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Garfield & Odie

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Garfield & Odie

Unlikely BFFs. How do you like us meow?

  • Has instructions

  • Make together

  • No-sew

Materials

For Garfield:

  • One orange kids outfit
  • Orange felt (1 sheet 9 x 12 inches)
  • Black felt (3 sheets 9 x 12 inches each)
  • Stuffing (polyfil, felt scraps, tissue, or newspaper)
  • Cardboard
  • Blue ribbon

For Odie:

  • One yellow kids outfit
  • Brown felt (4 sheets 9 x 12 inches each)
  • Stuffing (polyfil, felt scraps, tissue, or newspaper)
  • Cardboard
  • Blue ribbon

Tools

  • Safety pins
  • Double sided fabric tape
  • Hot glue gun and sticks
  • Scissors

Instructions

Transform your little ones into your favorite cartoon odd couple with our DIY Garfield & Odie costume! Made with our soft Primary essentials, their shenanigans will ensue in comfort and style. Whichever way your kids lean on the Garfield-Odie personality range, every sibling pair can appreciate this duo (and parents can appreciate how easy it is to make)!

Garfield

For the ears:

  • Cut two pairs of rounded cat ears from orange felt and hot glue the curved edges together on each.
  • Stuff with anything you have on hand, such as paper towels, tissue, or newspaper. Seal closed with hot glue.
  • Cut black felt for the ear trim and glue to the ears. Safety pin them to the hood of the top.

For the body stripes:

  • Cut black triangles from felt and use fabric tape to attach to the front sides of the belly of the top.
  • Cut long black strips to attach to the back of the hoodie, connecting the triangles on either side of the body.

For the collar:

  • Cut a circle from cardboard and write Garfield on it. Cut a hole at the top, and string through a blue ribbon. Attach around the collar with fabric tape.

    Odie

    For the ears:

    • Cut two pairs of long rounded floppy dog ears from brown felt and hot glue half the edges together on each.
    • Stuff with anything you have on hand, such as paper towels, tissue, or newspaper. Seal closed with hot glue.
    • Safety pin them to the hood of the top.

    For the collar:

    • Cut a circle from cardboard and write Odie on it. Cut a hole at the top, and string through a blue ribbon. Attach around the collar with fabric tape.

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