10/30/2023 0 Comments Orange traffic cone costumeVoila! A $30.00 Homemade Traffic Cone Halloween Costume Idea! The great thing is that I only had to cut one hole in the orange fabric so I can still re-use all of it. I LOVE FANCY DRESS Traffic Cone Costume - Pack of 1 - Orange & White Road Traffic Cone - Stag Night Funny Novelty Party Costume 4.4 out of 5 stars 193 3 offers from £27. I also reinforced the connection of the two parts with more safety pins. I tied some shoelaces around the narrow parts of the circle so I could fasten the base to the hula hoop once the black fabric was cut and glued/taped to the base. Voila A 30. I had to reinforce the bottom of it with small pieces of wood and sticks so it wouldn’t bend from the weight. I cut and taped the thick poster board pieces I had on hand to form the base around the bottom of the cone. I flipped it inside out and used silver duct tape to tape around the top of the bucket to mimic reflector tape, which, would have been way too expensive for my “budget” costume (I was able to use a 40% off coupon to purchase the tape). I cut a half circle out of the top side of the pail to allow room for my son’s forehead, and, cut a hole in the fabric where his face would show. A great compliment to a digger costume, traffic cone costume, construction costume, diy digger costume, family of four costume and truck lovers. I safety pinned the sides together from the top of the pail down to the bottom of the hula hoop and left space open for the arms. I had my son place the pail over his head and I draped the fabric over it, inside out, so that the hula hoop bottom hung down evenly. ![]() You are just trying to rough form a conical shape. No need to measure or be exact in any size, it will look good later on. Create an inverted V shape the size of the traffic cone. Form the cone shape by gluing one end of a strip to the tabs on the brim of the hat. ![]() I was able to purchase 3 yards of “safety orange” fleece and 2 yards of black fleece at half price! I fastened the end lengths of the orange fleece to the hula hoop with safety pins. Cut some long thin strips from your cardboard. Check out our traffic cone costume selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our stress balls & desk toys shops. The nearest fabric store with bright orange fabric was 4 hours away! Fortunately, we were heading out that way for a birthday party. The only items I had on hand were the hula hoop for the bottom circle, a beach pail for the top, and hard poster board (from recycling) for the bottom. ![]() FREE delivery Thu, Oct 12 on 35 of items shipped by Amazon. My son, Jordan, had the oddball idea of being a traffic cone this year. Halloween Traffic Light Costume and Orange Traffic Cone Hat, Funny Stop Light Lamp Traffic Cone Costume Unisex Halloween Costume Accessory Headwear for Child Kids 6-14 Years. As my kids get older I require that they get more creative with their Halloween costume ideas.
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