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Mason's 4th-grade class is learning about Greek Mythology and part of the unit involves creating a Greek Costume. They were asked to choose a character - human or creature - from Greek Mythology and Mason chose Ares. The class was tasked with creating the costume, with minimal help from adults. Tasks such as sewing or using sharp utensils, spray paint, etc were allowed from the adults. Mason immediately got to work brainstorming his costume. We had tons of fun looking through images of Ares and discussing what types of materials he could use for his DIY Ares Greek Mythology Costume.

Although I helped Mason with his construction plans, he executed the majority of this costume himself. It was so fun to watch him and my heart burst when he said, "It is so cool to have a crafty mom. The other kids won't have this many cool materials to choose from - they'll mostly be using toilet paper rolls!" I love that he recognized the fact that he was lucky to have my craft room at his fingertips and that he appreciates my creative side. I did not take step-by-step tutorial photos since he was creating this and I didn't want to bug him, but I will share the basic concepts for those that have landed here while helping their child research a DIY Greek Mythology Costume!

Mason decided on a basic tunic and skirt armor plus a deep red cape. After researching armor that Ares would have worn, Mason ended up deciding on greaves (leg armor) and wrist bracers. He also added a shield and sandals, mostly because they were easier to make than close-toe shoes, along with a Spartan style helmet. He went back and forth between a spear and a sword. After doing a bit of research he found that Ares is almost always depicted with a spear and only sometimes with a sheathed sword.

Also at Walmart, we found some Greek Key ribbon that he wanted since he had seen an image of Ares with that pattern. Mason added the ribbon to the sleeves of the shirt with my help - he laid the hot glue and I laid the ribbon.

The cape was made from a red sheet I had leftover from another costume I had made. After measuring the width of his shoulders I trimmed the cape into an a-line shape (narrow at the top, wider at bottom). Mason then hot glued the Greek Key ribbon to the bottom of the cape. He cut a rectangle piece of the red fabric, and I sewed that to the top two corners of the cape, creating the drape around his neck. He hot glued two large gold buttons on the seam of the shoulders.

DIY Greek Armor

The armor was made from some microsuede material I had leftover from my Neon Stripe Clutch. This is the piece I helped with the least. I created a tie shape template on some cardstock and traced it onto the microsuede for him to cut out. Microsuede doesn't fray so it is perfect for creating these shapes and doesn't require sewing. Mason wrapped a 2″ brown ribbon around his waist and trimmed it to about 2 inches too big. Next, he laid the microsuede armor pieces along the ribbon to figure out spacing and then hot glued them into place. He also hot glued velcro for a closure. He then added gold gems as embellishments.

The greaves were made the same way, with me creating a template and tracing onto the fabric. I helped him with the ribbon measurements and the velcro closure since it was a bit clumsy to work bent over. The same process was used for the wrist braces.

DIY Shield

The sandals were made by tracing his shoes onto cardboard and cutting out with a box cutter. Mason spray painted them a bronze color and I helped him hot glue ribbon to create straps.

The shield was almost entirely his own doing as well. I had recommended picking up a dessert tray at the Dollar Store and spray painting it, but he went to the recycling bin and found a round cardboard piece from a pizza box. He then broke into my vinyl stash and covered it with gold vinyl. I helped him cut the brown vinyl "V" that he wanted to adorn the shield with and then we both applied it.

To finish the shield he used a hole punch to cut out vinyl circles and adhered them along the edge of the shield. This process took him about 45 minutes because he wanted the rivets so close together!

DIY Spartan Helmet

Mason cut two 12″ x 2″ pieces of chipboard and hot glued the two strips together. He then wrapped the strap around his head and I helped him mark where to glue the pieces together to create a headband to support the helmet. We then glued the front and back pieces onto the strap. To do this he put the headband on and held the front piece in place while I marked where it should be glued. He then glued that in place and put the headband back on so I could mark where the back piece should be adhered. He took it off and glued that in place as well.

Mason cut 12″ x 1/2″ strips of chipboard. He glued one of the strips to the front inside of the headband, placed the helmet on his head and marked where to glue the strip to the back inside. We repeated this with a strip left to right and then diagonally until we had 4 strips creating the base of the top of the helmet - look inside a baseball helmet to get the concept.

We blew up a balloon and placed the helmet onto it and proceeded to paper mache the top of the helmet. It took two coats of paper mache. After that dried, we spray painted the helmet bronze. I had Mason do the first coat. I did the second because his coats were pretty spotty and he didn't love the look.

Mason brainstormed a couple of ideas for the plume top on his helmet and ended up deciding on black construction paper. He accordion folded three pieces and then I helped him glue them together and then attached them to the helmet.

It took about 2.5 days to finish this Greek Mythology Costume. He was so excited about the costume that it has been completed about 3 weeks before the assignment is due! I love his enthusiasm and excitement and hope he has a great time the day the project is due!

Did you use this as a guide to create a DIY Ares Costume? We'd love to see your end result! Share them with us on my Facebook Page or email me at [email protected] !

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Did your mama make your Halloween costumes when you were little? I have been making my own since I was a tiny thing and I am so glad that I have been able to do so for my girls! Today, I am going to show you how to make a simple and elegant Handmade Greek Goddess Costume!

Ann and I saw so many great costumes on Pinterest this year... it was so tough to pick out what she was going to be. She finally decided that she wanted to be a greek goddess. I knew that we could do this in an easy way and off we went to the fabric store! We picked up a yard of stretchy white polyester fabric. It almost felt like a thin bathing suit material. After looking at yards and yards of gold trim, we decided upon this gold sequined elastic. Finally, we headed to the craft section to pick up some gold leaves for the head piece. I already had a thin plastic headband at home to use as the base. We were ready to get sewing! Don't get scared off... it was so easy to make!!!

First, you need to measure how long you want the dress to be. I decided to fold the fabric over so we'd have two layers for a more modest look. For the width, I just draped it around my daughter and added a few inches before I cut. Once you have the fabric cut, fold it lengthwise and pin it together. Sew one line down the entire length. You will have one big tube at this point.

Now for the draping part! Have your child put on the tube inside out. Your seam should be showing now. Pull the fabric up in the front and up in the back on the opposite side of where you want the draping to be and pin. Take off the dress and sew where you pinned. At this point I trimmed a little under the arm pit so it would be more comfortable. I didn't have to hem it at all because the fabric will drape and tuck under right where you want it to be.

I cut a length of the sequined elastic to make a belt. I just sewed it together and she wore it over the dress. I also added a little elastic at the top with a hot glue gun for a little more pizzazz.

For the greek goddess headpiece, I had picked up these Martha Stewart Crafts Decorative Leaf Stickers and we had the headband on hand. Nothing like a little scrapbooking stuff to make a Halloween costume... right?!

I removed the sticky back from the leaves and hot glued them to the headband. For the arm cuff, I glued a small length of the elastic together and then added the leaves. Make sure you leave a little space when you glue the leaves so the cuff will stretch for putting it on and off. That's it!

Bonnie is probably having flashbacks right now of making my gold sequined prom dress. She says sequins still pop out of her machine some times! Ha!

*Trish

Me and 80+ blog buddies got together to bring you 80+ DIY Halloween costumes, including MAXWELL'S CHEESEBURGER BABY COSTUME! I'm teaming up with Jamie Dorobek and her handmade Halloween costume site, Really Awesome Costumes to bring y'all tons of easy ideas to craft up DIY Halloween costumes for everyone including your pets, family costumes, and even a trunk or treat idea!

IS THIS NOT THE CUTEST CHEESEBURGER YOU'VE EVER SEEN IN YOUR LIFE?

Along with my Greek Goddess Costume, I'm sharing 88+ more really awesome handmade costume ideas from talented bloggers everywhere!

And now it's time for tons more DIY Halloween costume inspiration! Join in on the BLOG HOP! Click on the links below each collage to get the detailed instructions about how to make the costume pictured, just like mine above. Don't forget to follow the Handamde Halloween Costumes Pinterest Board for even more DIY costume greatness!

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80. DIY Boy Garden Gnome Costume

81. Group Costume: Bob Ross, Happy Tree, & Squirrel

82. DIY Blues Brothers Costumes

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What handmade costume ideas did you love the most?! Be sure to click over to get the costume instructions, pin the costume, and let them know you love it! Also, follow the Handmade Halloween Costume board on Pinterest!
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Did your mama make your Halloween costumes when you were little? I have been making my own since I was a tiny thing and I am so glad that I have been able to do so for my girls! Today, I am going to show you how to make a simple and elegant Handmade Greek Goddess Costume !