Blue Costume

This Halloween, kids can trick or treat dressed as Blue. The body is made from a sweat suit. The head is a helmet-style cap.

Watch Blue's Clues every day on Nick Jr.

Materials

• Royal-blue felt
• Child's light-blue union suit or sweat suit
• Glue gun or fabric glue
• Light-blue felt
• 4 pipe cleaners
• Needle and thread
• Cotton light-blue pilot's cap (available from the Natural Baby catalog)
• 3 light-blue socks

Directions

1. Step 1

   Cut circles from the royal-blue felt to make spots.

2. Step 2

   Glue onto the union suit.

3. Step 3

   Cut four 12-inch ear shapes from light-blue felt.

4. Step 4

   Glue two pipe cleaners along the edges of two of the ear shapes.

5. Step 5

   Glue the second set of ear shapes on top of the first, sandwiching the pipe cleaners inside.

6. Step 6

   Sew the ears to the top of the pilot's cap.

7. Step 7

   Glue royal-blue felt spots on ears.

8. Step 8

   Cut the cuff off one sock, gather at one end, and glue to the back of the costume to make a tail.

9. Step 9

   Cut paw-pad shapes from the royal-blue felt, and glue onto the foot part of two socks. Place socks on child's hands and cut holes for thumbs. Color Tip: If you can't find clothing in light blue, dye white clothing with fabric dye. Follow instructions on package. Dye the hat, union suit, and socks together so that they match.