How do you make a Thomas the Train Halloween costume?
Make an adorable Thomas the Train inspired Halloween costume from an old cardboard box! Cut the cardboard box flaps and fold up to make the train shape, cut out the bottom of the box. Add a curved piece of cardboard for the train roof. Add the extra box lid around the bottom for the base of the train.
How do you make a Thomas in a box?
Start with a box appropriate to the size of your child. Cut out bottom and top where child will be so that box slips over child. I started to sketch out embellishments with a sharpie to plan out my Thomas. Bend and mold the shape of Thomas and use packing tape on the inside of box. Use hot glue on the outside of box when needed to seal seams.
Is O dressed as the train engineer who drives Thomas the train?
And O’s DIY Thomas the Train costume was ready! Of course O is dressed as the train engineer who drives Thomas! He wore this once already and it was a huuuuge hit! (And no I didn’t make the Engineer costume, I got it on Amazon.
Nose
I rolled a ball for the nose tip, a snake/cylinder or the bridge and a 2 tear drops curved for the cheeks.
Eyes
Then I rolled out a ball, 1/4 ” thick and bigger than the circle and draped it over the pieces I had molded for the face to be 3D. I gently pressed in the biggest googly eyes I could find at the dollar store into the eye sockets and very gently pressed out the face.
Eyebrows
Then, I cut out eyebrows from the black bristol board. My son is more of a perfectionist then I am and didn’t like them because he said they made Thomas look angry! So I just cut out triangles that were smaller than the googly eyes and they worked perfectly :) I didn’t wait long enough for it to dry, so when I painted it, it cracked.
Attaching the Face to the Thomas the Tank Engine Costume
Now came the hard part, attaching the face. I needed something light enough to put in the other circle. So the face rested on top on the 2 ” strip.
Thomas the Tank Engine Costume Finishing Touches
Finally, I got a battery operated push light, put batteries in it and covered the back in hot glue. Ta da! Best costume I’ve ever made! And I bought a clear plastic huge garbage bag to put over it in case it rains, I wouldn’t want the rain to destroy my hard work!!!
Step 1: Step One
Start with a box appropriate to the size of your child. Cut out bottom and top where child will be so that box slips over child. I started to sketch out embellishments with a sharpie to plan out my Thomas. Bend and mold the shape of Thomas and use packing tape on the inside of box. Use hot glue on the outside of box when needed to seal seams.
Step 2: Step Two
Next I decided to add the back hump (Engineer room) area of Thomas by using additional boxes that I purchased from my local hardware store. I taped and hot glued them to the box.
Step 3: Step Three
I purchased a sheet of foam board at my local craft store to create a lip around the bottom of Thomas. I cut and hot glued them together to create that lip which will be used to attach the buffers and the wheels later.
Step 4: Step Four
Next, my husband got me an 8" construction tube from my local hardware store. He cut it to shape the front of Thomas and I attached it using hot glue. He also cut out a whole in the top of the tube using a whole saw, I think it's called, to attach the smoke stack.
Step 6: Step Six
Primer Thomas to ensure the wording from the boxes doesn't show through.
Step 7: Step Seven
Paint Thomas using spray paint. I taped off the stripes for the curved area of Thomas.
Step 8: Finish
I found a picture of Thomas' face on the internet and printed on photo paper then attached with spray adhesive I got from the craft store. For the rest of the embellishments I used a drawing program on my computer to create them and then printed on photo paper, cut out and glued on.
How to make Thomas the Train costume?
Tips and Tricks for making your own DIY Thomas the Train Costume… 1 Don’t worry about the exact dimension of the boxes I used, find one that fits your child and go from there. 2 Many people have recreated this Thomas the Train costume without the 3D face. I promise, it still turns out extremely cute, just find a picture of Thomas’ face and print it out at the right size! 3 If the weather forecast is questionable, you might want to give you Thomas the train costume a little spray with some poly or other clear protectant. Or have your little one wear a clear poncho on top! 4 One more time, HERE is the link for the train engineer costume. If you’re really daring, grab a train whistle for your little one too! Choo Choo!
How to make a train with paper mache?
Add the extra box lid around the bottom for the base of the train. Paint your train. Add the train markings and decoration with paint or by designing and printing from a computer. Measure and cut the train's face. Use paper mache to make the face 3D. Spackle the paper mache to make it extra smooth.
How to make a face train for kids?
Use paper mache to make the face 3D. Spackle the paper mache to make it extra smooth. Paint and attach the face. Cut the 4" round box lids in half, paint and glue on as wheels. Glue on webbing or ribbon as straps to hold the train on your child's shoulders.
