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Skeletor

A DIY Skeletor costume is a blue long-sleeve top and leggings, a purple hood, dark shorts and a skull mask made from card, in the classic cartoon style. The staff is a purple cardboard tube with a ram skull on top. It costs about $18 and takes about 2 hours, with no sewing.

TIME: 120 min
COST: about $18
SKILL: Some cutting

What you need

A blue long-sleeve top and blue leggings or tights
Black or dark shorts with a fur-look trim
A purple hooded top or 1 m of purple fabric made into a loose hood
Yellow card for the skull mask
Blue gloves or blue felt for the hands
A cardboard tube about 1 m long and purple paint or paper
Dark shoes and blue socks
Purple card, elastic and tape

How to make it

1
Draw a skull face 22 cm tall on yellow card with a long jaw, deep eye holes and a nose gap. Cut it out, including the eye holes.
2
Outline the eye sockets and nose gap in black, draw the teeth as black lines, and colour the jaw area light green-yellow if you like.
3
Staple a loop of elastic to each side so it sits over your face. Do not paint your skin.
4
Pull on the blue top and leggings, then dark shorts over the top.
5
Wear plain dark shoes. His feet are blue, so blue socks over the leggings work.
6
Pull the purple hood up over the mask and tuck it in at the shoulders.
7
Paint a cardboard tube purple and glue a card ram skull with curled horns on the end for the Havoc Staff.
8
Add blue gloves, a purple card chest piece and a purple card belt.

Make it better

Cut the eye holes slightly bigger than you think so you can see where you are walking.
Keep your arms bent and your fingers curled and hold the staff high.
A big cackle in a cheap fake echo voice finishes it better than any accessory.

Questions

How do I make a Skeletor costume from clothes I already own?

Use a blue long-sleeve top and leggings with dark shorts and a purple hood. A card skull mask and a purple staff finish it.

Do I need blue face paint?

No. The skull is a card mask, so your skin stays natural. Blue gloves and sleeves cover the rest.

Is this an official Skeletor costume?

No. It is a homemade, unofficial costume made from clothes and card. We are not affiliated with the makers of the character.

Is this easy fancy dress for a party?

Yes. Most of it is clothes you can borrow, and the card mask takes under an hour.

Unofficial. Skeletor and the Masters of the Universe names belong to their respective owners, and we are not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by them. The names are used only to describe this homemade parody costume.

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