![]() ![]() I debated between making Kyle a Raffiki costume or a Pumba costume and ultimately chose Raffiki. And voila– your DIY Zazu costume is complete! If you want to go even further, secure some stray blue feathers with bobbi pins in your hair or glue them onto an old headband. Drape the other end (the one with the head) over your shoulder. Use hot glue to secure the foam Zazu head onto the end of your remaining royal blue boa.įinally, slip on the tube top dress and feather skirt and tuck the free end of the neck into your waistband. You can always recut the shapes if you need to, too. Oh, and if any of your shapes look off, just trim them with scissors. Then, glue the yellow miniature teardrop on top of the orange teardrop, then add the blue circle on top of the yellow teardrop, then add the white quarter circle on top of the blue circle, and finish your DIY Zazu costume off with a googly eye and some eyelashes (I used a Sharpie). Using the same circle base, cut a blue circle, a white quarter circle, an orange teardrop (circle with a long acute triangle), and a yellow miniature teardrop. Once you’ve created your feather skirt, choose something round (I used the bottom of a coffee mug) to trace a circle. Arrange them in whatever pattern you like. One by one, tie them onto our elastic band (no string or glue required– literally take both ends of each half boa and tie them onto the string). Reserve one half of a royal blue boa for the neck. It should be snug enough to not fall down but loose enough to allow you to breath. To start, measure the elastic around your waist and tie it in a knot. ![]() White, royal blue, yellow, and orange foam board.I’m always with my dogs (following them around, trying to pet them while they sleep, etc), so I figured a DIY Zazu costume would fit me perfectly. Y’all, I was amazed at how affordable everything was! If you love DIY family costumes, keep reading for budget-friendly DIY Zazu and Raffiki costume tutorials, plus the world’s cutest dog lion costumes modeled by Nala and Nellie! DIY Zazu Costume Thanks to wedding planning, we’re on a pretty tight budget right now, so I scoped out eBay to see what they had– and more importantly, how much everything would cost. I mean, one of our dogs is named Nala, so it was pretty much meant to be. That being said, if y’all have been reading my blog for a while now, you know I absolutely love creating fun and budget-friendly DIY Halloween costumes (check out previous years’ flamingo and pineapple DIY costumes), and I figured Lion King costumes for the whole family (pups included) would be perfect this year. So, when the live-action remake came out this year, we were pretty much first in line to see it. Random fun fact about Kyle– his all-time favorite movie is The Lion King. Clicking these affiliate links means I may earn a commission should you choose to make a purchase.This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of eBay. Feel free to add or remove details to make this costume work for you! Here are a few links to items I used while making this costume. I curved the white lines to go with the flow of the feathers. On the back I added three feathers (one big and two smaller) with white lines across the top. That’s it! This one is also SUPER simple and came out really cute! You could add some orange socks or slippers to complete the look!Īll I did with the felt was cut wings that were closely shaped to the ones on cartoon Zazu (you can Google a photo of him for reference) and added some white swoops for details. An orange bow (as the beak…you could also use a small hat if it’s for a boy).The long sleeve baby dress in pool from. ![]() I think it’s because I didn’t have all the pieces when I was taking all the photos! I forgot to get the royal blue felt! SO here’s what I used to make Zazu for my baby: Rafiki Thank you to for providing me with the raw materials (the clothing) I needed to make my vision a reality! My views of the clothes are not swayed by the fact that I received them for this post!įor some reason, I was slacking with this costume and didn’t do a flat lay of what you will need before I created it. It’s a bittersweet moment, as I’ve come to the end of my Lion King costume series! You can see all my posts here:
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