How to Make a Cotton Candy Costume

If you're looking for a costume that reflects the sweeter side of Halloween, a cotton candy theme may be just your thing. This delightful homemade cotton candy Halloween costume is easy to make and looks the very picture of a sweet treat.


Steps:

1. Gather all the items needed.
Long sleeve shirt you're willing to glue and have permanently kept as a cotton candy top
Cotton wadding or stuffing, the kind you stuff pillows with
Pink or blue hairspray (depending on what kind of cotton candy you want to be)
Strong glue like a hot glue gun and fabric (spray glue works well)
Pink or blue fake eyelashes (optional)
Fluffy earrings (optional)
Headband you're willing to glue (optional)
White jeans
Pink or blue eyeliner and eyeshadow (optional)
Old newspaper
Large workspace

2. Lay out all the newspaper on your workspace. This will protect the surface from the products you're using.

3. Place the long sleeve shirt on top of the newspaper.

4. Put a generous amount of glue on part of the shirt. Press the cotton wadding or stuffing down on top of the glue in a way that looks like candy floss. Continue until the entire shirt is finished, including the back. You are trying to create the impression that you're a package of candy floss.

5. Let the glue dry.

6. Using the hairspray, spray the entire front of the shirt to cover. Let it dry. Repeat this step on the back of the shirt and let it dry too.

7. Prepare a headband to match the shirt. Put glue all over the headband.

8. Press down the cotton wadding or stuffing and let it dry.

9. When dry, spray with the hairspray.

10. On the day of the of Halloween, curl your hair. This is to create a look like cotton candy. Spray your curled hair with hairspray to keep it in place; you could even use temporary pink (or blue) dye hairspray in your hair if you're serious about looking pink. Next prepare your your make-up and eyelashes. Then, slip on your white jeans, the candy floss top and headband and show off your sweet attire to your friends.