DIY Dinosaur Hoodie

DIY Dinosaur Hoodie

Last Halloween when I was busy figuring out costumes for the kids to wear I got a request from my son for a dinosaur costume. Since I know he doesn’t like big, full body costumes I thought that trying my hand at a DIY dinosaur hoodie would be easier for him to wear. Well a few months later and the hoodie is getting great use… as a fabulous addition to our dress up closet! And it’ll be the perfect thing to wear to The Good Dinosaur movie when it comes out on November 25th! 

Not only is this hoodie easy to make, it’s almost no-sew! With only a small bit of sewing needed (thanks to the wonderful product that is No Sew), even the amateur crafter can pull off this simple costume. All you need are some matching pants and some socks to cover your shoes and you have the perfect DIY costume for Halloween.

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DIY Dinosaur Hoodie

What you need:

  • zip up hoodie jacket
  • adhesive felt in different colors (for spikes, eyes, and belly)
  • 1 piece regular felt (for tail) + more for stuffing tail
  • No Sew adhesive for fabric
  • needle and thread

What you do:

  1. Cut out 8 triangle shapes for spikes.
  2. Cut out a circle in one color felt. Cut that circle in half and adhere to either side of zipper on belly of jacket. Cut out zig zag pattern for decoration for belly in different colors and adhere to half circles.
  3. Cut out eyes using one color for the eye lid, one color for the eyeball, and one color for the pupil.
  4. Take felt for tail and create a cone. Using No Sew adhesive, glue cone in shape so that it stays. Trim away any additional felt.
  5. Stuff tail cone with additional felt and use No Sew to close cone opening.
  6. Using needle and thread, adhere cone tail to bottom back of jacket to secure in place.
  7. Add spikes to the hoodie of the jacket by taking two triangles, removing the adhesive backing, and placing together on the seam of the hoodie.
  8. Make sure about 1/2 an inch is attached to the jacket hoodie with the rest adhering to the other triangle. Use No Sew if additional adhesion is needed. Repeat with other three spikes.
  9. Adhere eyes to side of hood to give the illusion of dino eyes when the jacket is on.
  10. Let No Sew dry completely before letting your child wear the jacket.

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What themed hoodie would you love to create for Halloween?

THE GOOD DINOSAUR opens in theatres everywhere on November 25th!

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Comments

  1. My friend has a daughter who has a birthday this summer and she wants a dino party 🙂 This would be so fun for the party.

  2. That’s just too cute. Although my son loves dinosaurs, he loves ocean life, fish, sharks, and especially Nemo. So I would probably make him a fish themed hoodie. I pinned this for later.

  3. This is something I could actually make! I was terrible at sewing and could never get the hang of it despite the lessons my mom signed me up for as a teen. I would make a pink unicorn for my daughter.

  4. This is so awesome! Love the tail.

  5. I love this and I am certain my son would too!!!

  6. Oh wow, this is too adorable!! Sharing with some friends that would be all over this!

  7. I am so awful at sewing but this looks like something even I could do! (Maybe with the secret help of some fabric glue?) I’m already picturing a girls version of a pink dinosaur. So adorable – thank you for sharing such a creative idea.

  8. So cute! I;m sure my son would want to make some kind of silly monster. 🙂

  9. It is so adorable! Gonna share your great post to my family and friends over there. Thanks for sharing

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