![]() The helmet is 8.5 inches square on the top, so not all the edges will show on your printable when you use 8.5×11 computer paper. This also means you have less to cut! Print the template and cut out. ![]() We used a Blue Sharpie Marker because Mitch wanted a DIAMOND helmet, and it will be used for highlights, as well as tracing the template. If you plan to paint your helmet, go ahead and use a black marker. You don’t want any black marks showing on your finished helmet, so use care when cutting. Blue marks will be colored over later.įirst, here’s the template: Minecraft Diamond Helmet Template The template we made fits both me and my son, a 3rd grader. If your child’s head is smaller you can either scale it down, or insert extra strips of foam to the inside for a perfect fit. Make a Minecraft Helmet Materials for a Foam Minecraft Helmet Decorate with squares of white felt to add the “sparkles.” We used a Minecraft action figure for inspiration, but Mitch just stuck the felt on where he thought it looked best. This makes the armor look more Minecraft like and camouflages any rough cuts in the foam. Once the glue has time to set–just a few minutes with hot glue–add the blue outline to the outside edges. Use the low temp hot glue gun to glue the pieces together. The panel we used was 3 inches tall, by 9 inches wide. Divide that number by 2 and you have the height of your sleeve. I found the height by measuring the sleeve while flattened out, then subtract 9 (the width). It will be the same width as the torso side panel. The side for the sleeve was more interesting to calculate. Mitch (again, a size youth medium) has a side panel of 9 inches. Remember to leave a little wiggle room for a jacket underneath the armor if you plan to wear this Trick or Treating in chilly weather. Remember, you’re making a BOX so measure the child’s thickest point so the foam will not curve around his or her shape. While your child is wearing the foam, measure his or her “thickness” for the side panel. So, his armor is about 19 inches wide at the shoulder. Mark the foam where you will trim it down to fit your kid’s torso and sleeves.įor example, Mitch’s armor is 12 3/4 inches wide at his chest, plus 3 1/4 for each sleeve. Now decide how wide the armor needs to be–it won’t be as wide as the shirt! Remember, you’re making a box! You just need a front and back side of the armor right now. Grab your kid and place the foam on your child. Place the foam on a safe cutting surface and trim off the extra foam at the bottom. ![]() Now fold the foam in half, with the neck opening centered on the fold. Draw a SIX INCH Square for the neck opening. Use a ruler (or tape measure) and find the center of the foam. Take the shirt off the foam and lay the whole piece out flat. That wiggled around too much, so we later built a full box of foam for each leg.Īccessorize your costume with a Minecraft play sword from Amazon. ![]() If you look closely we tried two versions of leggings–the first was a simple rectangle of foam with elastic to hold it to his leg. Mitch just wore a plain long sleeve shirt and pants under the suit. The armor is made from soft and flexible cushion foam, so unlike other DIY Minecraft suits made from boxes, this is a costume you can really move around in and sit down in! *A mom’s full disclosure on costumes with cardboard heads: Every year I ended up carrying around Mitch’s costume head.We made the cardboard heads as comfortable and super cool as possible, but for some reason little boys like to be able to see when they jump around. And the heads get hot. He would wear the head for photo ops and to greet neighbors on Halloween, but most of the time I was carting his head around! This year we avoided a headless costume by only making a helmet! I wanted to make him a cool “Steve” costume with full armor, but we decided to ditch the square-head-hat* in favor of a more comfortable set of Minecraft style diamond armor. Here’s Mitch’s third Minecraft costume: himself! ![]()
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