Easy DIY Elephant Gerald Costume

Fun Hands on Activities with Kids

Inspired by Elephant and Piggie Book Series by Mo Willems

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Main Idea

Here's a quick and easy DIY costume to make Gerald from the kid's popular children's book series, Elephant and Piggie! It's a perfect costume if you need it for the next day!

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Activity Prep

(What we used)

• Elephant Gerald's costume

  • 3 light gray socks (I used women's size socks. Make sure they are washed!)

  • Toy glasses

  • Grey hoodie jacket

  • Needle and grey thread for sewing (White or black thread is okay too.)

• Speech Bubble Banner

  • Cardboard

  • printed light grey speech bubble (I added the word "BANANA!") or create the speech bubble by cutting gray construction paper

  • Glue

  • Scissors or utility knife (Grownup use only. Not for the little kids!)

  • 2 straws

  • (Optional) Heavy-duty packaging tape

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Story

My son’s school was having the event where students could dress up as their favorite book characters. He must have forgotten to tell me, but the event was scheduled for the next day!!

My son told me he wanted to be Gerald, the character from his favorite book series, Elephant and Piggie. I needed to gather anything we had at home to finish this costume by the next day! I must do this quickly!

How I Made: Elephant Gerald's Costume

1. First, I grabbed my three grey socks. One sock would be the elephant trunk, and the other two would be the ears.

2. I folded the tops of the two socks and sewed them to each side of the grey hoodie like ears for when he wore the hood.  

3. I sewed one sock to the center of the joke glasses to create Gerald's trunk.  

I could have used tape to attach the socks, but since my son was very active, I sewed them on to make them more secure.

How I Made: Speech Bubble Banner

I loved the speech bubbles in the Elephant and Piggie books, so I made a banner using my son's favorite line from one of the books: "BANANA!"

1. I designed a speech bubble with the book's word "BANANA!". (You can also create the speech bubble by cutting gray construction paper!)

2. After printing it out, I glued the printed paper onto a piece of cardboard and carefully cut it out.

3. This process is optional. It would rain on the event day, so I used heavy-duty packaging tape to cover the banner. The tape kept the printer ink from smudging. Waterproof!

4. I attached two straws to the back of the banner using packaging tape.

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It turned out good for a quick, one-hour DIY costume project!

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Disclaimer

This website is not affiliated with or endorsed by Mo Willems or the Elephant and Piggie book series. All references are for educational purposes.