Daddy Shark Costume
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Daddy Shark DIY Costume

October 13, 2018 / 25 Comments

Daddy shark doo doo doo! If your ears aren’t bleeding from the song yet. Check this out! A super simple DIY Halloween Daddy Shark Costume. No-sew with felt and a zip-up hoodie.

Fall is upon us, which means Halloween! Yaaaaay! I love Halloween. Free candy?! What isn’t to love. Every year we try to go as a theme. We’ve gone as Frozen, superheroes, and Toy Story. One year we went rogue and just let the little one dress up, I was pregnant and fed up LOL. I really love dressing up myself though.

Daddy Shark

This year my family is going as an underwater theme. Cadence is going to be Ariel the mermaid, Aria is a clownfish, hubby will be daddy shark, and I will be a crab. The only bought costume is the clownfish so I will be posting the other costumes shortly.

This whole costume is no-sew! As I have talked about before, I cannot sew and I will probably never be able to sew. My poor mother in law tried to teach me hilarity ensued and she ended up just doing it herself. So, crafty people who can’t sew rejoice!

I designed this to be done on a Cricut™️ cutting machine. Or you can use the printable PDF patterns and hand cut the pieces of felt. Let’s just get to the good stuff and tell you how I made this costume.

Materials you will need:

        • 3 sheets of gray felt
        • 1 sheet of white felt
        • 1 sheet of black felt
        • a yd of red fabric
        • Gray zip-up sweatshirt

Tools you will need:

    • Hot glue gun
    • Hot glue sticks
    • Fabric glue
    • Scissors
    • Sewing pins
    • Printer or Cricut™️

  • Printer Directions

    1. Print out the PDF pattern HERE. It is in a zip file because it’s easier to download.
    2. Cut out the pattern and lay it on top of your felt. Pin it in place.
    3. Using the printable as your guide cut out your felt.
    4. Take your red fabric and fold it in half. Lay it under the hood of your sweatshirt. Cut around the hood. You should end up with 2 pieces of red fabric that are the shape of your hood.
    5.  Using your fabric glue, glue the edges inside of the hood of the sweatshirt and adhere the red fabric.
    6.  Now pin your eyes, teeth, and fin where you like them.
    7.  Using a hot glue gun, glue along the edges of the felt and adhere them to the sweatshirt. Pulling the pins out as you glue.

  • Cricut™️ Directions

    1. Find my design here on Cricut™️ Design Space.
    2. Using a deep cut housing blade and a strong grip mat cut the felt, check out my tutorial here. 
    3. Take your red fabric and fold it in half. Lay it under the hood of your sweatshirt. Cut around the hood. You should end up with 2 pieces of red fabric that are the shape of your hood.
    4. Using your fabric glue, glue the edges inside of the hood of the sweatshirt and adhere the red fabric.
    5.  Now pin your eyes, teeth, and fin where you like them.
    6.  Using a hot glue gun, glue along the edges of the felt and adhere them to the sweatshirt. Pulling the pins out as you glue.

That’s it! You are done with your daddy shark costume. Pair it with some jeans you already own and your hubby is set for Halloween. He also can use it as a regular sweatshirt.

Daddy Shark Costume

Let me know if you have any questions or snags in the pattern or project. I’d love to hear from you!

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Hi! I am a wife, mommy of 2 girls, a blogger, and a nurse. My daughter has special needs and I have a passion for mental health. So, the drama is a daily occurrence for this mama. Come along for the ride!

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