How to make a Cookie Monster costume for Halloween

Popular Halloween costumes for children and adults alike include those from the popular educational PBS television program, Sesame Street. Sesame Street characters include: Big Bird, Elmo, Cookie Monster and Oscar the Grouch. To make a unique homemade costume of one of these television favorites, you will need the following supplies:

For example, Cookie Monster:
1. Character face Tee Shirt in a larger size
2. Matching character headband
3. Black tights
4. Black long sleeve shirt
5. Black matching shoes & gloves
6. Paper sack with handle
7. Tan, dark brown and black fleece
8. Foam board
9. Polyfill
10. Safety pins
11. hot glue sticks & glue gun
12. Scissors

To create the Cookie Monster costume, dress in black tights, black shirt, black gloves and black shoes. Add a Cookie Monster headband. Then, wrap the character t-shirt under the arms, tucking the sleeves and collar in. Pin the “shirt” discretely in the back to hold it in place. To make the shirt more secure, one can pin or hot glue fleece straps on each side of the shirt and then tie these straps together.

To make the big cookie accessory, cut a large piece of foam board into a circle. Wrap the tan fleece around the large foam circle, stuff with polyfill. Then, pin or hot glue the fleece material closed. Cut oddly unique circles from the dark brown fleece and hot glue these circles to the tan circular foam cookie.

To make the trick or treat bag, cut oddly shaped circles from the dark brown paper. Then, hot glue these circles to a paper bag.

Another variation of this popular Sesame Street Halloween Costume can be found at How to make a no sew Cookie Monster Halloween costume. Add a tulle skirt to the costume by following these instructions or watch this video:

How to make an Oscar the Grouch Halloween costume

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Popular Halloween costumes for children and adults alike include those from the popular educational PBS television program, Sesame Street. Sesame Street characters include: Big Bird, Elmo, Cookie Monster and Oscar the Grouch. To make a unique homemade costume of one of these television characters, you will need the following:

- 6' dark green feather boa
- Colored hoodie sweatshirt
- 2" styrofoam balls
- Black felt
- Safety pins
- Hot glue sticks and glue gun
- Black or gray sweatpants
- Black shoes
- Oscar the Grouch character face tee shirt
- Scissors
- Brown Darice craft fur deluxe (eyebrows)
- Soup or bottle can for circular tracing

To save money on the supplies, search your own closet or local thrift stores for the character T-Shirt, shoes, sweatpants and hooded sweatshirt.

To create the Oscar the Grouch character, start by laying the green feather boa across the top of the hood. Then, carefully pin the boa to the outside of the hood, concealing the safety pin under the boa and poking the pin through the rope of the boa. Pin liberally, especially around the face to keep the feathers from falling in front the face. Pin the entire boa to the outside of the hood. Use a circular shape from a soup can or bottle to trace two circles on to black felt. Cut out the circles and glue them on to the foam balls. Glue the foam balls to the top of the hood (do not glue to feathers). Carefully cut a strip of the darice fur and then cut it in half. Lay the fur strips over the top of the foam eyes creating a unibrow. Hot glue the fur strips to the top of the eyes.

Dress in black sweatpants, black shoes, character tee. Put on hooded jacket and lift hood up. For the trick or treat candy bag, carry a black garbage bag or small metal tin bucket.

To accessorize the costume even more, add a metal garbage can around the waist. For safety, cut the metal can in half, then remove the bottom of the can. Place the metal lid on top of the hoodie.

How to make a Sesame Street Elmo Halloween costume

Popular Halloween costumes for children and adults alike include those from the popular educational PBS television program, Sesame Street. Sesame Street characters include: Big Bird, Elmo, Cookie Monster and Oscar the Grouch. To make a one-of-kind Elmo costume, supplies needed include:

- 6' long feather boa
- Red hoodie sweatshirt
- 2 foam balls
- Black and orange felt
- Safety pins
- Hot glue sticks & glue gun
- Black or gray sweatpants
- Black shoes
- Elmo character t-shirt
- Scissors
- Soup can for circular tracing

To save money on the supplies, search your own closet or local thrift stores for the character T-Shirt, shoes, sweatpants and hooded sweatshirt. For those less crafty folks, complete Sesame Street character costumes are available on Amazon.com.

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To create the Elmo character, start by laying the red feather boa across the top of the hood. Then, carefully pin the boa to the outside of the hood, concealing the safety pin under the boa and poking the pin through the rope of the boa. Pin liberally, especially around the face to keep the feathers from falling in front the face. Pin the entire boa to the outside of the hood. Use a circular shape from a soup can or bottle to trace two circles on to black felt. Cut out the circles and glue them on to the foam balls. Glue the foam balls to the top of the hood (do not glue to feathers). Cut an oval shape out of orange felt and glue to top of hood (do not glue to feathers).

Dress in black sweatpants, black shoes, and character tee. Put on hooded jacket and lift hood up. To accessorize the costume even more, one can write “Tickle Me” on the back of the hooded sweatshirt or carry a trick or treat candy bag with the saying on it.

How to make a no sew Cookie Monster costume

Popular Halloween costumes for children and adults alike include those from the popular educational PBS television program, Sesame Street. Sesame Street characters include: Big Bird, Elmo, Cookie Monster and Oscar the Grouch. To make a unique homemade costume of one of these television characters, you will need the following:

- 6' blue feather boa
- Colored hoodie sweatshirt
- 2" styrofoam balls
- Black felt
- Safety pins
- Hot glue sticks and glue gun
- Black or gray sweatpants
- Black shoes
- Cookie Monster character face tee shirt
- Scissors
- Soup or bottle can for circular tracing

To save money on the supplies, search your own closet or local thrift stores for the character T-Shirt, shoes, sweatpants and hooded sweatshirt.

Create the tutu tulle skirt after watching this video: z
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To create the Cookie Monster character, start by laying the blue feather boa across the top of the hood. Then, carefully pin the boa to the outside of the hood, concealing the safety pin under the boa and poking the pin through the rope of the boa. Pin liberally, especially around the face to keep the feathers from falling in front the face. Pin the entire boa to the outside of the hood. Use a circular shape from a soup can or bottle to trace two circles on to black felt. Cut out the circles and glue them on to the foam balls. Glue the foam balls to the top of the hood (do not glue to feathers).

Dress in black sweatpants, black shoes, character tee. Put on hooded jacket and lift hood up. For the trick or treat candy bag, carry a reusable canvas bag and write "Cookies" on the outside.

To accessorize the costume even more, add a bag of cookies.