Make a Manny from Ice Age Halloween Costume

A Manny from Ice Age Halloween costume is an easy way for child to dress up like his or her favorite character from these wildly popular movies. With the release of Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs this summer, kids everywhere will want to dress up in Ice Age costumes. This article explains how to put together an easy and inexpensive Manny from Ice Age Halloween costume.

Materials needed for the Manny from Ice Age Halloween Costume include:

Dark brown fleece sweat pants

Dark brown fleece sweat shirt

Dark brown knit cap that covers the face except for the eyes and mouth

A swimming pool "noodle"

Off-white spray paint

Strong glue

Yarn

A tube from paper towels

Brown spray paint

A brown or black girl's headband

Black poster board.

Compete the following steps to put the Manny from Ice Age Halloween Costume together:

Step One:

Turn the sweat pants and sweat shirt inside out to create a "furry" Manny costume.

Step Two:

Cut the "noodle" into two tusks, thin and light enough so that they can easily hang from the child's face. Spray paint the tusks with the off-white paint.

Step Three:

To make the Manny from Ice Age costume trunk, spray paint the paper towel tube brown. When dry, glue the tusks onto the side of the tube at one end. Then punch two small holes in the tube. Put a piece of yarn through the holes to make two ovals of yarn so that the yarn can rest over the ears and Manny's trunk can rest over the child's nose. The trunks and tusks can be put over top of the knit cap when the child is ready to go trick or treating.

Step Four:

The Manny from Ice Age ears can be made by cutting two fairly large ovals out of the poster board and gluing them to the very top of the headband. Then cut two smaller, but pointed ears out of the poster board and glue them to the sides of the headband. The headband of ears can also be placed over the knit cap.

If a child is looking for an even more authentic Manny from Ice Age Halloween Costume, dark brown fur material can be purchased at fabric stores and attached to the sweat suit and trunk. The Manny from Ice Age Halloween costume can be further enhanced with fur-like material attached to sneakers and gloves.

The adorable Manny from Ice Age Halloween costume is sure to be a hit in the neighborhood this October. Making your own Manny from Ice Age Halloween Costume with a child will be fun and inexpensive way to remember this Halloween for years to come.