Lego Emmet Costume

My 5 year old son couldn't decide on what he wanted to be for Halloween. He finally decided he wanted to be Emmet from the Lego Movie. So I decided to make it!

I made the top first out of foam board and scaled it to size. I then made the legs/feet out of white kids foam. I cut out 4 sides to make the shapes I wanted. I used shoe boxes upside down for his feet to go in. I then attached the pieces together with hot glue.

The hands were the most time consuming. I used foam board and cut out the "c" shapes. I then put polyurethane foam in between the shapes. I used flour and water and newspaper to paper mache them together. I left a whole in the middle so I could put a drink coolie in for his hands so he could pick up candy.

For the head I used two floral foam rings (one for the top and one for the bottom). I held them together with chopsticks. I then hot glued foam around them. I stitched foam together to make the hair on top. I cut out eyes and a mouth and attached black fabric with holes so he could see.

All the kids thought it was the coolest costume ever. My son was very proud.