Up Cycled Kids Costume

My kid wants to be a different personality every hour. He goes from a ninja to a pirate to a robot. I thought if I could make item of dress up clothing that would work for a couple of different characters it would save me time and money.  

I found an old shirt I've had for about ten years and have up cycled it into a ninja/pirate dress up shirt for my son.

Cut off the arms of the shirt and make a cut straight down the middle to make it look like a vest. Then cut part of the bottom of the shirt to a length that fits the child the best.

 I used a piece of fabric I had to make the black edges around the shirt was cut. It was ironed so it would be  easier to sew on.

This is what it looked like when I was done sewing on the fabric

This is a pirate belt I made from felt. There is a small piece of Velcro on the backside of the buckle to attach the buckled to the other end of the belt. Felt attaches great to Velcro. 

 The material I used made it look more ninja than pirate, but a four year old really doesn't mind that to much.