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Home » DIY Costumes » DIY Stick Figure Costume

DIY Stick Figure Costume

March 16, 2015 By Jamie Dorobek 18 Comments

Yep, today’s post is about DIY stick figure costumes from Halloween 2014! Better late than never, right?  You can pin it now, and thank me later! So, the stick people idea has been lingering in my head since 2012 when I bought the black one piece spandex things for Andy and I. I attempted to stitch the glow sticks to the outfit a few hours before we were supposed to leave and well, that was an epic craft fail. Not to worry, we whipped up a 70 year old and a 70’s girl costume in 5 minutes flat and Halloween-ed it up!

I was prego for Halloween 2013 and wasn’t feeling the spandex suit, ha! (We went as Bob Ross, Happy Tree, and a squirrel) So, Halloween 2014 I was bound and determined to figure out these stick figure costumes! It worked, but there were issues. Here’s what you need:

  • Black pants and shirt (or full body spandex if you’re feeling wild and crazy.)
  • A minimum of 14 necklace size glow sticks per adult costume (I’d buy a few extra packs just to be safe, a few of our packs had bad sticks that didn’t glow.)
  • Clear packing tape

DIY Stick Figure Costume

 

In theory, it’s really easy… Just layout your black attire and use your clear packing tape to tape on the glow sticks in a stick figure shape. Now step into your masterpiece and tape on your stick head. I literally just taped it to my forehead and chest. So, in the dark, your stick figure is awesome. See below. But, in the light, you look like a hot mess. This costume is perfect if you’re a kid and running from house to house in the dark or an adult attending a Halloween party where you are 100% sure it will be very dark. A few other things to consider:

  • Bring extra packing tape, your limbs will start falling off
  • You make a crinkle tape sound with every step you take
  • Bring extra glow sticks because some of them just don’t last very long

 

DIY Glow in the dark Stick People

Here is a close up of how much tape I used on my chest:

DIY Stick figure costume

And to see the DIY glow in the dark stick person in all of its glory, watch and listen to the crazy crinkle sounds you make:

In the end, I decided to ditch the glow in the dark stick figure costume and put on my can of coke costume from the night before! I love the idea, but it is not the most practical costume I’ve ever made! In conclusion, this is an awesome last minute costume idea for a kid who is going to run from house ot house in the dark and is not self conscious about spandex!

And if you want more Halloween costume awesomeness, check out these posts:

  • 39 Halloween costumes for adults
  • 43 Animal costumes for kids and adults
  • 34 DIY kid Halloween costumes

 

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Comments

  1. [email protected] AnchoredinSweets says

    October 29, 2016 at 6:07 pm

    What a great idea!
    That is truly unique.

    Reply
  2. Morgan @ Morgan Manages Mommyhood says

    October 29, 2016 at 8:49 am

    This is so totally genius! What a fun, simple costume. Thanks for sharing at Share the Wealth Sunday – we hope to see you again soon!

    Reply
  3. Pale Blue Corner says

    October 27, 2016 at 4:47 am

    Like your costume idea, I like how it glows in the dark and makes it easier to know where your kid is most of the time :). Probably I would try to sew it on the dress with a black thread and save the mess with the tapes.
    Cheers,
    Emese

    Reply
    • Jamie Dorobek says

      October 27, 2016 at 10:16 am

      I tried sewing, the glow sticks slipped out!

      Reply
  4. PRIYANSHI MISHRA says

    October 25, 2015 at 11:31 am

    wow!!!!!!what a clever idea to make a Halloween costume! I loved it ,very nice:)

    Reply
  5. amber.m says

    October 11, 2015 at 10:55 am

    Oh my gosh, how fun!! I love this idea!

    Thanks for linking up with us at the Best of the Blogosphere!

    Reply
  6. Kimberly says

    October 5, 2015 at 10:33 am

    Cool idea! Pinned and tweeted. We truly appreciate you taking the time to be a part of our party. Please stop by and party with us again. The party starts Monday at 7 pm and ends on Friday at 7 pm. Happy Monday! Lou Lou Girls

    Reply
  7. Shellie Bowdoin says

    October 5, 2015 at 5:13 am

    Clever idea! Thanks for joining us on Oh My Heartsie Girl Wordless Wednesday!

    Shellie
    http://www.thefabjourney.com

    Reply
  8. lana says

    October 2, 2015 at 9:39 pm

    Very clever~

    Reply
  9. Lisa @ Fun Money Mom says

    September 28, 2015 at 9:33 pm

    I love this costume! What a fun and creative idea!!! Thanks so much for sharing at Share The Wealth Sunday!
    xoxo
    Lisa

    Reply

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