Create a Unique Sushi Costume

What You'll Need

• Small orange pillow
• White tape
• 4"-wide dark-green ribbon
• Scissors
• Hot-glue gun
• Adhesive-backed Velcro strips

Make It

1. Working with a pillow vertically, tape strips diagonally down pillow, starting at the top middle edge, leaving about 2" between strips.

2. Repeat on other side going in the opposite direction.

3. Cut a 24" length of green ribbon and glue it crosswise to the middle of the pillow, leaving equal lengths of ribbon on each side.

4. Measure your baby's waist and attach adhesive-backed Velcro to each end of ribbon to use as closure.

Originally published in the October 2009 issue of Parents magazine.