Little Chicken Costume

By havanicejay from Daphne, AL

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A plump little white feathered chicken in white tights carrying a KFC treat box.

Prep Time: Approx. 4 hours

• 2 onesies
• 1 pair tights
• 2 white feather boas
• 1 white pilots cap
• 2 8x11 sheets red felt
• 2 8x11 sheets yellow felt
• 2 8x11 sheets of paper
• 4 yellow pipe cleaners
• safety pins
• pillow stuffing
• long sleeve white shirt
• KFC box
• white ribbon
• hole puncher
• hot glue gun
• nilla wafers & pacifer to keep baby happy

1. For the bodysuit I placed one onesie inside the other and sewed around the neck and arm holes.
2. After sewing them together I stuffed them with the pillow stuffing and then sewed the leg holes together.
3. Once the chicken had been stuffed I wrapped the feather boas around the onesies and pinned them with the safety pins approx. every 3 inches.
4. I then tried them on Sophie to make sure the placement was right and I could get it on and off.
5. I then sewed the feather boa to the neck of the bodysuit ( I didn't want the pins around her neck). I left the rest of the safety pins in place. I also carried extra safety pins with me incase she needed to be repinned at any time. It was a little cool in the evening so I put a long sleeved white shirt on her under the onesies to keep her warm.
6. For the hat. I drew the comb out on a piece of paper and then cut it out. Once I had a template I traced it onto the 2 pieces of red felt and cut them out.
7. I sewed the 2 pieces together and stuffed them and sewed the bottom together.
8. I then hot glued the comb to the white pilots cap (place the cap on a ball to keep it stretched out & easier to glue the comb onto).
9. For the feet. I made a template of my hand and wrist on a sheet of paper. I made the tips of my fingers pointy to look like a chicken claw.
10. I then traced this onto the yellow felt leaving a strip at the top to wrap around her leg.
11. I then glued 2 pipe cleaners to each claw to keep it off the ground and prevent her from tripping. I
12. I safety pinned the edges of the strip together around her leg to keep the feet on and cover her shoes.
13. For the treat basket I went to KFC and got a box & punched a hole on each side for the ribbon to go through. This made a handle for her to carry.