:44 PM Report Abuse