Boxers

If your child really wants to look like a knockout , here's the perfect getup. With a foil champ's belt and sock boxing gloves, all your pugilist needs to complete his look is a gym bag for collecting trick-or-treat candy.


CRAFT MATERIALS:

One pair of red adult sport socks
fiberfill
needle and thread or 2 safety pins
black yarn
1 sheet of poster board
child's belt
corrugated cardboard
aluminum foil
duct tape
black permanent marker
athletic shorts
socks
sneakers
bathrobe
athletic tape and black face paint (optional)

Time needed: Under 1 Hour

1. Start with the gloves: Form the socks into the shape of boxing gloves, using the heel of the sock for the thumb and the toe of the socks for the fingers. Stuff with fiberfill, then tuck the ends of the socks inside the gloves to cover the stuffing and form cuffs.

2. Sew or pin the thumb and fingers together. Attach the gloves together with enough black yarn to drape around your child's shoulders (either by sewing or with stripes of black tape).

3. Next, create the belt. From the poster board, cut a rectangle with rounded ends that fits most of the way around your child's waist (the ones here are 5 by 17 inches).

4. Cut a vertical slit on each end of the poster board and slide his belt through (he'll wear the buckle in back).

5. Cut a 6-inch circle out of corrugated cardboard, wrap with foil, and secure on the back with duct tape.

6. Write "Champ" on the front of the circle with the marker. Duct-tape the circle to the poster board belt.

7. Have your child put on the shorts, socks, sneakers, robe and champ belt. Drape the gloves around his shoulders, then wrap athletic tape around his hands. For the Rocky Balboa look, add a black eye with face paint.