Coolest Barrel of Monkeys Costume

I got the idea for this Barrel of Monkeys Costume watching my daughter play with a big group of stuffed monkeys.

I found a simple pattern at a local craft store and decided on using a lime green color to make her stand out from the stuffed monkeys she already had.

I made the barrel from a large piece of pillow foam that I cut to fit her and covered it with a “rough” textured material with hot glue.

Then drew the lines for the barrel with a black sharpie and hot glued a silver ribbon at the top and bottom to look like the metal bands on a barrel.

I attached the same silver ribbon to the inside of the barrel so I could tie her monkeys to it instead of permanently attaching them.

I found a pink flower hair clip and put that on one of her “monkey ears” to let everyone know she was a “girl monkey” plus I had her wear a similar color shoe to match it.

I sewed (you could also hot glue) two strips of the same “rough” material together at each end and then sewed it to the barrel.

Keep in mind the weight of the monkeys that you are going to use. I ended up not putting as many on her because of that fact.

She had a blast trick-or-treating and was the “Coolest Monkey” and the hit of Halloween… in fact, she is still playing with the barrel days after Halloween!

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