Everyone’s favorite adventurous explorer, bilingual Dora teaches children about shapes, colors, animals and numbers. Your toddler or young child can transform into their favorite pint-sized adventurer with this adorable homemade Dora the Explorer costume.
Dora the Explorer Costume Materials
- Pink t-shirt
- Orange pants
- White sneakers
- Brown wig with bangs
- Beads
- Elastic string
- Light blue backpack
- Socks
- Yellow ruffle trim
- Needle and thread
- Colored permanent markers
- Wiggly eyes
Create Your Own Dora the Explorer Costume
Begin by creating Dora’s faithful friend and helper, Backpack. Begin with a light blue backpack and draw a cartoon-inspired nose and mouth on the backside using the permanent colored markers. Next, glue two large wiggly eyes on the backpack’s rear to complete the animated face.
Take each sock in hand and using a needle and thread, sew the yellow ruffled or lace trim around the top of the sock. Next, wrap the elastic string comfortably around your child’s wrist and cut a length 2 inches longer than the string. String your beads onto the elastic, centering the design around a large flower bead or charm if possible. Tie off the ends of the elastic to create Dora’s signature bracelet for your child’s costume.
