DIY: Halloween Costume of a Wolf
- 1). Wet papier-mache per instructions on the box. Tear paper into strips and dip them into the papier-mache. Cover mask with the papier-mache length-wise and add bumps and dips in the paper to create texture. Leave the eye holes clear. Cut sponge in half width-wise, place on the nose piece of the mask and cover with papier-mache, leaving bottom uncovered. This will be the wolf's snout and will give you room to eat and drink. Let dry for at least two hours.
- 2). Construct ears out of dry paper by cutting two corners of the paper large enough to curve into ears. Crease the center of the curve so they hold their shape. Bend a half inch piece of the paper on the base of the ear to tape to the headband. Cover ears with one or two pieces of papier-mache to add texture. Let dry for at least an hour. Color ears with markers and cut at least three inches of fur trim to glue to the headband on the sides of the ears and in between.
- 3). Once dry, color the mask with markers however you wish, preferably using a color that matches the sweat suit. Color the wolf's nose black, where the sponge is raised. Once finished pull out the sponge carefully and try on the mask. Make sure you can see and there is enough room to eat and drink.
- 4). Take off the mask. Cut the fur trim to the length of the top and sides of the mask. Using fabric glue, begin to glue fur trim onto the mask, avoiding the bottom of the mask. Fabric glue will help the fur stick to the mask better than regular glue. Let dry.
- 5). Cut a length of the fur trim for the wolf's tail. Pin the fur trim to the waistband on the back of the sweat pants. Put on sweat pants, sweat shirt, mask and headband.
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