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 Homemade Adult Bald Eagle Costume
This is an easy to make, no-sew costume right at home!
Making your adult Bald Eagle costume using black footie pajamas:
Start with one pair of black footed pajamas
1. Make the Beak:
Use orange craft foam or posterboard
(Felt is available in a 6 foot wide version for about $5 a yard from fabric stores)
Pattern for Men's Bald Eagle Beak
Pattern for Women's Bald Eagle Beak
Assemble like "A" below.
Add pipe cleaner ear pieces (beak will appear to move when you speak if you tuck bottom part under your chin)
Add big black eyebrows if you want to look more like "Sam the Eagle".
2. Make an Eagle Collar:
Use white felt or an old white t-shirt.
Cut 3-4 identical pieces like "B" below.
Flip every other one so it looks fluffier. Wear around neck (fasten in back with safety pins).
3. Make a Pair of Eagle Wings:
Use black felt
Use a piece about 6 feet wide by 3 feet.
Fold it in half (the fold is the part that will be behind your back).
Cut through it like the photo at right.
We got wings for both an eagle and a bat from the same piece...
Cut slits for your hands & pin the wings at your elbows and the back of your neck.
4. Give Yourself a Bald Eagle Haircut:
Shave your head until you look like our model or just get a bald head wig which usually run for about $5.00.
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