How to Create Your Own Teletubbies Costume
One of the most popular children’s television shows in recent history is the BBC show, Teletubbies. It is an adorable series with four main characters: Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po. While there are a few different types of Teletubby costumes available online and in stores, it is much more fun to create your own. Using easy-to-find materials and just a little bit of sewing ability you can create your very own Teletubbies costume right at home.
What You’ll Need
Here’s what you’ll need to create your own Teletubbies costume:
2 yards of solid colored fleece (no patterns) for the jacket, pants and hat (1 yard for the jacket, 1/4 yard for the pants and 1/4 yard for the hat).
1/3 yard of solid colored fleece (no patterns) for the tummy bag.
1/8 yard of black fleece for the eyes and mouth on the head.
1/2 yard of silver or gray fleece for the antenna on top of the head.
A large Styrofoam ball to serve as your head (8 inches or
How to Create Your Own Teletubbies Costume
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Teletubbies Halloween costumes are popular for kids who grew up watching the British children’s television show featuring four talking teletubby characters: Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po. Children love dressing up as their favourite teletubby character to go trick-or-treating or to wear to a costume party. Luckily, these easy and inexpensive costumes can be made using basic sewing skills and materials that are easily found around the house such as old sheets or pillow cases.
Instructions
Step 1: Make a Pattern
Measure the child’s head before you start making your own teletubbies costume. Draw a circle on a piece of cardboard large enough for the child’s head to fit inside with enough room for an inch or two overlap so you can glue it together. Cut out the circle pattern and trace it on to another piece of cardboard. You will have two circles in total
How to Create Your Own Teletubbies Costume
Teletubbies is a children’s television program broadcast in the UK and the USA. The show features four brightly colored creatures that live on a hillside in the English countryside. These characters are well-known for their signature phrases, dances, and for their antenna on their head.
Creating your own Teletubbies costume is simple. This blog will explain how to create three of the Teletubbies: Tinky-Winky, Dipsy, and Laa-Laa.
Making a Teletubbies costume can be done in a few hours, and requires minimal sewing. I made this costume for my daughter for Halloween.
Materials:
1 yard of red fabric
4 pieces of yellow cardstock or posterboard
1 yard of orange fabric
1 yard of pink fabric
Small piece of black felt
2 pieces of green cardstock or posterboard
1 yard white fabric
1 yard purple fabric
1 roll duct tape in your choice of color (I chose silver)
This article will show you how to make your own easy-to-make adult Teletubbies Halloween costume.
Attach the flower pot to the back of the hat using hot glue.
This can be done by wrapping one end of a string or ribbon around the cardboard ring at the top of the hat and tying it in place. Then, place a small dot of hot glue in the center of the cardboard ring and press the bottom of your flowerpot down on to it. Hold in place for 30 seconds.
Next, glue on your antennae. These can be made from cardboard, paper mache, or any lightweight material that is not heavy enough to weigh down your hat. (I have found that cardstock tends to work well.) Simply fold one inch of material over a pencil and tape it securely in place. Then, remove from pencil, curl ends to create antennae shape and glue on to hat with hot glue.
The Teletubbies are popular characters with children and are often a popular request for fancy dress parties. The challenge for parents is how to create the costume, especially if you don’t have the time to make one from scratch.
The good news is that there are some fantastic costumes available online and in stores, which even include an inflatable costume.
A good quality pre-made costume that looks brilliant will probably cost around £25 to buy, but they look great and no one will know that you didn’t make it yourself!
First, you’ll want to think about your basic needs. When making a costume, it’s important to think about comfort. If you’re going to be wearing this costume for several hours at a party or out trick-or-treating with children, you’ll want something comfortable.
The second thing you should consider is how difficult it will be to make your costume. You can find pre-made costumes at most stores that sell Halloween supplies, but it can be more fun to make your own. This allows you to customize the costume and create a design that is unique.