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Despicable Me: DIY Minion

Beth Kassay

Despicable Me: DIY Minion

Do your kids LOVE Despicable Me? Zach & Lily are obsessed! For Halloween Zach asked to be Gru from Despicable Me, which I thought was uber adorable, especially when I had the 'evil genius idea' to create a Lucy Wilde costume for Lovely Lily! After I had a plan in place, as any normal warm blooded 4 year old would do, Zach changed his mind.  Now he was bound and determined to be a Minion for Halloween... After a quick re-planning of my initial plan; I re-assigned characters to the kids, incorporated Andy as Gru, the former villain turned good guy and myself as Lucy Wilde, the Anti Villain...

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Despicable Me: DIY Gru Costume

Beth Kassay

Despicable Me: DIY Gru Costume

Do your kids LOVE Despicable Me? Zach & Lily are obsessed! For Halloween Zach asked to be Gru from Despicable Me, which I thought was uber adorable, especially when I had the 'evil genius idea' to create a Lucy Wilde costume for Lovely Lily! After I had a plan in place, as any normal warm blooded 4 year old would do, Zach changed his mind.  Now he was bound and determined to be a Minion for Halloween... After a quick re-planning of my initial plan; I re-assigned characters to the kids, incorporated Andy as Gru, the former villain turned good guy and myself as...

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Despicable Me: DIY Lucy Wilde Costume

Beth Kassay

Despicable Me: DIY Lucy Wilde Costume

Do your kids LOVE Despicable Me? Zach & Lily are obsessed! For Halloween Zach asked to be Gru from Despicable Me, which I thought was uber adorable, especially when I had the 'evil genius idea' to create a Lucy Wilde costume for Lovely Lily! After I had a plan in place, as any normal warm blooded 4 year old would do, Zach changed his mind.  Now he was bound and determined to be a Minion for Halloween... After a quick re-planning of my initial plan; I re-assigned characters to the kids, incorporated Andy as Gru, the former villain turned good guy and myself as Lucy Wilde, the Anti Villain...

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How to: DIY High Flying Super Hero Cape

Beth Kassay

How to: DIY High Flying Super Hero Cape

Have you read our D.I.Y. Super Hero Cape Shield Instructions...  Take a look for designing a special shield to go with your Super Hero Cape.  The Super Hero Capes I design for toddlers are quite adorable if I do say so myself ;)  And I though I would share with you exactly how I create each of my designs... Lily & Frog Supplies: 1 yard of flannel fabric for the outside (In this tutorial, purple) 1 yard of flannel fabric for the underside (In this tutorial, white), I normally choose white Thread (color of your choice) 1 yard of ribbon (I use Grosgrain Ribbon) Tape...

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How To: D.I.Y. Super Hero Cape Shield

Beth Kassay

How To: D.I.Y. Super Hero Cape Shield

Have you read our D.I.Y. High Flying Super Hero Cape Instructions...  Take a look for designing the cape to go with Super Hero Cape Shield.  The Super Hero Capes I design for toddlers are quite adorable if I do say so myself ;)  And I though I would share with you exactly how I create each of my designs... Lily & Frog Materials: 2-3 sheets of colored felt Rotary cutter Cutting board Cutting square iron Fusible Webbing White Thread Superhero Letter Template (slightly altered mine) Lily & Frog D.I.Y Instructions for Super Hero Cape Shield: Starting with template from Vanilla Joy, print about 3...

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