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Wacky Arm Inflatable Tube Man Family Costume

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Costume type:  Costumes for Families
Category:Halloween Costumes

This homemade costume for families entered our 2016 Halloween Costume Contest.

A word from Stacey, the 'Wacky Arm Inflatable Tube Man' costume creator:

My 3 year old son is obsessed with wacky arm inflatable tube men. Ever since we were standing outside a car dealership and one almost bopped his 6 year old brother on the head, he has found them hilarious. So this year, when he asked to be one for Halloween, we decided to be an entire family of Wacky Arm Tube Men.
To make these costumes, I used pop-up laundry hampers as the tube base. Then sewed the body out of ripstop nylon, the eyes from cotton and heavy interfacing, and the mouth from mesh and heavy interfacing and bias tape. The hair was made to stand up using heavy interfacing and a pipe cleaner inserted into each nylon hair strand.
The overall cost per costume was approximately $35.
We had a great time dancing around in these and people thought they were hilarious. My 6 year old son won the costume contest at his elementary school's Halloween festival.

Rating: 3.9 of 5. Votes: 15

15 votes

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#1 comment by Betty October 24, 2019

Can you give some specifics about how much material for an adult. The pop up hampers are not wide enough for an adult. Thanks

#2 comment by Stacey October 24, 2019

The pop up hampers fit us adults just fine. My husband is 6ft and 200 lbs, I'm 5'4". I just cut the arm holes large enough and low enough to allow the shoulders thru. Added in shoulder straps to keep the costume at the correct height. I used about 3 yards for the green costume, mainly because I wanted very few seams and it was for a taller person.

#3 comment by Betty October 24, 2019

Thank you. We are wanting to do for group costumes at work.

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