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Parker has hit the age where he is obsessed with super heroes and dressing up like them. Not only does he love them, he seems to switch from favorite to favorite to one more favorite with each passing day and has no shortage of costume ideas. To control the cost of this superhero obsession we made our own no-sew Spiderman costume.
Luckily we found an easy way to make this DIY costume because by the time we left the costume shop with a Batman costume he was already asking for Green Lantern, Superman and Spiderman. Aside from the cost of all these costumes, when he wants one he wants it right. this. minute. So I knew my non-sewing self had to come up with a solution that didn’t include a sewing machine. Believe it or not we didn’t even break out the hot glue gun for this one!
Both boys had just outgrown pajamas in Spiderman blue so went to work on creating something from those. I turned them inside out to get rid of the pattern and then dug through my bin of shirts to sell or give away for some red material and found two red t-shirts (thank goodness!).
If you don’t have old stuff you can use, I love heading to the local thrift store or ordering separates or pajamas from Primary. Their clothes are very inexpensive and you can pretty much find any type of kids’ clothing in plain colors with no designs on them. Then you won’t have to turn anything inside out.
Here’s our favorite line for inexpensive basics. The kids wear them and then as soon as they start growing out of them we turn them into costumes:
So here’s how we made the costume in about 10 minutes with a cost of $0:
Materials needed:
- Black sharpie (permanent marker) or fabric marker (this set is inexpensive and they hold up really well)
- Red shirt and blue long-sleeved pajamas or solid top and pants.
- Fabric Scissors (here are our favorites)
- Spray adhesive
Super simple instructions (I promise!)
- Lay the red t-shirt (over top of a blue long-sleeved shirt. (You could also use a long sleeve red shirt, cutting in the same pattern as I did with the short sleeves. You will actually have even more fabric to work with when you move to making the boots or even arm cuffs.)
2. Cut in a line across about three – four inches parallel to the waist on each side of the shirt then upwards towards the neckline, cutting off the sleeves.
3. Put a thick piece of paper or cardboard in between the layers of the red shirt. On a flat surface, draw a simple spider with a fabric marker or black sharpie so that it will end up at the middle of the chest. I cheated and pulled out a Spiderman coloring book as an example.
4. Save the discarded arm pieces and use them as Spiderman boots. I’m sure there are fancier ways to do this but I secured the pieces to the pajama pant legs with Krylon spray adhesive. You can even use tape or just press them to the pants. (When I made a second set I kept them detached and my youngest used them as Spiderman “gloves”).
5. Layer the outfit with the blue pajamas first then the red pieces and let your little no-sew Spiderman costume shine on the one who will enjoy it most!
Happy costuming!
Good luck with your spidey suits! Would love to see photos of your own spider-man costumes, feel free to share on my Facebook page.
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