Fruit Flies Costume

My name is Lisa Fowler. I am submitting our Halloween 2022 group costume. Every year, we challenge ourselves to out-do the costumes we made the previous year. For 2022, we decided to be Fruit Flies! The idea came as I was sitting in my kitchen noticing the fruit flies that were present!!

My husband, Steve, was the Orange Fruit Fly, my friend, Judy, was the Grape Fruit Fly, my friend, Dan, was the Banana Fruit Fly, and I was the Watermelon Fruit Fly.

The fly heads were made by molding chicken wire to our actual heads and then covering it with layers of paper mache. Eye holes were cut out and replaced with screening. The fly eyes were costume face masks purchased from Five Below that were spray painted a brick red color, then wired to the paper mache heads. Prior to be taped on, we glued a set of LED fairy lights that were operated by a battery pack, thus allowing us to be seen in the dark. Black pipe cleaners were attached to the heads to act as antennas. The heads were held on to our heads using elastic bands. The fly wings were created using a heavy gauge wire that was shaped into that of an actual fly wing. We then took a hot glue gun and glued clear cellophane to the edge of the wing, followed by a layer of tulle on each side of the wing. Fairy lights were run along the edge of each wing and attached by wire ties, again, to allow us to be seen in the dark. The orange and banana were both made using foam board for the frame, which was then covered with EVA foam. The watermelon was created from insulation board and foam board. Glittery paper was used to make the watermelon seeds. The grapes were made using purple balloons attached to foam board. Leaves were made from green construction paper. Grape vine tendrils were made with black pipe cleaners. We wore black hoodies, black leggings, black gloves, and black shoes to emulate flies.

We estimate the four costumes cost about a $140.

This was a really fun costume to wear! We received alot of laughs and compliments at the parties we attended!