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Dr. Frank 'n Monster

Dr. Frank 'n Monster Costume for Kids
Total Time Needed:
Afternoon Or Evening

While Dr. Frankenstein stitched his monster out of recycled people, you can stitch this outfit largely from cast-off clothes!

Materials
  • Oxford shirt
  • Tie
  • Leggings
  • Adult-size Bermuda shorts
  • Safety pins
  • Black jacket or shirt
  • Kid-size khaki pants
  • Belt
  • Rubber bands
  • Packing tape
  • Sneakers
  • Frankenstein-monster mask
  • White lab coat
  • Wig
  • Glasses
  • Heavy black shoes or boots
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Instructions
  1. Dr. Frank 'n Monster Have your child put on the oxford shirt, tie and leggings. Pull the shorts on to mid-thigh (or so the short cuffs hit the tops of his feet). Pin the top of the shorts to the leggings.

  2. Put the black jacket on, so the neck hole is around your child's waist. Stuff the shoulders with a bit of newspaper, then pin the jacket to the bottom of your child's shirt.

  3. Stuff the legs of the khaki pants with newspaper (wrap a rubber band tightly around each cuff).

  4. Hold the pants in front of your child's waist, then fasten the belt through the front belt loops and around his waist.

  5. Bend back the khaki legs, wrap the black jacket arms around them, and pin in place. Tape or pin the sneakers to the end of the khaki legs.

  6. Stuff the mask with newspaper, then pin it just below the crotch of the khakis.

  7. Finish with your child putting on the lab coat, wig, glasses and the monster's black shoes.

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