Materials:

• One pink kids outfit
• One pair red kids sneakers (we used The Everyday Original from Ten Little)
• Upholstery foam, 1” thick
• Light pink felt
• Medium pink felt
• Red felt
• Black felt
• White felt
• Dark blue felt
• Light pink ribbon

Tools:

• Hot glue gun & sticks
• Scissors
• Fabric chalk
  

Instructions:

Create the round ball shape:

• To make the round ball shape, this Kirby costume is constructed like a beach ball. Two halves of a ball are created using upholstery foam to give it structure. The halves are then connected with felt straps over the shoulders and ribbon ties on the sides to hold the costume over the torso.

• From upholstery foam, cut 6 large beach ball panels - narrow at each end, and widest in the center. 

• Use one of the foam panels to trace the pattern onto light pink felt with fabric chalk, drawing about ½” from the foam edge. Cut 12 felt panels.

• Hot glue three foam panels together along the long curved edges. Repeat with the remaining 3 foam panels. 

• Glue three felt panels together along the long curved edges. Repeat until you have 4 sets of 3 felt panels. 

• Place one foam half between 2 sets of felt panels and glue the outer edges together. Repeat for the other foam half. 

• Glue a double layer of light pink felt straps between each ball half, connecting them at the shoulders. Glue pink ribbon ties to the sides of the costume.

Make the face:

• Use black, white, and dark blue felt to make Kirby’s large oval eyes. 

• Cut a rounded triangle for the mouth, and medium pink felt circles for the cheeks. 

• Hot glue the face pieces to the front of the ball/body.

Pro-Tips

• For more fun and cute character costumes check out our DIY Characters Page!