amscan - Kids Officially Licensed Bluey Bingo Fancy Dress Costume Age: 2-8 Years

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My littlest one wanted to be Bingo since both my boys relate themselves to the Bluey family unit. Hudson is the youngest child so he is Bingo. Campbell is the oldest child so he gets to be Bluey. Then there's Mum (me) and Dad (their Dad). They sing the song, dance around and point to each of us as the song shouts our name. I'm sure many other children do this also! Let’s dress up like Bluey and Bingo! This is definitely an adult project as it involves sharp scissors and a hot iron but kids will love dressing up.

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Stitch these two pieces together. Then fold in half to run a stitch all around to seal the tail. Some stuffing inside the tail would look great too as it's fairly flat without it. Bingo is actually 2D though so it suited me just fine to leave it out. At least that's how I sold it so that I could save on time and supplies. Using the light yellow-cream felt, cut out an arch for the tummy. I didn't give an exact measurement on how much of this felt you would need as it depends on the size of your child’s jumper. You will also need some of this felt for Bingo's tail below. Above is a photo of my little Bingo with his brother for whom I made Dog Man costume. I did try to convince my older son to go as Bluey but as I said at the start… according to him it's for babies and he couldn't go to school looking uncool. Who am I to get in the way of coolness?! Turn right side out and fill with stuffing then hand or machine sew the tail closed. Measure a piece of elastic to fit your child’s waist and fold the end of the tail over. Hand or machine sew to secure.Lay the felt over each end of the tail and bond with the no sew adhesive as described in the method above. For the tail, measure the length from your child’s waist to under their knees. Fold your tail fabric in half and mark out a tail shape as shown below. Leave some extra length at the top and around width at the sides for sewing. Cut out and lay the two pieces flat.

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Bring the two pieces together and trim the end of the tail into shape. Separate the two pieces and lay together inside out. Use a sewing machine or hand sew the edges of the tail leaving a small overhang. Leave about 5 cm open at one end. The tail consists of two different coloured felts. The A4 sheet of felt was a good enough size for the majority of the tail so I didn't cut it at all. This is the orange colour that should coordinate as close to the costume as possible. I wasn't really too keen on my colour match but since I'm a last-minute kinda person, it was the only option at the time. For the body, begin by cutting your felt into pieces. Keep some aside for the tail which we will make later. For each costume you will need: The end of Bingo's tail is going to be the same colour felt as her tummy. Cut the end of tail from this yellow-cream felt. Aim for approximately half the length of the orange felt and the same width.

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Cut the new sew adhesive to fit the felt shapes and place onto your felt right side down. The adhesive should have instructions but if not make sure the side touching the felt is slightly rougher than the side you will be ironing. Iron on a medium heat.