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Medusa

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Costume type:	Costumes for Kids

Categories:	Halloween Costumes, Fictional Character Costumes, Literary Costumes

This homemade costume for kids entered our 2012 Halloween Costume Contest.

A word from Jill, the 'Medusa' costume creator:

My 5 yr old son loves snakes and decided it's halloween so he can be whatever he wants...including a girl, Medusa. I created the costume out of an old table cloth which i cut, folded over and cut a hole for his head and put a few stitches in to make it look like a toga (sort of) . I also spray painted the bottom so it looked dip died and finished it off with a curtain tie to put around his waist. He wore black long johns underneath the toga and i put them on a pool noodle. Then i slid fishnet stockings over top and spray painted them too so it looked like scales. The 'hair' was made on a baseball hat with the brim cut off. I used rubber snakes from the dollar store and rope from home depot. i twisted the rope around the hat stitching it every so often to stay in place. Next i cut the snakes and glued them in and under the rope. I also glued gems on the snakes eyes so they would be noticeable. Finally i took spray paint and went to town on the hat to cover every inch of the rope and rubber snakes. He was a big hit!

Rating: 4.8 of 5. Votes: 28

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#1 comment by Meghan October 3, 2012

Oh my gosh, I'm a 22 year old female and I LOVE IT. I may be doing this for Halloween this year. I'll make sure to give you credit though :)

#2 comment by Jill T. October 4, 2012

Thank you!!! Happy creating! Any questions along the way,, just ask! :)

#3 comment by JEN October 8, 2012

hOW DID YOU MAKE THE HEAD DRESS? LOVE IT.

#4 comment by Jill T. October 8, 2012

Cut the brim off of a baseball hat. Then I bought rope and wrapped, twisted, and looped it around the hat putting a stitch every so many inches where needed to keep in place. After I had the hat mostly covered in the rope, I stuck rubber snakes of various sizes in the spots that were bare. I spray painted both sides of the snakes before adding them. Some of the snakes I had to cut in half (like the big ones sticking out near his face) to get them to fit and hid the cut end under the rope. I hot glued the snakes to the hat and rope to keep them in place. I also glued small snakes all across the back of the hat, hanging down, so it would hide his hair that stuck out from the hat. After all the rope and snakes were in place I took bronze, gold, and black spray paint and sprayed the entire thing like crazy making sure to cover all the rope. I repainted the snakes tongues red after all the spray painting was done and I added green jewels to their eyes to make them stand out more. It took a bit of trial and error. Hope that helps!

#5 comment by Shanly October 13, 2012

This is awesome and just what I was looking for for my daughter. How exactly did you spray the snakes and ropes?

#6 comment by tragil91 October 28, 2012

I've looked all over the web for a Medusa headpiece design. This is by far the best I've seen. The make-up is wonderful, too. How did you make the "scale" look on his forehead and jawbone?

#7 comment by Jill T October 28, 2012

Kinda silly but I put fishnet stockings on his head and then used eyeshadow and a makeup sponge and dabbed into the shape I wanted on his forehead and jawline. Then we carefully pulled the stockings off! He was not happy with that process but liked the end result! Haha.

#8 comment by mary N. October 30, 2012

Thank you for sharing this idea. This is totally awesome. I made this 12 hours before the costume party I attended and although it was not as great as yours it still came out fantastically freaky. People could not believe I made it myself.:)

#9 comment by Lucy M. December 14, 2012

How long does it take to make the whole costume?

#10 comment by Sue March 18, 2013

May I borrow it for a party at the end of this month (March 2013)? This is amazing!
-Sue

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