So, my son wanted to be Green Lantern for Halloween. Sadly, this isn’t a common costume this year and the ones we could find were pricey. Not to mention they had some pretty bad reviews in terms of rough and tumble durability. This gave us only one option, which was to make it. First, pictures of what we’re going for. It’s the Hal Jordan version complete with a lantern battery:
Now for the battery:
Cut up flower pots and a styrofoam orb
More Flower pots
Gesso Cover to help with paint
Dark Paint section
Handle added
‘Glowing’ Inside
The costume to some extent. (Wife more concerned with NOT poking herself with needle):
Two shirts fit
Cut and Sewn
Symbol added
Forgot to take pictures of adding the ‘boots’ to the pants. Here’s the finished one after we bought gloves, mask, and he already had the ring:
Legends of Windemere 
Great job 👍😃
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Thanks. It got the test run at the zoo today minus the lantern. Shoe covers didn’t make it.
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😀
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That’s one happy little boy 🙂
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Thanks. 😁 Even better is that most of it survived today.
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Awesome
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Thanks. Tested it out today. Repairs and adjustments needed. Oh well.
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Can he recite the anthem? “In brightest day, in darkest night …”
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Video is on my Facebook page. 😁
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Have to check it out.
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A lovely costume, Charles. Your son it really cute.
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Thanks. He says thanks too.
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The best creative costume Iever saw! Great job, Charles! Love the look on your son’s face! 🎃 Christine
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Thanks. It was a lot of work. My wife never made a costume before and I haven’t done it since high school. I can’t sew, so it was a comical team effort.
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Great success for the first try. Now, your son will want you to make all his costumes! 😄
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He’s claiming he wants to be Flash next year. We can pull that off or buy. This year he picked a superhero who isn’t costume-level hot.
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Fantastic costume. You certainly made your son a happy boy!
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Thanks. He really put it through its paces at the zoo today.
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That’s awesome, Charles! He looks so happy! 🙂
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Thanks. He loves it. We need to fix a few parts though.
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Bravo. What a great costume.
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Thanks. Most of it worked out. Shoe covers are a wreck after the zoo trip.
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😀
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Great costume, looks like you put a lot of work into it. It’s great you could give it a test drive, I’m sure he’ll have fun with it.
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We did leave the lantern behind since we didn’t want to lug it around. It’ll be going to a few of the other events though. By the way, foam and hay are a terrible combination.
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I never gave a thought that foam and hay wouldn’t go together, but I bet it is a nasty combination. I’m impressed by your lantern, it looks perfect.
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We never considered the combo either. Live and learn. Hope the lantern survives it’s uses though. It isn’t the most stable thing.
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So much more fun to make it yourself! He looks great in it! 😀
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Thanks. Though I will admit the building had some frustration. Building the lantern was probably tougher than the uniform
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That lantern turned out amazing!
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Thanks. That took the longest. Had to glue two sides and then leave for a day. So much waiting.
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That’s an awesome way to make the lantern.
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Thanks. 😁
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You and your wife are truly creative! Great job! My biggest challenge was a grasshopper. Not again…
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I can’t even imagine that one.
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That is awesome!! I hope the wee one enjoyed it. Did the lamp survive?
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He had a blast. The lamp survived, but the foot covers didn’t make it out of the first outing. Plus side, I added a bungee to the glove on his ring hand, so he didn’t lose that like he almost did during the picture.
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Ah, a bungee is a great idea! On a side note, I’m slowly catching up after a couple of particularly hectic weeks at the office. Apologies for the disappearance 🙂
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No problem. I’ve been battling for any scrap of time to work since the wife broke her arm last week. Totally understand when life delays the blogging.
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Ouch, I missed that. Is she wearing a cast and everything?
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Getting the cast now. The paperwork is tough though. Mostly because there isn’t much space to move here.
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Ouch 😦
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I was wrong. They said no cast until next week, so she’s home for a few more days. I’ll be lucky if I have any sanity left by the end of the year considering how much stuff I’m juggling now.
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