Remember nothing has to be done perfectly, it is slimer after all and the more uneven everything looks the better the finished result. When we decided that we were going to do something somewhat ordinary like a Ghostbusters theme for our Halloween costumes this year, I knew I had to do something over the top to make it stand out. Rather than take the obvious character options for costumes, I wanted to challenge myself and try to make a SLIMER costume. I also didn’t want to break the bank buying materials to make this costume (since most of the cool ones I saw online were hundreds of dollars to make) so I knew I would have to get creative with materials. Once everything was in place I gave the whole costume 2 more layers of paper mache but using white tissue paper - this meant my costume only needed one layer of spray paint to stop the newsprint from showing through. Now that the body of SLIMER was pretty much formed, I knew painting directly on foam would give him a very dull, lifeless finish that I did not want, so I decided to completely cover all parts of him in silicone. I put regular white paintable silicone from the hardware store on him and spread it out to cover all parts of him, it also worked out great for filling in any gaps and also for smoothing the look of the rolls so they looked more like continuous rolls rather than just stuff glued together. Now, while our selection of Slimer costumes can’t grant you all of the green ghost’s abilities, it can get you feeling like the mischief-maker in time for Halloween! Sorry, walking through walls and enjoying a bottomless pit of a stomach is still out of our control.

Slimer Costume - Etsy

After the head was formed, I started to build out his body. I cut the foam bedding into strips and glued it together. I then cut up the foam insulators and added them to the foam body to look like rolls. I took the spray foam and added it (in layers) to build out his cheeks and also around his rolls created by the pipe insulators. I also made cuts in his body for my arms to go though. I found the nose a bit more difficult to do so I used tissue paper instead to sculpt the nose as this was a little more intricate. After being brushed off and essentially ignored for however long, we don’t really blame Slimer for calling some attention to himself. He’s a pretty big deal in the paranormal hunting community, after all. How often do you hear about full-body apparitions being made entirely out of ectoplasm, let alone being able to impact their environment? Plus, the kid can eat! We don’t know many living souls that would say no to enjoying an endless feast of various (and sometimes arguable) delicacies.