(easy) Kid-Friendly Ghost Costume!

I say "kid-friendly" because I really don't want my 3-year-old son running around with a sheet over his head or long Ghost tails to trip on. So I modified a few of the regulars and it turned out perfect for Sunshine

 

Remember my little Clown?

Well, Sunshine needed a costume, too. 

And I totally lucked out.

Whenever I asked him what he wanted to be for Halloween he would say, 

"OoooOOOooo!!! A scary Ghost!"

This is a common game at our house...

 So, a Ghost it is!

Well, I can do that!

I figure our theme this Halloween is:

retro-traditional-oldfashioned-Halloween costumes.  

It works...

Getting ready to shout,

BOO!

  

Would you like to learn how?

It's Super-Easy...

Okay, ya'll. 

Let's Get Started! 

Supplies 

Large piece of white fabric (I used an old sheet. This really works best)

Measuring Tape

Elastic

Thread

Face paint, if you wanna

   Grab that kiddo and the measuring tape:

 Take the following measurements:

 Chin to knee

Side of the knee-over the head-down to other knee

Forehead to the back of the knee

Around their sweet little face

K Grab the sheet. 

From knee to knee Sunshine was 70 inches

Divide that in half= 35 inches   

Hold the measuring tape in one hand in the middle of your sheet like so:

And in the other hand hold a (washable) marker at 35in (or whatever the measurements are)

  

Now, shuffle around the fabric, holding the center in place and arching your marking hand around. 

This should result in a circle. 

Cut that puppy out   

 See how my edges are uneven? Doesn't matter! We're making a Ghost here, people. 

Fold the circle into quarters:

   See that point? Take the marker and make a big ol' spot right there. This marks the middle. 

Unfold the circle and create the chin and forehead marks.

Do this by picking a "front" and measuring in the correct amount. 

Then go to the "back"  and measure in the correct amount.

   

Awesome!

Snag the measuring tape and create a circle within the head and chin marks

It doesn't matter if the circle is oblong

Around Sunshine's face measured 21in. 

I added 10 more to get a gathered look.   

  

Trace and cut

 Get up to that sewing machine

Hem the edge

 I have a detailed explanation of using the hemmer foot in this post

It's a perfect technique if you want a very narrow rolled hem.

  

 Hem the neck hole, leaving a space open to thread the elastic

Thread the elastic

Wala! 

 

Smear some white face paint on that kiddo and 

TADA!

Ghost!