So, the other night I’m getting all geeked out about participating in some Run Disney events. We’ve done a number of 5k runs, like Zombie Runs, Superhero Runs, Color Runs, etc, and even though I’m kind of a jiggly gal, I enjoy being a part of it and crossing the finish line – even if it’s not as quickly as others (I can do 30 minutes or less easily enough with my youngest on foot with me).
I’m also nutty about costumes, and even more anal retentive about not ruining the nice, expensive ones we own. That being said, I’ve been making my daughter some cheap-o costumes for our upcoming Run Disney events (my son’s costuming will be next, although it’s harder to plan for boys when they start getting older and more worried about looking cool).
Here’s what I’ve come up with so far:
Rapunzel: Shirt and Shorts were $3.xx each at Wal-Mart. Then I went to the craft section and got $1 pink ribbon and $1 gold ribbon to make the corset detail. A $1 elastic band and about $3 in “meshy” fabric (I can never remember the proper name for tutu fabric). I still need some more fabric to finish the skirt, and hopefully I’ll find something that matches the shirt’s purple a lot better to mix in there – if not, I’ll aim for some hot pink to compensate for Rapunzel’s pink stripes on her sleeves that we don’t have. Or we might dump the tutu and just use the run shorts, not sure yet.
Coronation Anna: Black shirt and bright green shorts $3.xx at Wal-Mart. Gold, dark sparkly green, and light green “meshy” frabric, plus $1 elastic band, to put together the tutu. Held back some dark sparkly green fabric to make the sleeves. Hope to finish with fabric paint to make the dress top detailing, and make a lightweight necklace for this too.
Elsa: $3.xx light blue spaghetti strapped shirt and shorts from Wal-Mart. $1 elastic band, and meshy fabric that was a glittery blue and a light, ice looking blue to make the tutu. I held back some glittery blue fabric to put on the front of the top, and used a quarter yard of a more elaborately designed blue fabric to use as the cape. If she uses this in a Winter run, I think I’ll pair it up with a white, long sleeved shirt.
So, this is what I have so far. I hope you enjoy it or it inspires you to make something neat yourself. I’ll probably put up more photos when I get all the details finished up and/or at race day, but these are my cheap, simple, fun Run Disney costume creations!
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