Do you want a Gonzo costume for Halloween?
My son wants his own Gonzo costume this year for Halloween! In fact, I plan on making one of my own for him this year and I’ll share my plans for making this Halloween costume with you below.
One of his favorite shows when he was a small child was The Muppets which aired on ABC and then on Nickelodeon and boy did he absolutely love it! He would watch and imitate the show every single day for my family, friends, and relatives who were a great audience.
Heck, he would even imitate Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy at supermarkets when he had an audience. In fact, he was so in love with all the characters that he even chose to dress up as one of them for costume parties, my birthday and even for New Years.
Each year he chose a particular character whether it was Kermit, Fozzy Bear, Miss Piggy, etc. But I have to admit that the one character that just made him smile like an idiot for hours, the one who could even boost my sour moods if I saw his long nose and blue outfit anywhere and anytime of the day was surely Gonzo! His desire to dress like Gonzo extended for a very long time since he practically grew out of his obsession and started wearing more sophisticated costumes for Halloween.
But this year I started remembering his childhood and especially the Muppet’s and realized just how much he enjoyed dressing like them as a child. So, it is now the beginning of September and I have decided that I am going to help my son be Gonzo for Halloween!
I’ve been working on his Gonzo costume for a few days now but a lot of work still has to be done. After looking through magazines and many episodes of the show I came down to the idea of Gonzo as a rock star. First of all I went to my local fabric store for ideas – then I chose loose cut jeans with many holes in the knees, tennis shoes which are worn out, and believe it or not, even a tie on a huge white t-shirt. The tie will be black and on the back “Gonzo is a rock star” will be imprinted.
The hardest part is creating the Gonzo mask or Gonzo face because I do not want his face to show at all; he’s paying a tribute to his favorite character here isn’t he?
My Gonzo mask is going to be made of soft blue foam which is available in my local craft store, all I have to do is create a shape of a bird – which Gonzo is, and make the long famous nose he has with his eerie eyes, and big pink mouth.
In order for him to breathe, holes in the front part of the nose will be made as well as for the mouth, I’m lucky because my sister is a designer and is fond of arts and crafts, this way my Gonzo costume will be perfect. But if the worst thing happens and she can’t make it for me I know that I can always buy a nice Gonzo mask online if I need to so I do have a backup plan.
The accessories I’m going to use for my Gonzo costume will be hard-core metal bracelets, maybe a rocker looking jacket and he’s also thinking of carrying a fake electric guitar so he can sing for everyone at the party in the same way Gonzo would with his funny hoarse voice.
Gonzo is considered a weirdo so he is also going to act like a goof with everyone at the party, asking stupid questions and making cheesy compliments and comments – it’s all part of the act! I definitely can’t wait for Halloween because I know that his Gonzo costume is going to be unforgettable.
