No-Sewn Clown Costume Made with a Pillowcase

If you haven't found a Halloween costume for your kids yet, here is a great and easy one for you: a no-sewn clown made with a pillowcase!

Need:

1.           Colorful Pillowcase

2.           4 Big Colored Pom Poms

3.           Elastic cording or 1/4 inch elastic

4.           Craft glue

5.           Scissors

6.           1 large safety pin / 4 medium safety pins

Dollar Store accessories

What To Do:

7.           Iron pillowcase to remove creases andwrinkles first.

8.           Fold pillowcase in half, lengthwise, andthen cut a small opening, on folded side, for the neck .  Unfold and thencut a slit down the back, only, about 5 inches long from the neck opening.

9.           Across from the neck opening, at each sideseam, cut away a 1/4 inch slice for the arm holes.

10.        Dab a bit of white glue onto the cut edgesto prevent fraying, if desired.

11.        Cut a piece of elastic that will fitaround your child's thighs, adding about 6 additional inches. 

12.        Cut a small slit on the inside of thedouble thick bottom border, making sure not to cut into the front layer offabric.

13.        Attach the large safety pin to one end ofthe elastic and then insert this into the opening of the border.  Makingsure to keep the other end free, weave the safety pin through the entireborder, gathering as you go.  Tie off end, leaving a short tail and pushinto border.

Attach Pom poms to the center front of thecostume or attach with hot glue if desired.  You can either make a big bowfrom a piece of fabric, folding over ends and tying in middle (attach to frontof costume) or we found our clown nose, gloves and bow tie at the dollar store.

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