Last year, my little guy wanted to be Thomas, but wanted to wear real clothes. (Hint: Look for a post of this years bizarre costume request in the next week or so...) Anyway, I had to figure out how to make this happen. Always up for a challenge, I went to Pinterest for inspiration.
A lot of parents built a Thomas out of cardboard and while those costumes were fantastic, they still were not clothes.
I went to Walmart and found a blue hoodie and gray sweatpants. Next, I hit the craft aisle and bought felt and puffy paint.
I lined the jacket with red puffy paint. Next, I cut out circles to make a train look for the legs. I cut a number 1 and lined the inside with yellow puffy paint. I tacked all the felt items onto the outfit and was able to remove the train look from the pants so he could continue to wear the pants after Halloween.
Here is the front of the costume:
And here is the back:
To complete the costume, my son wore a white winter hat and red mittens. Looking back, I wish I would have designed the legs a little better, but I was pretty pleased with the results!
