How to Make a Kid’s Beetle Costume for Halloween
Supplies Needed
Printable bug patternCardboard Utility knife Acrylic paint: black and goldPaintbrush Hot-glue and glue sticksBlack 1-inch-wide elastic Two black chenille pipe cleaners Black knit hat Black shirt and pants
Step-by-Step Directions
Create your own little bug with a few crafty tools and materials you might already have on hand. Your little one will be ready to crawl into the Halloween festivities.
Step 1: Make the Bug
Enlarge and trace the bug body, wings, legs, and antennae patterns onto cardboard; cut out. Paint the body, legs, and antennae black on both sides; let dry. Paint the wings gold; let dry. Paint the edges of the wings black and add black spots and speckles. Hot-glue the wings to the bug body. Hot-glue front leg parts together. Arrange the six legs evenly along the sides of the wings. Hot-glue the legs to the underside of assembled bug body. For arm loops, determine strap length and placement on the bug body to fit the child. Hot-glue ends of black elastic strips to the assembled bug body, making two arm loops.
Step 2: Make the Antennae
Wrap one end of each pipe cleaner around a pencil three or four times. Hot-glue the opposite end of pipe cleaners to the knit hat ($5, Target). Insert the cardboard antennae into the brim fold of the hat and you’re ready to go trick-or-treating!
