Sadly, passion blogs are coming to an end for this semester. Not going to lie, but I am not really complaining about writing my last post. I have never really been the diary or blogger type. I thought to make things interesting for my last post, I would switch things up a bit. The past seven blogs have been written about DIY costumes I have already made and worn. Instead of focusing on the past, I thought I could focus on the future. Perhaps, I could write about costumes that I would DIY to wear for next year’s Halloween. Not only would it spice things up within my blog, but I would be killing two birds with one stone by already determining what I will wear next year.

Throughout the years, my favorite candies have gradually changed along with the person I became. Right now, I love Reese’s, but I used to love blueberry Airheads, and before that the infamous Smarties. I remember popping each of the small circular candies into my mouth one after the other until the twisted packaging became empty. What I am trying to get at is that the best part of my future DIY costume is edible. The Smarties.

If you have not guessed yet, my DIY costume is titled “Smartie Pants”. The saying “smarty pants” stands for someone who is a know-it-all and very intelligent. The gist of this costume is that you are essentially portraying a nerd but putting a fun twist on it. It is now time to get crafty!

First up, items found around the house or dorm/ apartment. I would wear a business shirt I already own, some leggings or jeans (choose a pair of pants you would not mind destroying), Converse (color is up to you), and a tie. Shout-out to my dad for owning a million ties. As for the nerd glasses, I would personally DIY them. I have a pair of sunglasses that have lenses I would pop out. After that, I would take a Band-Aid out and wrap them around the middle in between where the lenses would go. Voila! Nerd glasses for the win. Now, for the final and best part: the pants. Grab a pair of jeans or leggings that you would be ok with ruining for the purpose of this costume. Make sure you also have a hot glue gun with glue in it and however many Smarties you think you will need to cover the pants. There are three ways one can go about this. One, you can glue the Smarties on in its entirety. This means individual packaging and everything.

Or, you can glue each individual Smartie onto the pants.

Your last option would be to glue the Smarties on both ways!

Some additional accessories that are optional include a bow tie (instead of a tie) or suspenders. This is the point where you can really make the costume your own. It is up to you if you want to dress it up with a suit jacket and a pen in the shirt pocket or if you just want to wear jeans with a shirt.

Essentially, the Smarties Pants costume consists of a nerd costume and Smarties. I tried linking a nerd costume, but most people find that they have the materials needed to be a nerd right in their own home. Here is a link to a nerd accessory kit that could help add to the effect of your costume. Happy DIYing and have fun eating your costume throughout the night!

 

What You Need DIY Smartie Pants Checklist:

-Business shirt

-Jeans or leggings

-Suspenders

-Tie or bow tie

-Nerd glasses

-Band-Aid

-Converse

-Hot glue gun

-Enough Smarties to cover pants