{"id":16126,"date":"2011-10-06T11:30:09","date_gmt":"2011-10-06T18:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/?p=16126"},"modified":"2011-10-06T11:43:07","modified_gmt":"2011-10-06T18:43:07","slug":"make-a-mr-potato-head-costume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/2011\/10\/make-a-mr-potato-head-costume\/","title":{"rendered":"Make a Mr. Potato Head Costume"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/mr-potato-head-costume.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16127\" title=\"mr-potato-head-costume\" src=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/mr-potato-head-costume.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/mr-potato-head-costume.jpg 475w, https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/mr-potato-head-costume-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/mr-potato-head-costume-399x599.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some Halloween costumes are more universal than others.\u00a0 For instance, my most recent costume consisted of a bath robe, a towel, and a book with &#8220;Don&#8217;t Panic&#8221; in large, friendly letters on the cover.\u00a0 Get it?\u00a0 Most people didn&#8217;t; despite seeing hundreds of people that day, there were only two (yes, two) geeky oddballs who got a good laugh out of it.\u00a0 If you want to avoid the awkward &#8220;what-are-you-supposed-to-be&#8221; guessing game, try something a little less subtle, like this Mr. Potato Head costume from Alison at <strong>Oopsey Daisy<\/strong>, posted at <strong>The Train to Crazy <\/strong>as part of a fabulous handmade costume series.\u00a0 This costume is for her husband, and she made a matching Mrs. Potato Head for herself.\u00a0 They go with a collection of group outfits on a Toy Story theme.\u00a0 How fun!\u00a0 She appliqued the facial features to the costumes, but I&#8217;m also keen on the idea of using velcro to attach them, adding the same interactive element that makes the toy so much fun!\u00a0 [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetraintocrazy.com\/2011\/09\/handmade-dress-up-diy-potato-head-costume-tutorial.html\">how to make a Mr. Potato Head costume<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Project estimate:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Felt yardage, about $9<\/li>\n<li>Velcro, on hand or $1<\/li>\n<li>Sewing machine, on hand<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Total:\u00a0 about $9 and up<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some Halloween costumes are more universal than others.\u00a0 For instance, my most recent costume consisted of a bath robe, a towel, and a book with &#8220;Don&#8217;t Panic&#8221; 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