We decided to be Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head and the best part was that we actually had parts that you could change and move around the whole night; we even had the pocket in the back for these extra parts and we changed our faces throughout the evening.
We thought about adding a bucket of fun but we felt that the costumes’ back pockets were even funnier than doing a bucket of fun.
First, we made the body of the Homemade Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head Couple Costume. We then added a ring on the inside of the bottom to keep the shape of the body and used Velcro on the back opening for easy access and fastening. It was not very easy to drive with these on!.
The progression of our costumes can be seen in the various parts we cut out and mounted:
– multiple mouths: talking mouth, vampire teeth, bucked teeth, surprise mouth and the normal original smiling face
– multiple noses: original round nose, extra small nose, big nose as seen in “Toy Story”.
– tear drops, nose ring, bandage, eye patch.
Everything had Velcro affixed to it, even the pupils, so we could track the different moods of our ‘Potatoes’ throughout the evening. We even made extra parts to show that Mr. Potato Head was getting sleepy and then, when he was angry. The mustache came in handy here because it also served as eyebrows. We would be happy to send you multiple pictures to show the different phases.
Last but not least, we drew on the black holes where the pieces for the original Potato Heads were affixed.
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These are awesome. My husband and I would like to go as Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head this year to go along with our kids “Woody” and “Buzz”!! How did you make the body? What is the material? Did you have to sew it? I saw the where you inserted the ring.. that was genius. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I LOVE these! I have 4 year old boy/girl twins who would just be tickled if Mommy and Daddy completed their Toy Story entourage of Jessie and Woody. Please send more pictures and detailed instructions. I love the idea of multiple pieces to change!!
These are great!!! Can you please send me the progression pictures? What kind of ring did you use?
Thanks
Can you send me details on how you made the potato and the progression of faces? So awesome!
I love these costumes! You did an amazing job!! I have 4 kids who are being Woody, Buzz, Jessie, and a green Army guy. We would love to be Mr. and Mrs. Potato head. How can I get pictures of the progression? Also, what kind of fabric did you use (was it felt)? This is getting me really excited for Halloween!
Thanks for sharing…
I love your costumes you did a good job. I would like to see your other pictures.
please tell us how you made these great costumes!
How can I get more information about how you did this?
I LOVE your costumes and have looked at a bunch of other attempts at the Mr. & Mrs. !
Can I get progression pics and any measurements / tips you have?
THANKS so much!
Great costumes. Could you send me more pictures of the process? Doesn’t look too hard. MAMALANE1@MYWDO.COM
I would like to have the pictures of how you guys did these costumes if possible.
THank you
Claudia
I am a pediatric nurse, and our office is doing a Toy Story theme for Halloween this year. Using your pic as a guide, me and my trusty glue gun turned a fitted brown queen sheet, hula hoop, and felt into my favorite costume ever in about 2 1/2 hours. I can’t wait to wear it…thanks for letting me be a copycat!
Did you sew the brown body? How did you get the ring, and what was used for the ring?
hahhaa i love it!!! and i love you guys!! i was just looking on this for ideas… and came across you guys!!!
My husband is a pastor and we have a Trunk of Treats each year at our church. We have been trying to think of an idea for this year and I think this is it. Can you please add more details?
Can you add more details on the fabric and the glasses
I love this! My boyfriend and I go to a couples Halloween party every year and we were having problems figuring out what to be this year! I decided Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head would be funny and might even win us top prize! If you could send me some progression pictures and material used I would greatly appreciate it! I’m so looking forward to making these costumes! Thanks!
these are awesome!!!!
Could you please send me the progression pictures?
Me and my boyfriend would like to try and make these for Halloween this year!
please email the pictures if possible!
stank1am@yahoo.com
I would love more details on the materials and also more pictures!
I would love the instructions as well. thanks so much
I love these costumes! Could you send me more pictures and any instructions? I would really appreciate it! Thanks. Bkagiles@yahoo.com
Hi
your costumes are awesome
can you please tell me more details on how to make the costumes
my email is acardona1@hotmail.com
thanks
Could you send instructions and progression pictures? These would be great with my son’s Buzz costume!
Thanks!
Awesome!!! These are by far my favorite couples costumes I have ever seen! Could you please send some progression pics and some hints about how you made them? (material, etc.)
I am trying to make these costumes for my husband and I for our son’s Toy Story Birthday Party. I am also curious what kind of ring you used to hold the shape. The largest macrame ring I can find is 19 inches… did you use a macrame ring or something else? Where did you find it? I would love some help! Thanks so much!
Hi Everyone!
I never even realized we got posted on here! Thanks for the compliments – these costumes were so fun. We bought tons of craft fabric and just kind of experimented.
I wish I could tell you the science behind making these but we measured them while trying them and then cut the holes for our arms.
I “ring” I believe was a wooden quilting ring that we walked past and thought it’d be perfect to sew into the bottom part. It was oval shaped and weighed the costume down and kept the shape and we velcroed down the back so we could easily take it on and off for going to the bathroom.
For the parts – get creative and start sketching in pencil and cut and see where it takes you!
Hope that helps!
great costume totally using it!!! can you send me pics?
Awesome costume! I’m making one now! Could you send me pics?
My daughter-in-law saw this and asked if I could make the outfits for them for a party. Could you help me out a little with materials and techniques?
This is a fun idea. Can’t wait to get started.
Hi Everyone!
We used craft fabric. It’s about 5 a yard at Joann’s I think?
The rest is imagination and tracing :) Velcro and fabric glue!
We used quilting rings to keep the shape and weigh down the costume.
Good luck!
Hi! I went out and bought all of my materials today. I am now ready to make my own potato head costume. But wait! I have no idea how to cut out the body. Woud you be willing and able to send pictures or the patterns as soon as possible? Yes, I waited until the last minute and have tonight and tomorrow to make this thing for Saturday’s party. Brilliant.
Thanks!
Melissa
edamama@gmail.com
I love these! Would really like to,see progression pics!
Thanks
Nina