A Complete Guide For Making An Astronaut Costume If you love space, you should consider making an astronaut costume. It will be super fun to make your astronaut outfit and it is also cheap. You will be able to make your costume with the things you already have in your house. This guide will help you make a great costume with the things you already have. If you have to buy a few things then it will be cheap to do so. Gather your materials You will need water, wood glue, a round balloon, a phonebook, wood filler, LEDs, a 9V battery clip and a 9V battery, wire, PCB, white acrylic paint, hot glue sticks, silver spray paint, felt, a painter's suit, white satin, interfacing, silver flame, thread and hot glue sticks.
You will also need a few tools such as scissors, a stir stick, gloves, sandpaper, a razor blade, a soldering iron, wire strippers, a bowl, a paintbrush, wire strippers, a sewing machine, and a glue gun. Blow up your balloon, cut strips and mix your glue If you want to use wood glue then you can use a 1:1 ratio of glue to water and coat the paper strips with them before applying them to your balloon. Paper Mache There are a lot of good instructables on how to paper Mache. You should do your research to ensure you are ready to start your project. Dip each paper strip into your gluey water and apply it to your balloon. You will end up applying 6 layers of paper and this can take a long time and that is why some people prefer buying costumes online.