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Did you grow up getting frustrated after a ghost eats you on Pac-Man? WELL ME TOO 😂 I was so close to throwing my box computer monitor out every time!! Regardless, it will always be nostalgic and so cute! I thought of making a pacman costume out of fabric sheets and it turned out so cute!!! I’m obsessed!

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HERE IS HOW TO MAKE A DIY PACMAN COSTUME:

WHERE CAN YOU FIND THE MATERIALS TO MAKE THIS DIY PACMAN COSTUME?

The star of this costume is definitely a lot of different coloured fabric sheets, which I bought from Amazon and Michael’s! I used an old dress that I already had in my closet and black shoes but the felt sheets are how I cut and taped all the pieces to create the game onto me! Aside from this, you’ll need good sharp fabric scissors! Trust me, this makes a huge difference in your cutting time. You’ll also need googly eyes which you can most likely find from the dollar store and lots of fabric tape!

WHAT ARE THE MATERIALS/EQUIPMENT NEEDED FOR THIS DIY Pac-Man costume?

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CAN I SUBSTITUTE ANY MATERIALS OUT?

You sure can! If you’re keen, you can even use your Cricut to use vinyl or iron-on pieces! I really like using felt sheets and fabric tape as it doesn’t harm my clothing pieces, and I can reuse it later! You can also use any spare fabric that you have from older clothes or projects. Paper is also an option, but beware, the costume will not last long, especially if you’re using it for a party! I also encourage everyone to get creative and use whatever they have!

DOES THE COSTUME LAST TO USE FOR THE FOLLOWING YEARS?

Sure does! The great thing about fabric tape is that it’s really sturdy! If you want to leave all the pieces on your dress, that is fine! Just be sure to store it in a garment bag to preserve it! Luckily for this dress, if you do accidentally get a piece removed, you can easily recreate it with some spare fabric sheets. You can also carefully remove all the pieces and store it in a ziplock bag and just tape it back onto a black dress whenever you want to wear it again!

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO PUT TOGETHER?

OOF. I will admit, this costume took me way longer than others! Because this Pac-Man game dress has so many little tiny pieces that you need to tape individually, please allow yourself a minimum week! Overall, this costume took me about 8 hours to complete but I did it over a couple of days. I just took my time and put this together while I watched TV! Cutting all tiny tape pieces and the actual game pieces took a while, then actually taping it onto the dress took even longer 😂

All in all, if you’re a little creative ball of joy, you’ll love this DIY! The payoff was so great! I absolutely love this costume so much and it has got to be the most fun I’ve had creating a DIY costume! It looks so good and totally felt nostalgic as a ’90s baby! 🕹

INSPIRATIONS FOR THIS COSTUME?

Every year, I like to scroll through Pinterest to find DIY costumes that I would like to try and recreate! I never like to copy exactly how other creators do it but I like to find inspo and make it myself with my own style! I’ve seen many pacman costumes and thought, you know what, I’m going to try to do this and it turned out so cute!! It has brought me so much joy and to say that I’m OBSESSED is an understatement! I’m so proud of it! 😍

Here are some of the costume elements you can buy online!

STEPS TO PUT TOGETHER THIS DIY PACMAN COSTUME:

Step 1: Cut out all the pieces of your Pac-Man board game.

I used this photo as inspo for my Pac-Man game and just started cutting out pieces freehand! If you’re a little nervous about cutting the pieces, I would recommend testing it on paper first! That may help you map everything out first!

Step 2: Map out where you want all the pieces to be placed on your dress.

When I was cutting all the game pieces, it was a lot of trial and error! Some pieces were too big and I had to cut them down, but I just kept moving things around until I was happy with it!

Step 3: Tape all your pieces onto your black dress and add the googly eyes to your ghosts.

This is probably the most tedious part of the whole process, but you’ll want to tape all your pieces onto your black dress and tape googly eyes onto your ghosts as well. This may take a while, so take your time and watch some fun Halloween shows/movies!