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Need a quick and easy, no-sew costume with items that you have around the house??  Here you go:

The Upside-Down Man

I love this costume for so many reasons:
–easy- no sewing required
–made from items you have on hand
–appeals to kids who still want to dress up but aren’t into characters, etc – costume is great for adults as well
—unique!!
As a poor college student I entered as the Upside-Down Man in a campus activities costume contest – just threw the costume together – and then won $50 – score!

Upside Down Man Performance

To make it more fun, hop on one foot (which looks like a hand) and you give a “break-dancing” effect.  Or slowly bring your arms (which look like legs) together and you give a “standing-on-your-hands-doing-split-tricks” effect.  (As I was taking pictures of the tricks the young neighbor girl came over and was amazing – “is he really standing on his hands – wow!”)  For trick-or-treating, just hang a Halloween bucket on one of the shoes.

Upside Down Man Costume Tutorial

So, I didn’t really put together a tutorial for this – it’s pretty easy.
–Get a pair of pants and make sure they fit on your head (for kids, the “slims” do not work – or maybe my kids had big heads!) – cut eye holes.  We picked up pants at the Thrift Store.
–Get a shirt that will reach clear up to the pants – here my 7 year old is wearing a size L men’s shirt.
–safety pin the shirt to the pants
–Safety pin a hat/ski mask to the shirt – if you want to go all out, blow up a balloon for the inside of the hat to fill it out more.
–then gloves on the feet (make sure they’re the thick kind for comfort in walking) and shoes/socks on the hands
–That’s it – – go wow your friends.  I think a whole upside-down family would be great – if anyone does that, send me a picture!!

Simple Costume Ideas

Love simple costumes?  You might also want to check out:

M&Ms simple costume

Fruit simple costume

Dice Costume from a box!

No Sew Minnie Mouse Costume

No Sew Fairy Costume

Family Scarecrow Costumes

And more Boy Costume Ideas from others:

Captain America and Thor, Tattoo Shirt Sleeves, Digital TShirt, Harry Potter Robes, Luke Skywalker, Charlie Brown, Football Field, Mad Scientist, Strong Man, Catboy Mask

About Mandy Beyeler

Mandy is a craft blogger who loves to blog and enjoys all things crafty, sewing, and DIY - she feels that if she can do something, you can too, and provides tutorials to help you along the way. She loves being a mom to 4 awesome kiddos and blogs from the Kansas City Area.

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  1. Anonymous says

    ogh mandy…I remember back in G-5 when you first introduced me to this guy…I miss those days!!!!!…Aimee

  8. Debbie says

    I’m just going to have to send this link to my college girls. This is too cute! I wonder if there’s a way to stuff the arms and wire them toether so they stay up no matter what your arms do.

    This is really, really, cute. I’m so glad that I found it on GNEE’s blog.

  11. Joy says

    This is hilarious! WOnder if I can talk one of my boys into doing it? Thanks for linking up to Fantabulous Friday!

  15. Stephanie Lynn @Under the Table and Dreaming says

    Mandy, I just love this idea – How cool! I bet it looks hilarious walking around! I’ll be featuring this today – stop by and grab a featured button if you like. Thanks so much for linking to the Sunday Showcase – I greatly appreciate it. Hope you have a wonderful week! ~ Stephanie Lynn

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