costume box essentials… · 2015-08-28 · vigilantes, cat burglars, and superheroes. mr. puffball...
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Mr. Puffball’sCostume Box Essentials
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Black capeWitches, wizards, vampires, magicians, and villains are just a few of the characters who need a cape.
Striped shirtAdd a sword—pirate! Add white face paint—mime! Add some rope—sailor!
GlassesTake out the lenses of an old pair of glasses and they could be the perfect accessory!
Trench coatSpies, news reporters, private investigators!
Feather boaGo from fancy lady to chicken feathers. You could even wrap it around hangers to make angel wings!
SheetSheets aren’t just for ghosts anymore. Wrap it around like a toga, fold it over to use as a skirt or dress, or hang it on a line to be the curtain to open your show!
MaskEven if it’s just a strip of fabric with eyeholes, this is an essential for masked vigilantes, cat burglars, and superheroes.
Mr. Puffball dreams of becoming an actor and making it big in Hollywood. For any kittens out there with similar dreams of stage and screen, encourageacting skills by making a family costume box with items you might havearound the house already!
WHAT ELSE DO YOU HAVE AROUND THE HOUSE THAT MIGHT MAKE FOR A GREAT COSTUME? AND DON’T FORGET THE PROPS!
Mr. Puffball is going to Hollywood! Our feline hero is about to discover that Hollywood is all the way
on the other side of his map, that the right bow tie changes everything, and that wrestling alligators is
not for kittens. And lots of other stuff!
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OF COURSE, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR ANY FAMILY COSTUME BOX? YOUR IMAGINATION!
SO GET READY—IT’S SHOWTIME!