Piggie and Gerald Costume for Halloween
How to Make Gerald Costume
| # | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gray Long Sleeve T-Shirt Top | Start your elephantine attire with this long-sleeved gray T-shirt top. |
| 2 | Dark Gray Sweatpants | Join your shirt with this pair of cozy dark gray sweatpants. |
| 3 | Gray Sneakers | Stay consistent with your color scheme with this pair of lightweight gray sneakers. |
| 4 | Elephant Costume Set | Display your true identity with these elephant ears headband, elephant trunk, gray bow tie, and elephant tail. |
| 5 | Fake Eyeglasses | Add this fashion eyeglasses to complete your getup. |
| 6 | White Answer Paddle | Convey your insightful messages to everyone around using this answer paddle. |
| 7 | Black Dry Erase Markers | Write down your messages using these dry erase black markers. |
How to Make Piggie Costume
| # | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pink Long Sleeve T-Shirt Top | Commence your porcine outfit with this long-sleeved pink T-shirt top. |
| 2 | Dark Pink Leggings | Match your top with this pair of full-length dark pink leggings. |
| 3 | Pink Sneakers | Complement your color set with this pair of pink fashion sneakers. |
| 4 | Costume Set | Look more like a pig with these pig ears headband, a pig nose, a pink bow tie, and a pig tail. |
| 5 | White Answer Paddle | Use this answer paddle to communicate your meaningful messages to those around you. |
| 6 | Black Dry Erase Markers | Write down your messages using these dry erase black markers. |
Piggie and Gerald are the two main characters in the book series Elephant and Piggie, with Piggie being a pink pig and Gerald being a grey elephant. The two are best friends. The series, which has a total of 25 books, is written with Piggie’s words appearing in pink letter bubbles and Gerald’s appearing in grey letter bubbles. The books usually touch on issues about friendship.
Piggie and Gerald have different personalities. They wear a long-sleeved pink T-shirt top, dark pink leggings, pink sneakers, a pig ears headband, a pig nose, a pink bow tie, and a pig tail for Piggie; and a long-sleeved gray T-shirt top, dark gray sweatpants, gray sneakers, an elephant ears headband, an elephant trunk, a gray bow tie, and an elephant tail for Gerald.
About Piggie and Gerald
Two books in the series, There Is a Bird on Your Head! and Are You Ready to Play Outside? won the Geisel Medal in 2008 and 2009.
Another two books have been listed on Time magazine’s Top 10 Children’s Books of the Year, Today I Will Fly! (ranked #2 in 2007) and Elephants Cannot Dance! (ranked #5 in 2009).
Check out these sites to learn more about Piggie and Gerald and other characters from Elephant and Piggie:
