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Humpback Whale

"We love the whale in Finding Nemo. How do I make a humpback whale costume?"

  • Has instructions

  • No-sew

Materials

  • One blue kids outfit
  • blue felt
  • light blue felt
  • black felt
  • polyfil stuffing (optional)

Tools

  • Black marker
  • Scissors
  • Hot glue gun
  • Safety pins
  • Fabric tape

Instructions

For the fin and tail:

  • Create a fin and a tail with blue felt.
  • Fold felt in half and cut identical fin and tail shapes.
  • Then hot glue the edge leaving one end open.
  • Turn the fin and tail "inside out" and then fill with stuffing (if you don't have polyfil, use felt scraps, or torn up tissue or paper towels).
  • Seal the open end with hot glue.
  • Attach your tail to the back of the hoodie with safety pins. Attach the fins to the arms with safety pins.

For the belly:

  • Cut a large light blue felt oval for the belly and affix to the front of the hoodie with fabric tape.
  • Use a black marker to draw on vertical lines on the belly, which will make the costume read as a humpback whale.

For the head:

  • Cut black felt circles for eyes.
  • Attach eyes to the hood with fabric tape.

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