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Big Hero 6 Costume: DIY Hiro Sweatshirt

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September 23, 2023 · Karen · 3 Comments

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Check out this simple Big Hero 6 Costume for Hiro Hamada! My Hiro Hamada costume is inspired by the at-home release of Big Hero 6.

Big Hero 6 Costume DIY Hiro Costume #BigHero6Release
Pin this simple Big Hero 6 Costume for Hiro Hamada using a hoodie sweatshirt

Making Elliot a Big Hero 6 costume has been on my to-do list ever since I made Quinn a DIY Baymax costume last year. Hiro is Baymax’s little buddy just like Elliot is Quinn’s little buddy, it’s the perfect costume pair for my two guys!

Big Hero 6 Costume Materials for Hiro
Hiro Hamada costume supplies

I kept this costume completely no-sew by utilizing a purple hoodie sweatshirt, felt or fleece, a pair of gloves and fabric adhesive.

Making Big Hero 6 Costume Hiro Hamada
Simply adding a few decorative elements to a purple hoodle made this Big Hero 6 costume super easy

Sometimes making a costume can be a little overwhelming so I always start with the easiest part. I cut out red circles of felt and attached it to the chest of the sweatshirt using fabric fusion.

When tracing on felt, I like to use a sharpie of the same color. You can turn the felt over and the marker outline doesn’t show through!

DIY Hiro Hamada Big Hero 6 Costume with Felt

The center red oval was a little trickier because I used a zipper sweatshirt. I cut it in half and carefully glued it along the edge of the zipper so it fit back together perfectly.

Big Hero 6 Hiro Hoodie Costume
I used duct tape to mark where I wanted to add the stripes to the Hiro Hamada costume hoodie

For Hiro’s helmet stripes, I had Elliot try the hoodie on and used duct tape to mark where I wanted them to be on the hood. I used a ball inside the hood to hold its shape while I glued on the red stripes.

Big Hero 6 Costume hero helmet ears

The trickiest part for me was the ears on the helmet. I started by cutting out purple circles and then sketching the rest of the ear on cardboard for a template. Then I cut out purple and red felt to create the ear tip. I ended up sticking a piece of thin plastic between two felt “ears” to make sure it stood up on the helmet. Hiro doesn’t have floppy ears on his helmet!

The fabric fusion won’t work with the plastic so I used a hot glue gun to attach the felt pieces to either side of the plastic ear shape.

Hiro Hamada sweatshirt costume

To create the illusion of a  black under shirt, I glued two full sheets of felt to the bottom of the sweatshirt. I also added a strip of purple felt above the knuckles of black knit gloves to complete the look. Elliot wore black pants but if you wanted a full costume effect you could add felt to the pants as well!

Hiro Hamada sweatshirt big hero 6 costume

I think our Hiro costume turned out pretty cute. What do you think?

Hiro Hamada and Baymax Big Hero 6 Costumes
Two great Big Hero 6 costume ideas using hoodie sweatshirts

We are ready for some sweet Big Hero 6 movie re-creation with our costumes! P.S. you can find some pre-made Hiro costumes to purchase here.

Baymax and Hiro Costumes

More Big Hero 6 Fun

Don’t miss my other Big Hero 6 posts:

  • DIY Baymax Costume
  • Big Hero 6 Printable Coloring Pages and Activities
  • Baymax Easter Eggs
  • Big Hero 6 Chex Mix
  • Baymax Rice Krispie Treats
  • Baymax Cookies
This post was originally published Feburary 27, 2015.

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  1. Jenna Wood says

    February 28, 2015 at 6:28 pm

    This is just too cute- and I could easily see how I could create the other character’s looks from your techniques! I just might have to be Honey Lemon for Halloween! #client

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  2. Leah says

    September 11, 2015 at 5:55 am

    I love this! My 3 year old wants to be Hero for Halloween and wants his daddy to be Baymax. With the cold weather we had last year the sweatshirt would be perfect. Where did you find the plain purple sweatshirt?

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    • Karen says

      September 11, 2015 at 8:34 am

      Definitely try local stores like Walmart or Target. And check the girls section too, they are more likely to carry a purple sweatshirt. However Amazon has lots of options too, here is one I found: http://amzn.to/1NtOA1W.

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