How to Make a Smurf Baby Costume
For Smurf fans, Halloween is an opportunity to dress up your baby as one of these charming cartoon characters. These blue skinned creatures are immediately recognizable and the costume is easy to make. It consists of a few basic pieces which are very affordable to make.
Items Needed:
- White pants with socks or a onesie
- Bright blue dye
- White shirt
- 1 yard of felt; white for most Smurfs or red for Papa
- Newspapers
- Pins
- Scissors
- Needle and thread
- 1 roll of cotton batting
- Accessories for the character
- Pick the character. There are over 100 Smurf characters, each with a different personality and costume requirements. Papa Smurf, for example, wears a red hat and pants instead of white, while Handy Smurf wears overalls instead of pants.
- Plan the body costume. The easiest costume for a baby is Baby Smurf, who wears a white or light blue onesie. If you choose a different character, use white pants and white socks, to represent the footed trousers worn by the Smurfs. Dye a white baby shirt bright blue to use as a top.
- Make the hat. The distinctive Smurf hat is probably the most important part of the costume. Draw the outline of the hat on newspaper. Allow an extra 1/2-inch on all sides as a seam allowance. Cut the outline out of the newspaper. Fold the felt so you can cut both sides of the hat at the same time. Pin the pattern to the felt and cut along the pattern edges. Remove the pattern and sew the two pieces of felt together. Turn the hat inside out so the seams are on the inside. Stuff the hat with batting to make it stand up and keep its shape.
- Add personality pieces. Finish the costume by adding the identifying accessories for the specific character. Use a flower on the hat for Smurfette. A toy barbell is the accessory for Hefty Smurf, while Jokey Smurf carries a red and yellow gift box.