**Creating a Fun and Unique Mushroom Costume**

When it comes to creating a unique and fun costume, the mushroom is a great choice. This guide will walk you through the steps of creating a wearable mushroom costume for children.

To start, you'll need some basic materials such as white felt, scissors, fabric glue or hot glue, and a few other crafting supplies. You'll also need a base material to create the mushroom top, which can be made from a variety of materials such as paper mache, cardboard, or even 3D printed plastic.

**Creating the Mushroom Top**

First, you'll need to cut out eight to nine circles from white felt, each with a diameter of five inches. These will serve as the individual components that make up the mushroom top. Once you have your circles, glue them together in the center to form the core of the mushroom. Make sure to apply fabric glue or hot glue to secure the circles in place.

Next, you'll need to create straps for the costume. Cut two lengths of strap material at 24 inches long. Pin these straps to the front and back of the mushroom top, making sure that the top edge of the mushroom hits just below your child's waist. Sew these straps in place to create the base of the mushroom top.

**Adding Details to the Mushroom Top**

Now it's time to add some details to the mushroom top. Cut out two additional circles from white felt, one with a diameter of 15 inches and another with a diameter of six and a half inches. These will serve as the larger and smaller sections of the mushroom cap, respectively. Open up these circles and lay them flat on a surface.

**Attaching the Mushroom Cap**

To attach the mushroom cap to the mushroom top, place the red mushroom top that you've previously created on top of the larger circle, making sure the right side is facing down towards the mushroom base. Pin it together and sew in place. However, don't turn the mushroom top right side out just yet - we need to create a casing.

**Creating an Elastic Casing**

Fold over the edge of the inner circle of the mushroom base by about half an inch and sew it in place, leaving a one-inch opening. This will serve as the elastic casing that allows the mushroom cap to be stretched over your child's head. Thread a quarter-inch wide elastic through this casing.

**Sewing the Casing Closed**

Once the elastic is threaded through, sew it together to ensure it's secure. Then, stitch the casing closed, making sure everything is in place.

**Turning the Mushroom Top Right Side Out**

Now that our mushroom top has been completed, we can turn it right side out and fill it with air-filled trash bags. This will give your child's costume a fun and lightweight feel.

**Attaching the Shoes**

To complete the look of the costume, attach shoes to the pant legs. There are two ways to do this: by wrapping shoelaces around the pant leg or by dyeing an old pair of shoes with felt.

**Assembling the Costume**

Once everything is complete, have your child put on the mushroom stem skirt first, followed by the mushroom top and oversized shirt less. Fluff up the front of the shirt to create a natural look.

This fun and unique costume is sure to delight children and parents alike. With its colorful design and lightweight construction, it's perfect for outdoor events or playtime. So why not give it a try? You can find all the necessary materials at your local craft store. Happy crafting!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhi everyone tabitha sewer here so i'm so excited for you guys to be joining me today if you know me you know that halloween is one of my favorite holidays of the year because i really love sewing halloween costumes and not just any ordinary costume i love the ones that turn heads and make people think like wait how did you even make that so today i'm going to show you how to make a really fun one this one's going to be a gnome sitting on top of a mushroom this will be sure to turn all of the heads so let's go ahead and get started let's start by creating the mushroom top to do this we're going to draw a triangle take some red felt and fold it in half with the fabric marking tool you're going to mark the felt at 9 inches this will be the bottom of the triangle for the length or the height of the triangle we're going to measure and mark 28 inches we're going to connect the peak of the triangle to the bottom point you previously marked being sure to round out the sides of the triangle you're going to cut it out and use it as a stencil to create four more you should end up with a total of five rounded triangles now you're going to take two of the triangles and place it on top of each other pin and sew down one side leaving five inches unsewn towards the top of the triangle you're going to open and sew another triangle on top of the previous one sewn until all of the triangles are sewn together remember five inches towards the top of the triangles should be unsewn once you're finished with this you're going to fold down the unsewn portion of the mushroom top fold it down and top stitch around the top edge to secure the fold and ensure that it stays in place then you'll cut away the excess felt now let's decorate the mushroom top with that you're going to grab your white felt and cut out about eight to nine circles five inches in diameter you're going to take each circle and you're going to glue the circles to the mushroom top using fabric glue or hot glue now let's talk about the straps you're going to cut the straps at 24 inches in length there will be two straps pin the straps to the front and back of the mushroom top making sure that the top edge of the mushroom hits just below your child's waist go ahead and sew those in place to create the base of the mushroom top you're going to grab the white felt and create a circle with a diameter of 15 inches and you're going to cut that out then you're going to create another circle with a diameter of six and a half inches and you're going to cut that out as well now open the circle and lay it flat grab the red mushroom top that we've previously created turn it to the wrong side out with the right side facing the mushroom base pin it together and we're going to sew that in place we're not ready to turn the mushroom top right side out just yet we need to create a casing so we're going to create an elastic casing at the inner circle of the mushroom base by folding over the edge a half an inch we're going to sew that in place leaving a one inch opening so that we can thread the one-quarter inch elastic through the casing once the elastic is threaded through the opening you're going to sew the elastic together to make sure that it's secure and then you're going to stitch the casing closed once that's finished we're going to turn the mushroom top right side out now that our mushroom top is turned right side out let's go ahead and set that aside go ahead and grab the pant legs and we're going to stuff the legs of your pants with trash bags or newspaper let's attach the shoes there's one of two ways that you can do this so the first way that you can do this is by grabbing an old pair of shoes and wrapping the shoelaces around the pant legs the second way that you can do this is by diying a pair of shoes with felt like i'm doing here so you're going to attach them to the bottom of the pant legs now let's go ahead and grab our mushroom top again we're going to pin the top edge of the pants to the top edge of the mushroom top sew the pans in place and they should now be attached to the mushroom we're going to set the mushroom top to the side one more time and we're going to start on the mushroom stem when creating the mushroom stem you're essentially creating a skirt so let's go ahead and get started you'll need to cut out three rectangles one rectangle at 15 inches by 36 inches and two rectangles at seven and a half inches by 36 inches once these are cut you're going to take the larger rectangle and lay it flat you're going to place the two smaller rectangles on top you're going to pin down both sides and you're going to sew it in place let's finish off the back seam you're going to pin the back seam together and you're going to sew it in place leaving about 12 to 14 inches unsewn this will create a slit in the back of the skirt which will prevent the child from being restricted when walking we'll need to create a casing at the top edge of the skirt fold the top of the skirt about one and a quarter inches sew in place leaving a one inch opening take your one inch wide elastic and cut it at about 25 inches in length you're going to place a safety pin at one end and you're going to thread it through the casing you just created once the elastic is threaded through the opening sew the elastic together multiple times to ensure that it's secure adjust the elastic in the casing and then sew the casing closed we're done with all the sewing now let's go ahead and assemble the costume you're going to take five to six small trash bags fill it with air and tie knot at the end of each trash bag you're going to fill the mushroom top with the trash bags have your child put on the mushroom stem skirt first then have him or her step into the mushroom top making sure not to step on any of the trash bags your child can then put on the oversized shirt less and then go ahead and fluff it up in the front to make sure that it looks as natural as possible and that's it alright guys so i hope you had so much fun i had loads of fun sewing with you guys i would really love to hear what you guys think about this costume so go ahead and comment below and let me know what you think and if there's anything else you want me to show you how to sew let me know as well alright talk to you guys soon bye youhi everyone tabitha sewer here so i'm so excited for you guys to be joining me today if you know me you know that halloween is one of my favorite holidays of the year because i really love sewing halloween costumes and not just any ordinary costume i love the ones that turn heads and make people think like wait how did you even make that so today i'm going to show you how to make a really fun one this one's going to be a gnome sitting on top of a mushroom this will be sure to turn all of the heads so let's go ahead and get started let's start by creating the mushroom top to do this we're going to draw a triangle take some red felt and fold it in half with the fabric marking tool you're going to mark the felt at 9 inches this will be the bottom of the triangle for the length or the height of the triangle we're going to measure and mark 28 inches we're going to connect the peak of the triangle to the bottom point you previously marked being sure to round out the sides of the triangle you're going to cut it out and use it as a stencil to create four more you should end up with a total of five rounded triangles now you're going to take two of the triangles and place it on top of each other pin and sew down one side leaving five inches unsewn towards the top of the triangle you're going to open and sew another triangle on top of the previous one sewn until all of the triangles are sewn together remember five inches towards the top of the triangles should be unsewn once you're finished with this you're going to fold down the unsewn portion of the mushroom top fold it down and top stitch around the top edge to secure the fold and ensure that it stays in place then you'll cut away the excess felt now let's decorate the mushroom top with that you're going to grab your white felt and cut out about eight to nine circles five inches in diameter you're going to take each circle and you're going to glue the circles to the mushroom top using fabric glue or hot glue now let's talk about the straps you're going to cut the straps at 24 inches in length there will be two straps pin the straps to the front and back of the mushroom top making sure that the top edge of the mushroom hits just below your child's waist go ahead and sew those in place to create the base of the mushroom top you're going to grab the white felt and create a circle with a diameter of 15 inches and you're going to cut that out then you're going to create another circle with a diameter of six and a half inches and you're going to cut that out as well now open the circle and lay it flat grab the red mushroom top that we've previously created turn it to the wrong side out with the right side facing the mushroom base pin it together and we're going to sew that in place we're not ready to turn the mushroom top right side out just yet we need to create a casing so we're going to create an elastic casing at the inner circle of the mushroom base by folding over the edge a half an inch we're going to sew that in place leaving a one inch opening so that we can thread the one-quarter inch elastic through the casing once the elastic is threaded through the opening you're going to sew the elastic together to make sure that it's secure and then you're going to stitch the casing closed once that's finished we're going to turn the mushroom top right side out now that our mushroom top is turned right side out let's go ahead and set that aside go ahead and grab the pant legs and we're going to stuff the legs of your pants with trash bags or newspaper let's attach the shoes there's one of two ways that you can do this so the first way that you can do this is by grabbing an old pair of shoes and wrapping the shoelaces around the pant legs the second way that you can do this is by diying a pair of shoes with felt like i'm doing here so you're going to attach them to the bottom of the pant legs now let's go ahead and grab our mushroom top again we're going to pin the top edge of the pants to the top edge of the mushroom top sew the pans in place and they should now be attached to the mushroom we're going to set the mushroom top to the side one more time and we're going to start on the mushroom stem when creating the mushroom stem you're essentially creating a skirt so let's go ahead and get started you'll need to cut out three rectangles one rectangle at 15 inches by 36 inches and two rectangles at seven and a half inches by 36 inches once these are cut you're going to take the larger rectangle and lay it flat you're going to place the two smaller rectangles on top you're going to pin down both sides and you're going to sew it in place let's finish off the back seam you're going to pin the back seam together and you're going to sew it in place leaving about 12 to 14 inches unsewn this will create a slit in the back of the skirt which will prevent the child from being restricted when walking we'll need to create a casing at the top edge of the skirt fold the top of the skirt about one and a quarter inches sew in place leaving a one inch opening take your one inch wide elastic and cut it at about 25 inches in length you're going to place a safety pin at one end and you're going to thread it through the casing you just created once the elastic is threaded through the opening sew the elastic together multiple times to ensure that it's secure adjust the elastic in the casing and then sew the casing closed we're done with all the sewing now let's go ahead and assemble the costume you're going to take five to six small trash bags fill it with air and tie knot at the end of each trash bag you're going to fill the mushroom top with the trash bags have your child put on the mushroom stem skirt first then have him or her step into the mushroom top making sure not to step on any of the trash bags your child can then put on the oversized shirt less and then go ahead and fluff it up in the front to make sure that it looks as natural as possible and that's it alright guys so i hope you had so much fun i had loads of fun sewing with you guys i would really love to hear what you guys think about this costume so go ahead and comment below and let me know what you think and if there's anything else you want me to show you how to sew let me know as well alright talk to you guys soon bye you\n"