How to Make a Taco Costume for Kids

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The best thing about tacos is that you can fill them with anything — beef, chicken, pork, fish, even potatoes! This particular taco is stuffed with the spiciest ingredient imaginable: a walking, talking, charming child of your choice. You can't eat them, of course, but Halloween costume ideas don't get much more delectable. Follow this easy DIY tutorial to create a delicious taco Halloween costume.

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Things You'll Need

  • 3 yards yellow felt

  • Disappearing ink pen

  • Scissors

  • Sewing machine or needle and thread

  • T-shirt that fits the child (preferably in a beige or neutral color)

  • 1/4 yard dark brown cotton gauze

  • Hot glue gun

  • 1/4 yard apple green felt

  • 1/4 yard lime green felt

  • 1/8 yard red felt

  • Optional‌: Length of white felt

Make the Taco Shell

Fold the 3 yards of yellow fabric in half, then fold the double-layered fabric in half. Using a disappearing ink pen, draw a semicircle along the opposite side of the fold.

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Cut Out the Taco

Cut out the traced half circle from the folded felt. When opened, this will be a circle comprised of two layers of felt. I'm sure you're already imagining what taco toppings and hot sauce you want to add to this tasty homemade costume!

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Sew the Taco

Sew a 1/4-inch seam around the whole circle.

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Cut Out Arm Holes

Wrap the child in the felt circle as if they were putting on a jacket. Before cutting the arm holes, mark where to cut them with the disappearing ink pen.

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Create the Taco Filling

Add brown gauze to the front of the T-shirt in a crinkly fashion using hot glue. Be strategic about where you apply the glue to ensure the T-shirt doesn't show.

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Tip

Place a scrap of cardboard inside the T-shirt prior to hot glueing to make sure you don't glue the front of the T-shirt to the back.

Add More Taco Filling

Add longer pieces of dark brown gauze to the bottom of the T-shirt to make sure the taco costume looks like it's filled with meat.

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Add Lettuce and Tomatoes

Cut up green and red felt in non-uniform strips. Hot glue them randomly among the brown fabric and any visible areas of the T-shirt. (With some white felt, you could add a dollop of sour cream, too.)

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Assemble the Costume

Have your child put on the T-shirt and wear the taco shell jacket over it. Your costume is complete! Show it off at your next Halloween party or pair it with an adult burrito costume — you could even make a whole fiesta family costume. Your options are limitless!

Taco, por favor!
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