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Lizard costume

What you'll need

• Pillowcase
• Green PVC
• Green crayon
• Black marker pen
• Tracing paper
• Mask patterns
• Red felt
• Green and black yarn
• Stapler

Background
Make this reptile for an especially creepy effect.

What to do

1. Place the seamed end of the pillowcase at the top of the costume. Cut a jagged neck opening and armholes.
2. Cut a small U-shaped opening in the centre of the hemmed end to create legs.
3. Feed green yarn through the hem to form a drawstring for each leg.
4. Unwrap a green crayon and rub it on its side to colour the costume.
5. Draw scales on the costume with black marker pen.
6. Cut a tail from green vinyl and staple it to the costume.
7. Create a mask pattern and cut it out.
8. Cut out mask (with eyeholes) from the vinyl.
9. Glue black yarn to mask to decorate eyes and form shapes around the mouth.
10. Cut out a lizard tongue using the red felt. Staple in place.
11. Punch holes and add yarn ties to mask.

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