Infant Cow Costume
An easy and adorable cow costume for infants.
Keep the littlest one in the family cozy and cute in this super easy DIY costume!
Shopping list:
- Hooded Fleece Bunting with Ears
- Lumiere And Neopaque 589-White, 583-Red, 588-Black (for a paint with a softer hand use DecoArt SoSoft)
- Dye and Paint Mixing Palette
- Loew Cornell Silk Painting Brushes - Round
- Newsprint or other paper
Let's get started!
Step 1: Prepare the bunting
Be sure to pre-wash and dry your bunting.
Lay the bunting out flat and put some folded paper inside to prevent the paint from going through to the back. We suggest a kleenex box or something similar to hold the elastic at the bottom open to help keep things flat.
Step 2: Mix and apply pink paint
Starting with a decent amount of white paint, add a small bit of red to make a pale pink.
Pro-Tip: When mixing paints always add small bits of the darker color to the paler color.
Paint a large oval in the tummy area for the udders and paint the inside part of the ears.
Step 3: Add black spots and udders
While the pink dries you can paint in large random splotches of black. No need to follow a pattern, just be careful not to drip on the pink belly. Once the pink is dry enough paint some udders on with just four simple curves of black.
Step 4: Paint the back
Once the front is painted, let things dry or use a heat gun to speed things up. Flip it over and paint black shapes on the back. We even did a little tail!
Step 5: Heat set and finish
Heat set the paint with an iron set on the Rayon/Cotton setting. Use some paper between the iron and fabric. Go over everything really well, 1-2 minutes per section that is painted. Wash and dry with your regular detergent.
Your little one's costume is all set for Trick-or-Treating!
