Gru in Lucy Wilde’s car held by a Minion Costume

I wanted to have a super funny costume this year that everyone would remember. I had to come up with a lovable character and some how make him do something silly while being cute. The minion carrying me was my first thought to make everyone laugh. As I started designing the costume in my head, the creativity started flowing. I used a pop up hamper covered with yellow material to make the minions body. He actually looked like sponge bob in the beginning until I added the overalls, arms and eyes. The minion carrying me in a car was my next thought. The car is actually just a box I covered and added wheels, bumpers, and working lights. The idea of Gru came to mind when trying to decide who the minion was gonna carry in his car. The whole costume cost around $75 dollars. I did use materials not being used around the house which helped keep the cost down. It was very time consuming thou using up at least 3 months worth of Sunday’s putting it together.