Spider Man Costume

Spider Man Costume Pieces

Spider Suit

The Spider Man costume is available for babies, toddlers, children, adults, and even dogs. Adults who'd like to look a little beefier under their suit can also opt for the muscle version of the Spider Man costume. Kids can play along with their own muscle suit or have fun with a glow-in-the-dark design.

If you'd like to make your own Spider suit, start with blue pants. The top must be a combination of red and blue, so you can start with a long-sleeved shirt in either color. Then add a red front panel and red cuffs to a blue shirt, or add blue areas to the sides and arms of a red shirt. Look to online costume examples for suggested placement. You can accomplish this with fabric or paint, depending on your sewing and artistic skills and whether you want to wear your shirt again. Don't forget to draw or paint spider web lines in all of the red areas. Add a red belt or fasten a length of red fabric around your waist.

Finish off the look with red boots. If you can't find red boots, you can spray paint a pair of old boots red, put red cuffs like leg warmers over top of red shoes, or sew your own fabric boots and attach them to the pant legs so they don't fall down.

Spider Gloves

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Spider Man gloves are available in adult and children's sizes for those who want the full body treatment. You can make your own by drawing web lines on a pair of red gloves with marker or fabric paint.

Spider Man Mask

While all retail Spider Man costumes come with a mask, the mask is also available separately for those who want to make the rest of the costume.

• The 1/4 mask allows you to keep most of your face free while still maintaining the distinctive Spider eyes.
• A mask from Marvel covers the entire face.
• Another variation on the standard Spiderman mask looks to be made of a more flexible material.
• These cardboard masks are intended as party favors, but they could also double as disposable costume masks.

Mask Alternative

As with any mask, the Spider Man Mask has the potential to obstruct the wearer's vision. An alternative is to recreate the look of the mask with face paint. Cover you or your child's face in a red base. Then draw the spider web lines with a black make-up stick, black lipstick, or black eyeliner. You may want to accentuate the area around the eyes with a white or black outline like most costumes do. While a make-up "mask" will keep your vision clear, you'll want to be extra careful about touching your face and brushing against clothes or furniture, unless you want to be washing red out of fabric all through the month of November.

Looking Beyond Costumes

Since Spider Man is a popular playtime look for young children, you may be able to find Spider Man costume ideas outside of the costume store. Spider Man pajamas and swimsuits are two possibilities. Spider Man toys can also work double duty for year-round play and Halloween accessorizing. The Spider-Man Mega Blast Webshooter was certainly designed as a toy, but it would make a great addition to any child's costume. Just be sure to set some ground rules for when and where your little Spider Man is allowed to shoot the string. Dress-up kits with masks and gloves may also be available, although they're more common whenever a movie is released.