How to make a convict costume

Kids love to dress up and sometimes the badder the better. Exploring all sorts of characters is an important part of growing up. This Australian convict outfit is a fun Australia Day or Book Week dress up idea.

What you need

• 1 x white shirt
• 1 x white pants (old cricket pants or karate pants work well)
• 1 x white sun hat
• 1 x A4 sheet of black foamboard or cardboard
• 1 x small ball
• 1 x black stocking
• 1 x black marker pen

Activity

Use a black marker pen to draw the classic broad arrow pattern onto the pants and shirt. (The broad arrow symbol or 'pheon' dates back to the 17th century and was used to mark government property to prevent theft.)

Cut the brim off the sun hat. Now you have a passable convict cap. Put a broad arrow on it to "prevent theft".

Cut an A4 piece of paper in half and write a four digit "prisoner number" onto it with the black marker pen. Pin or glue it to the front of the shirt.

To make a ball and chain: use strips of black foamboard or cardboard to make a paperchain. Now stretch a black stocking over the ball, trim it off and staple it to your chain. Use a wide strip of black cardboard or foamboard to attach the ball and chain to your prisoner's ankle.

Now put him in the stocks!

Notes and tips:

Here's how to make a paper chain if you don't already know how.

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Do you intend on buying a prisoner costume for cosplay or Halloween? Wait! Do not buy it just yet. Why spend $60-$80 for a poorly made prison costume if you can make your own for less than $20? I want to make you a bet, just take a look at the amazing DIY prisoner costume ideas we have compiled for you; if you do not like any? Feel free to buy one from a store. A prisoner costume is one of the easiest costumes to make, you can use duct tape or other amazing methods that you’ll get to find out while going through our list.

A Prisoner costume is super easy and affordable to make, and unlike other costumes, it won't get you sent to the principal's office. Show everyone your crazy side this Halloween with a DIY prisoner costume you'll be proud to wear. Feel free to add some spice to your costume like makeup or any gear of your choice.

1. DIY Prisoner Costume With Duct Tape

Halloween is around the corner! I know you're excited, right! Here is a good Halloween costume to make the season memorable. It's a prisoner's costume made from duct tape. All you have to do is get a white top and trousers and get a new duct tape. Lay the top on the ground and use the duct tape to make a line on it at intervals.

Repeat the above process for the trouser. Make sure the duct tape goes around the back of the trousers and top. Once you're through with that, you're almost done! The next and final thing to do is get a chain with a lock and an object like a ball. Now, put on the clothes, and lock the chain to your hands and legs. craftsbyamanda

2. DIY Prisoner Costume For Kids

You only need a few essential accessories to make these pieces of prisoner's costume for your kids! Here are some of what you need: black duct tape, white shirt, pants, crafting board, chrome duct tape, and empty duct tape roll. Please take out the craft board and stick the black duct tape to it as you cut it for the shirt.

After cutting, take the duct tape one after the other and attach it to the sweater from fr to back. Repeat the process for the pants. After that is done, move to the fake handcuff; take two empty duct tape rolls and wrap them with chrome duct tape. Use strips of duct-tape tape to join the two rolls together like a chain. After this, you're good to go. duckbrand

3. How To Make A Prisoner Costume From Scrubs

Why do you want to spend so much on a costume for Halloween when you can make one for yourself or your kid with little or no cost! All you need to do is get a scrub, black paint, letter stencils, and a plastic chain.

All these materials are basic materials you can quickly get around your house at a lower price in the store. A set of bright orange ones will work best for the scrub as it is the most used color in some prisons. Attach the stencil to the top and the scrub pants with the arrangement of this statement " Department of Corrections." Then, attach the plastic chain to your leg loosely so that you can walk. ehow

4. DIY Jailbird Costume For Kids

Adding your creativity to a costume is what makes it all fun and exciting! Get on your craft, and make something different! The creativity makes his jailbird costume stand out. You can buy shirts and pants with black stripes on them, but if you can't get that, get some white shirts and pants from your wardrobe and stick black painter's tape to it to form the strips.

You might need to reshape/modify the shirts to fit a perfect jailbird shirt. After this, get a white hat and repeat making strips on it. Follow this guide to know more about the fantastic jailbirds' costumes. andreasnotebo

See here for a fantastic prisoner costume! To have the outfit, all you need to do is find white scrub, bucket, orange color, and a makeup kit. Put the color inside the bucket, mix it with water, and then dip the white scrub inside.

Please leave it to soak for some minutes, now remove it, rinse it in water, and dry it. As the scrub is drying, take out the makeup kit and start the makeover. Remember, the skin of a prisoner will look pale and white. Make your makeover show that if a prisoner's.

6. DIY Inmate Halloween Costume

Three features need to be satisfied before you can have a complete inmate Halloween costume; the first feature is a crop top/ top that carries the tag inmate, the pale prisoner's skin makeover, and the prisoner tattoo.

Get an orange top and 'inmate' letter stencils for the top. Stick the letters to the top with a hot iron, and you're good to go. It is unnecessary to draw the tattoo on your body; you can buy some tattoo designs and stick them to your arms. See this guide to learn more about the inmate's Halloween costumes.

7. Cute Prisoner Costume DIY

One crucial part of a prisoner's costume is the face makeover! It gives you the authentic look of a prisoner with pale skin! You will need concealer, eyeshadow, eyelashes, and other makeup kit materials to get the pale skin correctly. Follow this guide to know the list of makeup and the tones you need to get the makeover right. Aside from the makeup, get your orange scrub costume ready!

8. Escaped Prisoner Costume

What does an escaped prisoner look like to you?! Well, you can find out here in this guide how they look and how you can turn your Halloween costume to match their look and dress. You only need two colors for this whole costume project; is white and black.

Get a white shirt, black duct tape, white duct tape, and scissors. Cut the duct tape into strips and stick it to the white shirt in any pattern you like. After attaching the tape, the sweater is done! Now prepare the fake handcuff with black duct tape.

9. How To Dress Like An Aussie Convict

If you kids love baddie dress, then you should make this prisoner's costume for them to make them accessible like Aussie Convict! Get a shirt and pants that fit your kid very well and design it if it doesn't have any design on it before. Now, make a little cap from the fabric of the cloth. After this, prepare fake handcuffs from some black duct tape. Make a chain of rings from strips of duct tape and attach the chain to both handcuffs.

10. Convict Costume And Makeup Tutorial

You don't have to be a makeup artist before you can get make-up done for a prisoner's costume! All you need is the makeup kit, your face, and of course, your hands to apply the makeup. You don't need to have any experience in applying makeup; you will be okay with just guides. However, The prisoner has a wound on the side of the cheek; you might need extra makeup experience to make the wound.

11. Sexy Prisoner Halloween Costume

You can wear just about anything for a sexy prisoner Halloween costume, but makeup is essential! Get a top and pants (crop top, joggers, and leggings will work as well). Now, take out your makeup kit and start applying the makeup on your face. Follow this guide to know more about this sexy Halloween costume. It looks nice and sexy!

12. Harley Quinn Prison Outfit

Here is a great guide to show you how to make a Quinn prison outfit for Halloween! The guide is super easy to follow! All you need is a white t-shirt, letter stencils, paint, and a brush. Make sure the t-shirt you're using is a bit oversize so that you will have more room for knotting.

Lay the shirt on the ground and cut off the two arms. Cut off the collar and cut slits into the shoulder and sides of the shirt. Notch all the slits such that there is no seam left on the cloth. After that, take the stencil and start painting it on the shirt's Chest.

13. Prisoner Costume Shirt

All you need is one hour of your time, chrome duct tape, a ball, a shirt, and Jean. Cover the shirt with strips of chrome duct tape. Cover it from front to back, including the arms. After that, cover the whole ball in chrome duct tape.  Cut some strips of duct tape and wrap each strip very well. After wrapping, use them to form rings; now connect the rings to create chains. Attach the chain to the ball and then to your ankle. After this, your prisoner's costume is ready. instructables

Conclusion

Halloween is that time of the year when the atmosphere calls for merriment and excitement! One way to slice up the enthusiasm during this Sean is to wear a costume! There can be a lot of options when it comes to outfitting, but a prisoner's outfit makes all the fun with the fake handcuff, chain, and rigid ball that follows you everywhere.

The prisoner's costume is effortless to make and doesn't require any skill level or cost. You need three primary materials for a prisoner's outfit: cloth (shirt and pants), chain, and duct tape. Once you have all these three things, you're good to go. Other materials can come later!

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