Max Costume
Max costume (Where the Wild Things Are) I made for my son b/c no costume company makes one. :)
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cosmik342, hrrrthrrr, umdevincastro, giddything907, and 165 other people added this photo to their favorites.
metalia (39 months ago | reply)
I STILL cannot get over the fact that you made this! So, so awesome.
cosmik342 (38 months ago | reply)
Very cute!
lovekjell (38 months ago | reply)
oh my goodness, thats adorable! you made that?!
wow, did you have a pattern?
i;m wanting to have a max costume but i can't find a pattern anywhere and i want to make it myself,
kitjule1010 (38 months ago | reply)
Thanks! I didn't have a pattern for the costume as a whole, but I used a pattern for footie pajamas as a base: sewing.patternreview.com/cgi-bin/patterns/sew ingpatterns....
then, added a hood that I sewed the crown, fur, and whiskers to.
For the claws I just sewed 2 triangles together, stuffed them and sewed them shut then sewed them into the seams for the feet and onto the hand pieces.
Here are a couple of links where people are looking for patterns for adult footed pjs- www.etsy.com/alchemy/request.php?action=view& id=76574
www.burdastyle.com/forum/show_topic/6124
This company makes one in ivory fleece- www.pajamacity.com/Ivory-Snuggle-Fleece-Adult -Footed-Paja...
Good Luck!
lovekjell (37 months ago | reply)
thanks SO much, this really helps alot! and it sounds easy enough, hope mine looks as good as yours
again, thanks!
kitjule1010 (37 months ago | reply)
for sure! post a link here if you post pics!
lovekjell (37 months ago | reply)
will do :)
.blissed (37 months ago | reply)
So cute!!
.GinaRose (37 months ago | reply)
So adorable and creative!
tfail (37 months ago | reply)
This is soooo adorable! Well done crafty mom ;)
sashapave (37 months ago | reply)
What an adorable little Max! Well done!
nursenicole329 (37 months ago | reply)
awesome!!
ZKUCO & Co. (37 months ago | reply)
that's so great!!
Telebizion (37 months ago | reply)
The. Best. Costume. Ever.
.taf (37 months ago | reply)
He looks SO HAPPY!
fromourruins (37 months ago | reply)
This is the best costume ever :)
Torl Porl (37 months ago | reply)
That is tremendous!
arianelira (37 months ago | reply)
so cute. morri
zincink (37 months ago | reply)
heheh AWWW so cute I love love love it
kate oelmann. (37 months ago | reply)
this is probably the best costume i've ever seen. and your son is adorable. :)
lindsbee (37 months ago | reply)
This is hands down the BEST Max costume I have seen!!
I have been scouring fabric stores and the internet looking for ways and ideas to make a Max costume for my son who will be three in October, he is having a Where the Wild Things are themed birthday party and Halloween comes right after!! Anyways!! Please tell me what you have used for the tail and fur around the crown!
I cant wait to get started on this costume!
lindsbee (37 months ago | reply)
Oh and I meant to ask you how you made the scepter!?
Dot D (37 months ago | reply)
I saw this on superpunch, and linked to it on dabbled.org. So cute!!
www.dabbled.org/2009/05/youll-have-to-wait-ti l-monday-coo...
kitjule1010 (37 months ago | reply)
Dot D- Thanks! I was wondering how people were clicking to the pic. I found some tumblr sites that were posting it last week, but I hadn't seen those blogs.
lindsbee- I tried to get faux fur from the fabric store I got the rest of the materials from, but they didn't have any. I ended up using pieces from a fur coat my mom had in her sewing room and had been cutting up already.
As for the scepter- I covered a wood dowel with foil and then covered the foil with clear tape (but the tape wasn't staying closed well, so I went over the edge of it with crazy glue). Then, I painted a smooth styrofoam ball yellow and made a hole in it with a sharpened pencil. The silver pieces around the ball are 2 strips of cardstock covered in foil (I taped the foil on the inside of the strips) with a hole punched in the middle and on each side. Then I lined up the strips over the ball (with the middle of the strips on top and the ends at the bottom) and put the dowel through all of the holes. I secured it on both ends with crazy glue and topped it off with a ball of foil.
You must post pics when you're done!
Minor_Prescotian (37 months ago | reply)
Aw.
lindsbee (36 months ago | reply)
I will!! Thanks for your awesome instructions! I bet I can get a fur coat for cheap from a flea market, that's an excellent idea!
abbersnail (36 months ago | reply)
WOW. That is the cutest!!!
susanbluesky (35 months ago | reply)
Adorable! I want one now for me!
merryheart2 (34 months ago | reply)
this is awesome.
i have a grandson i would love to put in this.
can you make one for me?
merryheart2 (34 months ago | reply)
is the body wool or fleece?
your baby boy is so adorable.
Simon Clancy (33 months ago | reply)
So awesome!
rhean&vilaska (33 months ago | reply)
someone is selling a max costume on ebay, using this photo with your son's face blacked out. are you the one selling the item?
cgi.ebay.com/custom-max-where-the-wild-things -are-costume...
i'm interested in buying it, but not if you're not the one making it :) thanks!
Sammeroo (33 months ago | reply)
This. Is. Amazing. I'm trying to create an adult-sized version of same and this is super helpful! Too bad they don't make footie PJs for grown men.
JuliaFields1 (33 months ago | reply)
Dear Kitjule 1010, Your costume and son are adorable! My son is 3 and his actual name is Max, and I ordered your pattern to make him Max's costume too. Which material did you use...flannel or velour...white or offwhite? Please let me know. THANKS!
Julia
LauraKateIsCrafty (32 months ago | reply)
saw this on handmade news. i'm in love!
Gino Ginelli (32 months ago | reply)
this is so cool!
kfarjo (32 months ago | reply)
This is great. I was just searching for a Max costume and this came up as a result. My son wasn't so sure of the costume until he saw this picture!
milena_xox (32 months ago | reply)
omg it's adorable !! I want one :D haha
Fat Birdy [deleted] (32 months ago | reply)
;^;
So cute..
LIN HSIN YAO (32 months ago | reply)
He's having so much fun!
Sita Tsai (32 months ago | reply)
<3
the happy honeybee (31 months ago | reply)
Hi K--
Thought I'd post a link to your fabulous interview with us about your wonderful Max costume! Thanks again. :)
There is One in All of Us: Art and Craft Inspired By Where the Wild Things Are
Mimi
Avant Garland (31 months ago | reply)
i don't know what is cuter, the costume or the kid! (that's a big deal coming from an anti-kid type person)
wasagooze (31 months ago | reply)
Love it! My son was Max when he was 4. MY MIL made it.
I was a Wild Thing.
eightlegs (31 months ago | reply)
What a beautiful costume!! I'm actually putting together one for my son this halloween as well. I have to say your little boy even LOOKS like the storybook Max!
kitjule1010 (31 months ago | reply)
Thanks everyone! Love the pics, wasagooze! Absolutely adorable!
kiddy factory (31 months ago | reply)
that is so cute!!!!!!
i love the crown~!
Zelda Chan (31 months ago | reply)
hahahaha this is awesome!!!!!!!!
le_haute_amour (31 months ago | reply)
this is so precious! give me ideas for next year's halloween lol :)
jumare729 (27 months ago | reply)
I love this costume and I would like to make one too. Do you have a pdf with instructions that you could send to me? Thanks!
kitjule1010 (27 months ago | reply)
jumare729- Sorry, I don't have detailed instructions, but you can see my post at the top of the comments explaining how I made it and what pattern I used for the base of the costume. Good luck!
alex harrell (25 months ago | reply)
This is perfect!
doitsunosensei (23 months ago | reply)
How cute!
Nice & great crown!
Dandelion Soup (19 months ago | reply)
This is so wonderful!