The Original Slinky Dog

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These don’t need to be perfect, so just use your best judgment based on the shape shown in the picture above. After months of brainstorming and trying to figure out how to make this crazy idea a reality, we were finally able to make it work. Now you can simply set a couple of coils into the neck slit on the back of the front/head bodysuit and then close the velcro to keep it in.

Lights (This part is completely optional, but if you would like to wrap the slinky and tail in lights we recommend these lights. We will be creating two bodysuits, one for the front/head of the slinky dog costume and one for the back/tail. When we decided that we were going to do Toy Story costumes for our family visit to the Halloween party at Disneyland, I instantly knew that I wanted Hamm and his cousin Audrey to be the slinky dog from Toy Story. Because of the size of the actual slinky, this DIY works best for children, but really you could create this costume for children and adults of all ages. When you purchase anything through these links I receive a small commission that helps support this channel and allows us to continue making content like this.

We will fold the felt in half and cut along the fold which will prevent us from having to do a shoulder seam.

After this video went viral I began receiving several requests every day with people asking me “How do I create this Toy Story Slinky Dog Costume? Make sure you have another piece of brown felt underneath so that you can cut out both sides of the hat at once. The stand-by entrance sign is a gold medallion that belongs to Buster's collar, revealing the address 234 Elm Street on the back.You will now need to repeat these steps to create another suit with the other person’s measurements. Now start with the back/tail bodysuit and slowly slide in the slinky coils twisting them into the bodysuit until there is at least one full coil inside the bodysuit. Disney took notice of the character's popularity and produced a feature film entitled Ernest Goes to Camp, starring Varney as Ernest.