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Tetris Group Costume Idea

What could be more legendary than a Tetris group costume idea???? Not much! Especially since they are pretty easy to make! 

These are a BIG hit at 80’s costume parties or any 80’s themed event. 

You know why else this Halloween costume is great?? You can wear anything under it so you can be cool and WARM!

photo credit: rbatina

Supplies for Your Halloween Costume

• 4 boxes per person of the same size. They should be big enough to fit over your body. If you can’t find them, you can make them out of cardboard.
• Box cutter
• Solid color wrapping paper or paint
• Black tape (duct or electrical work well)
• Black shirt
• Black pants
• Black shoes

Tetris Group Costume Idea Planning

If you’re making a single Tetris costume, you can choose whichever shape you want. But for a group costume idea, it’s best to plan how your pieces will fit together with the number of people in your group. Here are all the original blocks for you to choose from.

Creating a Homemade Tetris Costume

To make the costume, simply tape the boxes together to make different Tetris shapes. Wrap in the wrapping paper or paint the boxes then block them off with tape. So simple. 

Dress in black underneath and you're good to go.


photo credit: UltraCore

Why is Tetris an 80’s Costume?

photo credit: Andrionni Ribo :-)

Wanna know why Tetris is great for 80’s costumes? Well, for that we’ll share a little Tetris history. 

Tetris was created by Russian Alexey Pazhitnov on June 6, 1984. All of the games pieces, called Tetrominoes, contain 4 pieces. So, he took the Greek numerical prefix for 4, "tetra”, and added on the end of his favorite sport. Can you guess what sport?? . . . . . . Tennis! And Tetris was named.
Tetris is one of the most popular games in the world and just in case you weren’t sure, it has been named “Greatest Game of All Time”.  

And did you know that playing Tetris for half-an-hour a day makes you smarter? Yep, it has been proven to boost general cognitive functions such as "critical thinking, reasoning, language and processing". Now that’s a reason to play!
For more Tetris history, check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetris