The human LEGO brick Halloween costume

What LEGO fanatic doesn't want to become a human LEGO brick? In this Instructable we'll walk you through the steps we took to transform a cardboard box and some circular boxes into a human LEGO costume.

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Step 1: Tools and supplies

Supplies and tools needed:

      One cardboard box large enough to fit over the costumee's torso
      Six round craft boxes - We used 7" boxes but depending on the size of the wearer or the type of brick you are replicating you could go smaller or larger.
      Box cutters
      Spray paint
      Hot glue gun and glue
      Duct or packing tape
      Pencil
      Ruler.

adamschwartzman says: Oct 31, 2011. 5:22 AM

My son and I made a lego costume for Halloween this year. However, in anticipation of having to transport it back and forth to school for parties we elected not to close the top of the box where the head is. Instead we cut the back off of a cheap backpack and used some industrial velcro to attach it to the front of the box so he is essentially wearing the backpack on his stomach and using the straps to hold up the box. This allowed us to collapse the box and make it easier to transport.

gigocorp (author) in reply to adamschwartzmanOct 31, 2011. 7:01 AM

Very ingenious! Our version is definitely cumbersome when it comes to getting it back and forth from places. I'd love to see a picture of your son's costume.

adamschwartzman in reply to gigocorpOct 31, 2011. 6:04 PM

I attached a picture. For the most part the costume worked great. Unfortunately about half way through the glue that connected the velcro to the backpack separated. However, since we live in Maryland it was cold enough that my son had his winter coat on under the costume which provided enough support to keep the box up. Maybe next time we will try super glue or something similar.

gigocorp (author) in reply to adamschwartzmanOct 31, 2011. 6:50 PM

Very nice! With ours we had issues with duct tape loosing its stickiness. Turns out packing tape actually worked better on cardboard. I guess as you make more costumes you learn more about what works and what doesn't.

adamschwartzman in reply to gigocorpNov 1, 2011. 5:52 AM

We also had a similar problem with duct tape. Since we didn't close the top we used duct tape to tape the open ends of the corners together at the top and bottom of the box. The spray paint didn't stick to the duct tape very well. Fortunately my son chose blue so I was able to cover them up with blue painters tape.

Foehammer358 says: Oct 31, 2011. 4:18 PM

Four people were dressed EXACTLY like this at school today. Very nice costume.

mskillasmile says: Oct 31, 2011. 3:02 AM

So cool!

mushroom1225 says: Jul 17, 2010. 4:49 PM

Whats size box did you use for your costume exactly?

gigocorp (author) in reply to mushroom1225Jul 26, 2010. 8:47 AM

Sorry for the delay in answering. Had to remember to go to the basement and dig it out and measure it. :] The measurement of the box was: 14" x 20" x 30"