Garfield Costume DIY
Whip up a homemade Garfield costume for kids with minimal sewing and a dab of Garfield makeup. Easy DIY costume, supply list included.
Yield: 1 costume
Cost: $45-$50
Equipment
Materials
Instructions
- Roll out a piece of Duck Tape, place your template* over the Duck Tape, and use a craft knife to cut the shape out of the Duck Tape.
- Then apply each stripe to the back of the footie pajamas.
- After placing the larger stripes, mark where you want to place the ears.
- Then cut a smaller stripe template for stripes that go up the hood of the pajamas, and cut out the stripes.
- Place each stripe up the left side of the hoodie, matching in place with stripes on the right side of the hoodie. I placed 4 stripes on each side of the hood.
- Begin the ears by cutting 2 small semi-circles out of the 1-inch thick foam.
- Place the semi-circles on the extra fleece fabric, and draw an oval around the shapes, leaving about 1 inch extra for the hem.
- For each ear, fold the oval shaped fabric in half, and sew around the edges, leaving 2-3 inches open for stuffing with the foam shape.
- Then turn the ears right side out and stuff with the foam shapes.
- After stuffing, close up the ear with a needle and thread.
- Tack the ears to the top of the hood where you’d previously marked for the ears to go.
- Using an image of Garfield as your guide, color in stripes and outline the ears with the fabric marker.
- Fold more of the fleece fabric in half, and draw your shape, making sure to draw the tail large enough for the hem.
- Cut the tail out of the folded fleece, cutting both pieces of fabric. Then sew it together.
- Once the tail pieces are sewn together, it’s time to turn the tail right side out and stuff it with quilt batting. Make sure the tail is full to the gills with quilt batting.
- Once it’s full of batting, tack the tail to the back side of the costume.
- Cut 4 more stripes out of the Duck Tape. 2 stripes will be very small, and 2 stripes will be more of a medium size.
- Place the stripes on the tail.
- Then, using an image of Garfield as your guide, color in the end of the tail with the fabric marker.
- Hot glue a trick or treat pumpkin bucket inside a foil pan, labeled ‘Lasagna’.
- Add a stuffed teddy bear for Pooky the Teddy Bear.
- Use costume makeup to make Garfield makeup, including whiskers, a pink nose, and other Garfield facial features.
- And that's it! Your costume is ready to go!
Video
Notes
*Wash the pajamas before starting to craft the costume.
*You’ll need to make a template for the stripes on Garfield’s back. Making a template out of a smaller piece of poster board makes cutting the Duck Tape stripes so much easier and more efficient. The size of the stripes will depend on the size costume you’re making.