A Yabba Dabba Doo Halloween

After my previous post on Halloween costumes (here), my husband and I decided our family of 4 would dress up as the Flintstones (Fred, Wilma, Pebbles) plus Bamm Bamm for our church's Hallelujah Bash.  After researching these costumes, I figured that I could probably save money and just attempt to make them since the hems and stitching didn't have to be perfect....afterall, it is cavemen's clothing! 

Perhaps it would have been more authentic not to be wearing tights and undershirts, but in 30 degree nightime weather I wasn't willing to risk us getting sick for the sake of authenticity : )

This was the first time I used this product called "HeatnBond" to create the black patches on our costumes.  It worked quite well once I got the hang of it.  Except by the evening, we did lose a patch or two. 

To use this product, you iron this sheet onto the backside of the fabric you want to "glue".  After cutting shapes out of it, you peel the backing and place the pieces right side up on the fabric where you want it glued and simply iron again. 


You know it worked when you see the glossy adhesive on the fabric

 To accessorize, I bought a few items including my Wilma wig, a Fred wig, and a plastic caveman bat for my son. I don't have a particularly large head but my wig barely covered the sides of my head and wouldn't stay put.  If you wanted to try this costume, I might suggest buying orange hairspray instead and doing an up-do unless you can find a better wig.  And, my husband's wig almost cut off circulation to his head so that was a no-go.

I saw these Funny Feet that would have made the costume hillarious but I opted not to get them.  I did, however, find some small bones at Party City which I sewed on to the front of the Bamm Bamm costume and on the back of my Wilma dress to cinch the back.

All in all, I was quite happy with the way the costumes turned out.  I think most of the young kids at the church function probably didn't know the Flintstones, it being a cartoon from a previous generation, but at the least hopefully it made them smile to see a man in what looked like a dress and a woman in a funny wig.