Captain barnacles costume

My son is obsessed with the Octonauts and so this year his costume was a no brainer. I choose to have him be Captain Barnacles because I had a good idea of how to pull it off pretty inexpensively. It also allowed me to mix in some store bought items which cut down on my sewing load. I bought a thermal shirt from Target and he already had matching jeans from H&M. I made a belt, hat, and collar out of felt using glue to put together the pieces. I used a winter hat that fit him well to get a…

Octonauts captain barnacles costume

Captain Barnacle , Shellington , Tweak , Dashi , Peso , and Kwazii

For Halloween this year, Mae decided to dress as Captain Barnacles, a character from one of her favorite TV shows, Octonauts. Captain Barnacles is a polar bear who leads a team of animals to explore the oceans and help out various sea creatures. Since our Halloween weather tends to be quite chilly, I am always on board with costumes that involve sweatpants and hats! Here's a pic of the Octonauts for reference. Halloween was (literally) freezing and soooo windy, so I'm glad Mae got a chance…

Captain Barnacles Octonauts costumes

Posts about Octonauts written by mymemoriesforever

I must admit, I was not 100% on board when my son expressed his desire for an Octonaut birthday party. At first he wanted the Incredibles. It would’ve been WAY cooler to dress as Mr. and Mrs. Incredible instead of Kwazii the Pirate cat and Dashi the dog. But, my goal isn’t to create a birthday celebration for me, it’s to do it for my 4 year old son and what HE wants. So, I hopped on the internet to see if would be feasible. I was still on the fence until… …a visit to H&M. I tell ya, those…