DIY LEGO Costumes: Easy Steps to Create The LEGO Movie Characters for Halloween

DIY LEGO Costumes: How We Became The LEGO Movie Characters

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Every Halloween, my family wears matching costumes. Last year, we were Smurfs, and the year before, my husband and I were Ghostbusters while Mario was the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. This year, we’re characters from The LEGO Movie: Mario as Emmet, my husband as Batman, and me as Wildstyle.

To create our LEGO costumes, I made foam core LEGO bodies for all of us. We also had t-shirts or hoodies as backup costumes. Here's how I made the LEGO bodies step by step:

Materials and Steps for DIY LEGO Bodies:

1. Measurements Needed:

   • Shoulder width

   • Waist or chest depth (whichever is larger)

   • Length from shoulders to waist

2. Cutting the Foam Core:

   • LEGO mini-figures are trapezoidal, so I cut the front and back pieces with angled sides to mimic their wider waist.

   • The top opening was cut large enough to comfortably fit our heads through.

   • Armholes were cut very large for full movement.

3. Painting and Detailing:

   • I used Emmet, Batman, and Wildstyle mini-figures as my references.

   • Painted the foam core pieces to match the characters.

   • Added duct tape for stripes and belts.

   • Used black and silver Sharpie markers for the smaller details.

4. Assembly:

   • Taped the pieces together with duct tape.

And voila—after a few days of work (and less sleep than usual), Emmet, Batman, and Wildstyle were ready!

Fun in Action:

Below are photos of some steps I took to make Mario’s Emmet costume, as well as Mario dressed as Emmet at Boo at the Zoo yesterday. While he skipped wearing the LEGO body, he still looked adorable! I can hardly wait until Friday when we’ll all dress up again for trick-or-treating.

I love Halloween!

Mario is wearing | DIY Lego Costume Body | Emmet Uniform Graphic T-Shirt | Hartford Shirt - similar | GLoWEAR Orange Pant | Omega II Red Hard Hat | DIY trick-or-treat bag using T-Shirt | LEGO Red Storage Brick | Emmet Lego Minifigure | Nike Free Sneakers

Photos | me