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Zelda Link Costume

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a young boy in a homemade Zelda costume.


Zelda Link Costume

This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy.

zelda link costume

As Halloween grows closer, the big question in every child’s mind are how much candy will they get and what should they be for Halloween! The choices are endless but they only get to choose one costume and they want it to be the perfect one. My son decided months ago that he wanted to be Link from Zelda for Halloween this year. He’s been showing me pictures of what Link looks like and reminding me ever since he decided.

For the most part, I prefer putting together a costume with my children rather than buying a premade one because it will last longer and be more comfortable. This year my son’s costume is a mix of store bought and handmade items. The store bought or preowned part of the costume include khaki pants, sword, brown shoes, gray undershirt and 2 brown belts. I made the hat, tunic, gloves, boots, shield and arm guards.

Supplies:

2 extra large boy’s green shirt

secondhand brown leather jacket

secondhand small leather gloves
foam board
elastic

hot glue gun

thin, stiff plastic

sewing machine

thread scissors

craft knife

printer

glue

a green shirt.

First, I cut off the collar and buttons from one of the green shirts so that it became the tunic.

sections of green fabric.

I cut the second green shirt along the side seams to make 2 large rectangles of fabric. From the rectangles, I cut 2 large triangles, which I sewed together to make a pointed hat. I cut a long, narrow rectangle from the left over green fabric and sewed the short ends together to make a headband. I sewed the headband to the opening of the hat.

a brown leather jacket and a pair of leather sleeves.

Next, I worked on making leather “boots,” which are actually more like leather leg warmers. I cut the arms off of a secondhand brown leather jacket, removing the buttons and lining. I cut a small slit up from the bottom of the leather sleeve and cut the top straight across.

brown zelds costume boots.

To wear the boots, my son slid the prepared leather sleeve over his pant legs and then put on a pair of brown shoes. We pulled the leather sleeve down so that it covered the laces of his shoes. The slit is in the back and makes it possible for the leather to fit over the shoe. We folded the top of the leather sleeve down to make the upper cuff of the boot.

fingerless gloves

I cut the fingers off of a pair of secondhand leather gloves. Then, I sewed a piece of blue leather to the top of each glove to make a blue cuff. This step is optional, but since I had some blue leather on hand, my son really wanted me to add it.

process photos for building a shield for a Zelda costume.

I made the basic shield with photo editing software by starting from a coloring sheet I found online. Then, I cropped the image into 4 sections and printed the shield sections on 4 separate full-size pieces of paper. I cut out the shield sections and glued them to a piece of foam core. Using a craft knife, I cut out the shield. Next, I hot-glued a piece of elastic to the back of the shield for a handle. For added security, I hot glued a square of foam board over each end.

process step photos for making Zelda costume arm guards.

To make the arm guards, I cut 4 pieces of leather in an arm guard shape. I wanted the arm guards to be stiff, so I cut out pieces of thin plastic from a folder that were slightly smaller than the leather pieces. I laid 2 strips of elastic on a piece of newspaper and topped them with one piece of leather. On top of the leather, I layered one of the pieces of plastic. I drew up the elastic ends, and hot-glued them to the plastic. Then, I hot glued the final leather piece over the plastic. This process made it so that there are 2 elastic bands to hold the leather arm guard in place. I repeated the process for the second arm guard.

a boy in a Zelda costume holding a toy sword.

My son is very happy with his costume and can’t wait to wear it to school for the fall party. Now, I need to figure out some fall treats and crafts to make!

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  1. Stephanie says

    October 8, 2012 at 8:18 pm

    My favorite was last year when I made my daughter a jelly fish costume.

    Reply
  2. k11haugo says

    October 7, 2012 at 1:43 pm

    I follow you on Pinterest 🙂

    Reply
  3. k11haugo says

    October 7, 2012 at 1:41 pm

    Last year I made my son an actual transforming Megatron costume. It changed from tank mode to robot mode. It was awesome and he loved it!

    Reply
  4. debijackson says

    October 6, 2012 at 12:22 pm

    pin follow as jacksondeb

    debbie jackson
    djackson1958 at hotmail dot com

    Reply
  5. debijackson says

    October 6, 2012 at 12:22 pm

    Our best costume was Gilligan from the show Gilligan’s Island. We made a coconut to make it cool. V\
    debbie jackson
    djackson1958 at hotmail dot com

    Reply
  6. DawnKathleen says

    October 5, 2012 at 10:46 pm

    What an awesome costume! Love it! My favorite costume was Sylvester the cat. I follow your blog daily! Thanks so much!
    Dawn
    [email protected]

    Reply
  7. Rebecca Dula says

    October 4, 2012 at 2:42 pm

    I follow you on Pinterest.
    [email protected]

    Reply
  8. Rebecca Dula says

    October 4, 2012 at 2:41 pm

    I follow you on Twitter.
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    Reply
  9. Rebecca Dula says

    October 4, 2012 at 2:40 pm

    My favorite costume was when our whole family was the cast of Super Mario Brothers. I was Wario, my husband was Luigi,my son was Mario and my daughter was Princess Peach. It was the first time I used Rit Dye to make something.

    I also loved the Hershey Bar costume my Dad made for me when I was 8.

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  10. Lyuba @ Will Cook For Smiles says

    October 4, 2012 at 1:19 pm

    You are so creative! Love it!

    Reply
  11. Amy F says

    October 4, 2012 at 12:50 pm

    So cute, Tonia!
    I made an “I’m Just A Bill” costume once for an event that was my pride and joy. It took me almost a month!

    Reply
  12. Betsy says

    October 3, 2012 at 8:31 pm

    I love your costume you made. And my favorite halloween candy is salt water taffy! But these KitKat sound awesome.

    Reply
  13. Munchie's Mama says

    October 3, 2012 at 6:35 pm

    This year my kids are going to be dressed as their nicknames and I love that it is something personal: Monster and robot.

    Reply
  14. Deanne Helgesen says

    October 3, 2012 at 5:07 pm

    I think it was when I was a little girl and was Cinderella.

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    Reply
  15. Meg S says

    October 3, 2012 at 3:27 pm

    When I was 9, I went as Wednesday Addams – pretty cute 🙂

    Reply
  16. Bliss says

    October 3, 2012 at 1:38 pm

    I have always made all my kids costumes, and those days are winding down now, but I’ll remember these tricks for sure, because you know there is a kid in all of us!

    ~Bliss~

    Reply
  17. pruttybird says

    October 3, 2012 at 11:41 am

    I already follow on twitter 🙂

    pruttybird at comcast dot net

    Reply
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