Smiffys Toy Soldier Costume, Green Top, Trousers, Belt, Hat & Foot-base, Land, Sea and Air Forces Fancy Dress, Army Dress Up Costumes

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Base Plate. Spray cardboard green to create a baseplate to stand on for the toy soldier. This would be amazing for pictures to complete this army costume for kids soldier. The options are endless for poses for these pictures.

These can easily be spray painted as well. Try this idea if you prefer not to paint your child’s hands. This is a good option for younger children that might put their fingers in their mouth. Whether you are looking for a Halloween costume or pretend play for dress up, this DIY is the way to go.Costume Accessories. Feel free to add any accessories such as belts, toy guns, army helmet or anything you want. You do not need to get a fancy dress costume at the store when you can make this super cool green army man. If you have children that love toy story and the toy soldiers, this will definitely be a hit with them.

Get started today making this creative army man costume. It is one of the most creative costume ideas I have seen for military costumes. Everyone will absolutely love this clever DIY. It turns out great and it is all very frugal. Tape the toilet paper rolls together. Duct tape two toilet paper rolls together and spray paint those for the binoculars. This looks great with the costume.

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Now, it took a few days to make because you have to let the paint dry, but this is one costume you could make in a pinch! It would be so fun to use the cardboard bottom for cute photo props opportunities. Use Halloween makeup to finish the soldier costume look. Then use Halloween makeup to paint the face and hands. The face paint completes the Green Army Man look for a great Halloween costume. It is so fun to make and wear.

Most of those you can snag at your local thrift store for cheap! Remember, it is going to be painted so you don’t care what they look like or even what condition they are in. Well, Cameron really wanted to be an army guy (I think he was imagining he might get a gun out of the bargain). Easy. Camo shirt and pants, right? But I decided to take it a step further and make him into the army guy he was imagining – the green plastic one. Gloves. Instead of using Halloween makeup to paint your child’s hands green, use gloves instead. You can use household cleaning gloves as it does not have to be anything special. I think it was two coats of primer, three coats of green paint. And no, I didn’t follow the recommend wait times for drying. I just did it all during nap. And then I let it all dry completely. Elastic waistband pants. Athletic type pants, joggers or anything similar would be perfect. They shouldn’t be tight so make sure they are slightly big.After the Saturday Farmer’s Market, I threw the boys in the car and drove out to four thrift stores, three costume stores, a toy store and OSH. Good thing Chico is so small, in Sacramento that would have taken me all day driving. I arrived home in time for the boy’s nap, and assembled what I had found:

Cover everything in duct tape. Cover the shirt and pants and cardboard with duct tape completely. The duct tape gives the clothes the plastic look similar to green army men. Learn how to make this DIY Green Army Soldier Costume for Halloween. Skip the store bought costume and make this easy DIY costume. DIY Green Army Soldier Costume Remember the little green plastic army men your brother used to play with? Or if not, remember the Toy Story series making them famous again? If you want to fly around the universe with the most extraordinary starship, the Buzz Lightyear costume is your best choice. If you'd rather roamover the plains with your horse, then you must choose Woody's costume. And if you and your best friend are willing to sing "You've got a friend in me", you know, each one of you should grab a costume and enjoy the Carnival or the birthday party together.Rain boots. Any color is fine because they will be painted. Don’t worry about what condition they are in since the paint will cover it. Allow to try. Let the costume dry over night and then paint a second coat. You might initially think a second coat is not needed. However, it really completes the look and gives it a finishing touch.