How to make a giraffe costume.

Oh the things we do for school music programs :)

Here is how I made a giraffe costume for my son.

A few quick notes....

• I used a hat because my son did not like the idea of wearing a head band like a girl.
• I used a shirt we already had and was almost to small.. and since my material didn't really stretch like t-shirt material I would suggest using a larger shirt rather than smaller.  Lesson learned.  

Items needed...

• hat
• chenille "pipe cleaners" large fuzzy ones
• 1 yard of giraffe material
• giraffe ribbon (if desired)
• plastic solo cup
• hot glue gun
• tassel (found in clearance isle in drapery section) for tail

Here's how to make it in a photo story line...

gather supplies

for the chenille horns I had to cut a small hole

and glue the horns from the bottom side to stay put

start with a curved cut out of the solo cup for the ears

hot glue fabric on one side

then hot glue from the other side

after this I edged it with giraffe ribbon

the horns are also glued to the ears at the base to keep them from flopping around

I used an old t-shirt and just flipped inside out so we didn't see the design.  I drew with a sharpie the shape I wanted, then hot glued the fabric on, I also trimmed the edges with the ribbon.

Here is the final look.

I wanted to add a bow tie...but the giraffe said no :(

The tail is his most favorite part!