How to Make a LEGO Construction Worker Costume

By Sonya Nimri, eHow Contributor

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Intro

You don't have to be a Master Builder to master this LEGO Construction Worker Costume. It's instantaneously recognizable, easy to make,and comfortable to wear. You can get creative with the tape face and body, and change the expression as you feel fit. Not to mention guaranteed to bring a smile to the face of a new generation looking for candy, and the nostalgic oldies among us doling it out. You'll be singing "Everything is Awesome" the whole night through and mean it.

A giant yet tiny LEGO. (LEGO Construction Worker)

Things You'll Need

Duct tape in light grey, black and white
Painter's tape in blue
1/4 inch wide black tape
3/4 inch masking tape
Large tuna can
Dessert plate
Round 12 inch diameter storage basket
3 8x11 inch sheets of yellow craft foam
3 18x24 inch sheets flourescent orange paper
Black permanent pen

Ball point pen
Scissors
24 inch ruler
Hot glue gun
White glue
X-acto knife
Square box (14x14 inches cube for a 3 year old sized costume)
2 yellow number 2 pencils
2 cans of Pringles
Wax or Parchement Paper

LEGO Head

Step 1:

Take your 12 inch storage basket and cut off the rigid rim.

Shorten your plastic basket. (LEGO Head Step 1)

Step 2:

To create the face, remove 3 of the slats (or 3 inches, total, should your basket have tighter slats), from the base, creating an empty space. Tape the sides of the basket up top together so they don't flare out.

Tape the basket so it doesn't flare. (LEGO Head Step 2)

Step 3:

Cover the exterior of the basket in craft foam, leaving it so it hangs two inches over the top and below the bottom of the basket. Tape another piece overlapping so the whole basket is covered in diameter.

Line the outside with yellow foam. (LEGO Head Step 3)

Step 4:

Cut the bottom of the sheet into tapered triangles. Hot glue the triangles to the base of the basket. This will prevent the foam from overlapping and getting lumpy.

Taper foam ends. (LEGO Head Step 4)

Step 5:

Using a plate as a template, cut an 8 inch circle out of the foam that is a little smaller than the bottom of the basket.

Cut out a circle. (LEGO Head Step 5)

Step 6:

Hot glue the circle over the edges of the foam to cover the bottom of the basket. This will now be the top of the head.

Glue a circle on the top. (LEGO Head Step 6)

Step 7:

Using an empty tuna can as a template, trace a circle out of yellow foam. Cut it out. Cut two pieces of foam that measure long enough to cover the outside of the can.

Cover tuna can. (LEGO Head Step 7)

Step 8:

Hot glue the circular foam to the inside bottom of the can. Glue one strip to the outside of the can and one to the inside of the can.

Add can to top of head. (Lego Body Step 8)

Step 9:

Tape duct tape to parchment paper and cut out features for the face.

Cut out features (LEGO Head Step 9)

Step 10:

Remove the parchment paper from the back of the duct tape and apply features to your LEGO face. Make sure the eyes line up with the removed slats and also fall where the person who will be wearing the costume's eyes are.

Apply the features. (LEGO Head Step 10)

Step 11:

Using an X-acto knife, cut out little circles in the middle of the eyes. Use a permanent pen to color the yellow foam rim black.

Black out the rim. (LEGO Head Step 11)

LEGO Body

Step 1:

Using scissors, remove the top four flaps from the top of your box.

Cut off top flaps. (LEGO Body Step 1)

Step 2:

Cut box in exactly half width-wise.

Narrow box. (LEGO Body Step 2)

Step 3:

Tape the two halves together to make a rectangular 14 inch x 7 inch box with an open bottom. This size will fit a 3 to 4 year old. Adjust accordingly for a bigger body.

Make a rectangular box. (LEGO Body Step 3)

Step 4:

Using an X-acto knife and a 7 inch circle template, cut a hole in the top center of the box. This will be where the head will come through.

Make hole for the head. (LEGO Body Step 4)

Step 5:

Use your roll of duct tape as a circle-template, make two circles where the arms will come through the box.

Make holes for the arms. (LEGO Body Step 5)

Step 6:

Cut two pieces of paper to cover the front of each side of the box, flaring two inches on either side at the bottom. One should be long enough to wrap over the top of the box. The other should be long enough to overlap the top of the first sheet slightly.

Cut the paper. (LEGO Body Step 6)

Step 7:

Apply thin ribbons of white glue to the paper on each side of the box. Stick paper to the box.

Glue paper to the box. (LEGO Body Step 7)

Step 8:

Measure sides of the box and cut orange paper to cover each side. Cut holes out of paper with an X-acto knife.

Cut out holes. (LEGO Body Step 8)

Step 9:

Using various types of tape, look at a LEGO and design a construction worker vest with pockets and a collar.

Design your vest. (LEGO Body Step 9)

LEGO Hands

Step 1:

Cut 5 inches off the top of a Pringles can. Notch out an inch piece then cut it into two 2 1/2 inch x 8 1/2 inch pieces.

Make hands. (LEGO Hands Step 1)

Step 2:

Cut a piece of yellow foam big enough to double over each round 5 inches x 8 1/2 inches. Hot glue it to your cardboard, folding over one edge.

Cover cardboard with foam. (LEGO Hands Step 2)

Step 3:

Puncture the middle of the "hand" with your X-acto knife, insert a #2 pencil through the hole and hot glue a piece of foam to cover the eraser.

Make handles for the hand. (LEGO Hands Step 3)

LEGO Legs

Step 1:

Cut two pieces of cardboard that measure the same width of the front of the "body" when they are next to each other and are the length of the costume wearer's actual legs. I used two of the flaps of the square box. Cut a Pringles container the width of one of them, and cut the container in half, taping each half to each side of the top of the "leg".

Add bumps to legs. (LEGO Legs Step 1)

Step 2:

Cut two additional pieces of cardboard that are the same size as the front of the legs.

Cut two more pieces of cardboard. (LEGO Legs Step 2)

Step 3:

Use the top of your Pringles cans, trace 4 semi-circles.

Trace semi-circles. (LEGO Legs Step 3)

Step 4:

Cut out the semi-circles leaving a 1/2 inch extra around the traced line and notching the extra space every 1/4 inch up to the line.

Notch semi-circles. (LEGO Legs Step 4)

Step 5:

Cover each side of the halved-Pringles cans with the half-circles. Wrap the notched edges around the sides and tape in place.

Cover sides of semi-circles. (LEGO Legs Step 5)

Step 6:

Add the second piece of cardboard adjacent to the first. Cover the bump and front of the leg with white glue and cover with florescent orange paper. Cover the side pieces of cardboard with orange paper.