Man in Yellow Hat

My little one is in LOVE with Curious George. So when Halloween rolled around it didn't take much thinking to decide what she would go as. Finding a monkey costume was easy. (This one came from Costco). Finding a Man in the Yellow Hat costume for my husband to wear was much harder. I looked online and found some that looked cheaply made and were pretty pricey (nothing under $40). I decided I could make something much better, probably for less.

The finished product:

Here's what I did:

Bought khaki pants, white button up shirt, silver tie (or any light color), black belt and straw hat in my husband's sizes. All were purchased at the thrift shop for $10.

I used Rit dye ($3-4) to dye the pants, shirt and tie the bright yellow color. After everything was dry, I used a black sharpy marker to draw black spots on the tie.

The hat was the hardest part. I used the top half of a gallon milk carton to make the straw hat taller. Then I paper mached the hat to make it consistent texture. Once all that dried, I used spray paint ($3) to get the bright yellow color.

My husband wore big brown boots that he already had and the outfit was complete! The whole outfit cost us less than $20! This costume was WAY better than anything we could have found online. Everyone who saw them together loved it!