We made this lamb, or sheep costume, this year, with about 1,000 large cotton balls, some Elmer’s glue, and an old bunny costume that had belonged to the older children. I liked the fact that we used something with a hood, because I think the hood of cotton balls gives the costume a nice effect. The old bunny costume was a size 8, so I cut off the arms and legs first. And, the older children took turns gluing on the cotton balls, while watching cartoons, or playing board games. I think it took them about 2 to 3 hours over the course of the week to glue on all those cotton balls.

You could use a glue gun, but we simply used craft glue and Elmer’s glue. It is easier to squirt glue over a section of the undergarment, and then press the cotton balls onto the glue. Progress is slow at first, but the end result is well worth it. We then tied a few loose bells we found in our Christmas bin to a piece of pink ribbon, and tied this onto the zipper.

If you would like to purchase cotton balls, Amazon is currently selling a case of 2,000 cotton balls for under $10 (which beats the price of about $1.50 for 100 at the local drugstore).