M&M Costume

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Parental supervision is recommended

Kids can dress up for Halloween as their favorite candy treat with this M&M costume.

What you'll need:

  • M&M package (yes, you may eat the candy)
  • Drapey gold fabric (amount depends on size of person, see tips below)
  • Brown broadcloth fabric
  • Scissors
  • Permanent brown marker
  • Wonder-Under paperback fusible lining
  • Pattern for lettering (computer fonts, stencils, or freehand)
  • Pen or fabric marking pen or pencil
  • Iron
  • Sewing machine and matching thread
  • Stick

How to make it:

  1. Measure from shoulders to about an inch and a half off the floor to obtain length of drapey, gold material needed. Don't forget to add for seam allowances. 
  2. Cut the fabric to size.
  3. Stitch the material front to back, leaving arm and neck holes. All openings were turned under and hemmed on the machine for a finished appearance.
  4. Trace the letters "M", "&", and "M" on the Wonder-Under paper side.
  5. Cut the Wonder-Under close to the letters.
  6. Using the iron, and following the manufacturer's instructions, adhere the Wonder-Under to the broadcloth fabric. Let cool.
  7. Cut the letters out of the broadcloth that is adhered to the Wonder-Under.
  8. Peel off the paper.
  9. Place the letters on the gold fabric where desired.
  10. Using the iron, and following the manufacturer's instructions, adhere the letters to the gold fabric, making sure not to scorch the gold fabric. Let cool.
  11. Use the permanent brown marker to copy the writing on the M&M package.

Tips:

From a Kaboose reader: "I freehanded everything to size based on the size of the garment and looking at one of those small M&M packages. You can't see it in the photo but the costume is identical to the package complete with net weight and everything. I used a permanent brown marker to do the writing.


Everything is Wonder-Undered, no applique. I completed the costume in an afternoon (but that's when I had only one child afoot)."

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