Full tutorial for a DIY Minion costume (complete with hard hats, Gru logo, goggles and crazy hair) – great for a fancy dress party or Halloween outfit.
Here is my easy DIY Minion costume tutorial. We were invited to a fancy dress party a couple of weeks ago and the boys knew they wanted to dress up as Minions (they are BIG fans of Despicable Me)!
I love these goggles from Playing with Scissors (found on Pinterest), but I wanted to use hard hats, rather than a beanie (because it’s Summer here and a beanie might be too hot). I also wanted the goggles to be on the hat, not on their faces, as I thought that might irritate them.
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To make a DIY Minion costume, you will need:
- 2x mason jar lids (I couldn’t find these in time for the party, so my Dad cut some discs from a plastic pipe to use instead)
- a yellow plastic toy hard hat
- black elastic
- tape
- scissors/a craft knife
- a printer
- white card
- black pipe cleaners
- a glue gun
- white stickers / paper and double-sided tape
- a yellow Tshirt
- blue dungarees/jeans and braces
COST: a few quid
AGE: toddlers and young kids
TIME: 20-30 minutes
How to make a DIY Minion costume:
- Download the Gru logo and print it out onto your stickers (or onto paper, then use double-sided tape). Stick this onto the front of your hard hat
- Choose which hairstyle your Minion will have (there are 3 to choose from) and glue pipe-cleaners onto the hard hat in the style of your choice
- Print some goggle eyes out onto card and cut them out, keeping them attached in the middle
- Remove the inserts and tape your Mason jar lids together. Tape these to the printed google eyes
- Tie some elastic to one side of your goggles (making a small hole in the card if needed)
- Pass the elastic around the hat and wind it through the plastic support inside, back around to the front and secure to the other side of your goggles
- Position the goggles at a jaunty angle (the Minions are a bit slap-dash after all!) and secure with some double-sided tape or glue
- Dress your kid up in a yellow Tshirt and blue dungarees (or in Pickle’s case, blue trousers and braces, as his dungarees are too small now)
- Add the hard hat
- Now you have the cutest DIY Minion ever – ready to party!
P.S. Chops has my geek glasses here (I went as a Minion too!) – he doesn’t need them, but they were so huge on his little face, I wanted to include the photo as it makes me grin every time I look at it!
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'How to make the cutest DIY Minion costume' have 36 comments
May 22, 2014 @ 10:21 am Abi
Love this!
May 22, 2014 @ 11:27 am Hodge Podge
Thanks Abi! 🙂
May 23, 2014 @ 10:36 pm auntie Biz
Priceless! They look totally amazing, excellent costumes. X
May 24, 2014 @ 9:16 pm Hodge Podge
Thanks Auntie Biz! 😀
May 26, 2014 @ 9:51 am Bonny Bonafilla
Really cool idea! My little man is itching to have a go at this. All the best, Bonny
May 26, 2014 @ 9:36 pm Hodge Podge
Yay, I’m so pleased to hear that Bonny! 🙂
May 26, 2014 @ 9:20 pm Kirsty Hijacked By Twins
Arrrr they look so cute! Fab idea x
May 26, 2014 @ 9:37 pm Hodge Podge
Thanks Kirsty! x
May 27, 2014 @ 1:40 am Sarah Bailey
This is just too cute! Love it x
May 27, 2014 @ 9:39 pm Hodge Podge
Thanks Sarah! 🙂
May 27, 2014 @ 10:50 pm Pinkoddy
They look so adorable. I am featuring this on the Kids Coop thanks for linking up
May 28, 2014 @ 10:36 pm Hodge Podge
Amazing news, thank you! 😀
June 12, 2014 @ 12:37 pm Pinkoddy
Sorry have got a bit behind but am doing this, sorry for the delay
June 27, 2014 @ 12:02 pm Hodge Podge
Amazing – thank you! 🙂
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June 13, 2014 @ 6:44 pm Minion Costume Lover
Really cute! You make it seem simple and the costume is instantly recognisable! Perfect! You have two great models to make the costumes look even cuter.
June 27, 2014 @ 11:57 am Hodge Podge
Thank you!
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September 21, 2014 @ 7:33 pm Caryn
So adorable…reminds me of my two..they are big now..I have a 12 yr old though. Is he nicknamed pickles..because my middle son is Nicholas but we call him pickles
September 21, 2014 @ 8:25 pm Hodge Podge
Aww, that’s sweet Caryn 🙂
We have a Pickle and a Chops (both nicknames) – Pickle because he was an absolute pickle of a baby and chops because he had chubby chops as a baby and then became a cheeky chops! 😉
September 30, 2014 @ 6:50 am Tarana
This is so very cute!
October 9, 2014 @ 9:08 pm Hodge Podge
Thank you! 🙂
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