How to Make a Super Mario Brothers Halloween Costume - It's Luigi!

Things You'll Need:

White gloves
Green long sleeved shirt
Overalls
Brown boots
Green newsboy hat
craft foam
glue craft
fabric paint
solid color tote

Step 1
First, hit the thrift stores to find the basics, unless you already have them. You'll want to find a newsboy hat (green, but if you have trouble finding one, get one that you can spray paint green), white stretch gloves (super cheap, Walmart has them too) long sleeved green shirt (you might already have this too), a pair of denim overalls (easy thrift store find) and some sort of brown shoes or boots.

Step 2
Hit up a costume shop or Halloween store for a stick-on handlebar mustache--trust me, this will make or break the costume! :)

Step 3
Cut a circle from white craft foam, and a large "L" from black. Glue the "L" on the circle and the circle on the front of the hat.

Step 4
On the white gloves, take black fabric paint and draw two lines. This adds the cartoonish look and feel to the costume.

Step 5
Make a cool trick-or-treat bag! Get a strudy craft fabric tote from Hobby Lobby or other craft store, and use fabric paint to paint the Nintendo star! I found a template by going to Google and typing "Mario Star." I found an image, enlarged it with my image program, and printed it out. I cut it out, traced it with pencil, and filled in teh design with yellow and black fabric paint. It worked out perfect, and made a nice sturdy bag for all that Halloween candy! :)

Tips & Warnings 

* If you can't find a green newsboy hat, get a cheap one at Walmart or Target and spray paint it. I had to spray paint the one for my son's Mario costume, and it worked out perfect!
* Pull on the handles of the tote bag before you buy it--I did this at one craft store and the handle tore right off. You need a heavy dute tote for that heavy candy at the end of the night!
* I like to take the kids to indoor locations like the mall for trick-or-treating events, but if you're taking the kids outside in the cold to trick-or-treat, you can put thermal shirts and pants underneath this outfit so they don't have to bundle up over the costume and spoil the fun!
* WARNING--making this costume might cause your child to get a little too excited about Halloween!