Easy to make and comfortable to wear, this fun enderman costume can be made quickly without any sewing! It's the perfect costume for Minecraft enthusiasts!
Begin by marking a line down the center of one of the sheets of black craft foam lengthwise and then, again, widthwise. Cut down each of the lines. This will form 4 smaller rectangles of 20 x 30 centimeters each.
On the other sheet of black craft foam, mark off a square that is 30 centimeters by 30 centimeters. (You can use the long edge of one of the rectangles to help guide you and make it more exact if your craft foam sheet isn't exactly 40x60. Cut it out without cutting across the strip of 10cm below the square on your sheet. (We'll need a long strip of craft foam for the inside of our head.)
Cut a long strip of craft foam that is 9 centimeters wide. (Measure from the top of the head of the person who will wear the costume to the point just above their eyebrows for a more exact measurement. In the case of my son, it was 9 centimeters.) Wrap the strip around their head and cut it to a length just past where the circle overlaps (leaving room to glue the pieces together).
Forming the box
Once all of the pieces have been cut to size, plug in your glue gun and get ready to glue the pieces together.
Begin with the square piece and one of the craft foam rectangles. Dispense some of the hot glue along one of the edges of the square and then place the edge of the rectangle perpendicularly into the hot glue. Make sure to use the side that's 30 centimeters long and line up the edges on either side with the square piece. The idea is to form one side of a "box". It may be easiest to work in small sections, dispensing about ten centimeters of glue, pushing the craft foam in place, and then continuing until the whole side has been attached.
To reinforce the side, dispense some hot glue down the entire seam along the inside of the seam.
Continue with the next side. Dispense the hot glue down the adjacent side of the square, adding a new rectangular piece in place. Make sure it lines up with the edges of the square and with the adjacent rectangle (at a 90ยบ angle). Once it's glued to the square, you can also glue it to the rectangle perpendicularly along the short edge. Again, reinforce the seams by dispensing hot glue down them along the inside of the box.
Continue in the same manner, adding on the other 2 rectangle pieces until you've formed a square box with an open bottom.
Adding the headband
To form the headband, glue together the edges of the long black strip that you've cut to size together along the short edge, forming a circle.
Once the glue has cooled, have the person try on the headband. It should fit comfortably over their head and sit above their eyebrows. If it doesn't, make the necessary adjustments.
Tack the headband in place inside the top interior part of the box with hot glue, near one side of the box. This will become the front of the mask. (Don't place it directly in the center because it's easier to see through the holes when your face is closer to them.) Add a dot of glue in front, another behind, and one on each side, forming it into an oval shape with the longest part going from front to back. (Your head is more oval-shaped and not a perfect circle.)
Once cooled, have the person try on the head mask and see if it fits comfortably. Make adjustments as needed before completely gluing the strip in place. If it looks good, run a line of hot glue along the seam to reinforce the band.
Cut eye holes
Have the person try on the headpiece and press it against their eyes. Mark the eye area with a piece of chalk.
Make sure the marks are centered across the width of the front of the box. If they are off-center, move both marks as needed to center them (keeping the same amount of space between them).
Cut out a small circle in the marked spot for each eye. This is only the initial cut, so keep it relatively small.
Have the person try on the mask again to make sure the holes are in the right place for them to see out of them. Make a note of which direction you should enlarge the holes to make them easier to see out of.
Enlarge the holes into rectangular eye holes that are large enough to give good visibility. (You may want to wait to completely enlarge them until after adding the enderman eyes!)
Adding the eerie enderman eyes
Print out the file for the enderman eyes onto waterproof photo paper that is 10x15 centimeters (4x6 inches).
Cut off the excess white areas and then cut what's left in half across the purple stripes. (You want all 3 bands on each section.)
Cut each section in half again. (You now have 2 sets of eyes. You only need one, but have an extra one just in case.)
Glue the purple eyes onto the box along either edge wherever it looks best on your mask. In our case, we lined them up with the eye holes made in our mask. I then enlarged the holes, even more, to line the eye holes up with the top and bottom of the purple eyes.
If you don't have a printer, you can use two different shades of purple craft paint to paint the eyes on instead!
Putting the costume together
Have the person dress in all black.
Adding the lights
Position the lights in a way that the battery pack can be comfortably worn in one of the pockets. (If you don't have pockets, either use a black fanny pack or tape the battery pack to the pants with black duct tape.)
Now, position the lights going down and back up one leg, over and around the child's head (resting behind the neck) and then back down the other leg. Leave plenty of room on the string of lights to be able to pull the lights on and off over the child's head. (We'll be attaching the lights to only the pants so the child can get dressed and remove the costume without needing to take it apart.)
Fasten the lights to the pants with safety pins every twenty to thirty centimeters. To mark the position and later hide the safety pins, pin them on the outside while the child wears the cotume.
Once the child removes the costume, move each pin to the inside in the same place it was. (If you're using black safety pins, they can be left on the outside.)
Safety pins (especially if using black safety pins on the outside) can be easily adjusted, as needed, when the costume is worn.
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Notes
Depending on whether the costume will be worn inside at a Halloween party or outdoors while trick-or-treating, choose the fabric for the costume accordingly.