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Pablo Costume

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A pair of footed one-piece pajamas, some fleece, a blue t-shirt, and a baseball cap are the basic materials needed for this Pablo lookalike costume. Be sure to buy the pajamas in a size that is greater than your child typically wears. That way, you will have extra room for stuffing.


	For the Body

	Yellow fleece

	Fabric glue

	Fabric shears

	Blue footed one-piece pajamas

	For the Vest

	Blue t-shirt at least two sizes larger than the pajamas

	Spray starch (optional)

	For the Bow Tie

	Heavy cardstock or thin cardboard

	Hole punch

	Wide sewing elastic

	Blue felt

	For the Beanie

	Blue or red baseball cap

	Propeller from a dime-store balsa wood airplane kit

	Floral wire

	Blue, red, and yellow felt

	For the Mask

	Bright yellow cardstock

	Plain white paper

	Black marker

	Blue paper plate

	Craft knife

	Sewing elastic for tying on the mask

	Craft glue

	For the Hands

	Blue mittens

	Polyester stuffing

For the Body
1. From the yellow fleece cut a very large oval for the tummy. Glue it right over the zipper onto the pajamas. Let dry. Once it is dry, use your scissors to cut down along the zipper. Then glue the yellow fleece along the edges of the slipper.

For the Vest
2. Cut the blue t-shirt vertically, up its center. Then cut the open "flaps" into a curved vest shape. Turn over the t-shirt, and at the back cut an inverted V-shape at the center back to create "tails." Hang the pajamas on a hanger, slip the vest over the top, and then use your scissors to trim the vest until it's the shape you like.

3. Once you are satisfied with the vest shape, you can press it with spray starch to make it stiffer. This step is optional.

For the Bow Tie
4. Cut a large bow tie shape from the cardstock. Snip two small holes in the center of the cardstock bow tie and slip a length (about 8 inches) of sewing elastic through to create a stretchy tie. Then use the cardstock bow tie shape as a template to cut the same shape from the blue felt. Glue the blue felt to the cardstock (the side that does NOT have the elastic ends coming out) and let dry. Set aside.

For the Beanie
5. Cut the visor off a baseball cap. Continue to trim the base of the hat until it's a suitable size for a beanie.

6. From the airplane kit, remove the propeller. Use the ends of the scissors to poke a small hole in the top of the beanie. Slip the propeller through. To keep it elevated and secure, wrap its base with floral wire until it stands up on its own.

7. From the felt, cut triangles in red, blue, and yellow and glue them at intervals to the beanie. Let dry.

For the Mask
8. Cut a large diamond shape from the yellow cardstock. Fold it crosswise in half, then crease it again just below that fold. Glue it to the center of the plate.

9. On white paper, draw two large eyes with the black marker. Cut them out and glue them to the plate.

10. With a craft knife, cut holes in the eyes and a small breathing hole in the nose area.

11. Before punching holes in the plate to create the mask, hold it up to your child's face. The holes for the elastic need to go barely above your child's ear level. Mark this, then punch a hole on each side of the mask. Slip a piece of stretchy elastic at both sides and tie at the back of the child's head.

For the Hands
12. Dress your child in the pajamas, stuffing the belly and rear as much as possible before adding the vest, beanie, and mask. Slip the mittens over the hands.