Update: As of 3/14 the prices of these “official” products seems to have gone down.Black played the part of villainous Bowser in the second highest-grossing movie of 2023, Illumination and Universal’s The Super Mario Bros Movie, which made $1.36 billion worldwide. Need a gift for a little Minecrafter? How about a book?Ĭheck out this list of awesome Minecraft books-all librarian, parent, and kid approved! Looking for Minecraft-themed crafts for a party or program?Ĭheck out this post with 5 crafts/activities including full instruction and downloads for Minecraft Creeper Magnets, Construction Paper Mob Masks, Minecraft Printable Stickers, and more! Need a cool Minecraft trick-or-treat bag?Ĭheck out this super easy (and cheap!) DIY Creeper bag: Happy Kid + Happy Mom = HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! I picked up the proper aqua/blue shirt at the dollar store (score!) and paired it with some jeans.Įntire costume (Steve head + diamond sword + pickaxe + shirt) for $13!!! (check them out HERE) I made both for less than $5 total!Īccording to my Minecraft Expert, Steve wears a blue T-shirt and jeans. (This one measured 6 x 7 inches)Īnd guess what? You can make the diamond sword and pickaxe too! Check out my next post for download PDF and easy instructions. Cut a rough oval in center so it can sit on your child’s head.Score cardboard along fold line, if necessary.Measure about 2 inches out from each side and draw an inner square to use as a folding template.(So, if your box is 12 x 12, cut it 16 x 16.) Cut a cardboard square about 4 inches larger than your box head.See this simple device? It doesn’t look pretty (neither does wadded up newspaper) but it works great and is EASY to make. BUT, the best option came from checking out a “real” Creeper head. I also tried using a plastic play construction hat that fit neatly inside and anchored the box to the head well. I first used bubble wrap and newspaper padding (yes, it kind of worked). ***UPDATE*** I’ve had many people ask how to keep the box centered on the wearer’s head. You should now have a kick-ass Steve head for less than $10. Yeah, your kid might want to see (he had to remind me). On my box, I had several inches of overlap on the back of the box (hair) but it still looked perfect! I did a rough placement to make sure it all lined up correctly before I slathered the papers with glue. Glue on the rest of the head printouts.Note: I did reinforce the bond with clear tape around the edges-the face pages will cover, so no worries. No, it wasn’t fun.) I broke out a glue stick, and it worked perfectly. I was going to use my can of spray adhesive, but it was giving me fits. Glue the hair on top of the box first for a nice overlap.(There’s some room for overlap in the printed patter, so it worked just fine.) I didn’t want to buy a box, so I cut down a beer case to about an 11-inch cube. This box actually will measure 11.5 x 12 x 11.5. The pattern is scaled for an 11 x 11 x 11-inch box (can buy at Kinko’s, etc.). The Steve Head PDF makes 5 11×17-inch color prints and the Steve Hair PDF makes 2. Tell them to print it in poster setting with tile scale 100% and 0.005 overlap. My home printer can’t handle the paper size or quantity of ink, but my local Office Max/Kinkos/whatever can. Save the PDF to a thumb drive and take to your local copy shop to print out.How to make a Minecraft Steve Head for less than $10 Very happy 10-year-old in his homemade Minecraft costume.Īfter some online research, I found this post at which gives a link to a free Steve face PDF. And I’ll show you how so you can make your kid(s) do Minecraft happy-dances, too. Solution: make your own! I am about the un-craftiest mom in the world, and I made one pretty easily. You can find the regular Minecraft Foam Sword and Pick Axe for around $25 -but they’re just pieces of foam.ĭon’t know about you, but I’m far too cheap to shell out $75 for a cardboard box and a couple of pieces of foam. You want the official Minecraft Blue Diamond Sword ? $50 and up. That’s JUST for the printed cardboard box. What? You will find them online-to the cha-ching of $25 and up: Minecraft: Steve Cardboard Head. Problem: if you stroll down your local big box store or seasonal costume shop, you will NOT find any Minecraft costumes. (If you don’t hear about this game at least 50+ times a day, you obviously don’t have a 5 to 15-year-old). And it seems like every kid is currently obsessed with Minecraft.
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