in the felt BEFORE placing and pressing the snap. This will help ensure that the snap presses properly (and more easily) without damaging the snap or the material. Step Eight : Cutting the head hole. This step is best to do once the person wearing the costume is awake. Don't ask me how I know this, but it involved some hysterical tears and a fair amount of coaxing a 2yr old back into peaceful slumber. Remember back in  Step Three, when I said to make sure that one of the long wavy meat pieces went down the center of the costume? This is the piece where the head hole will go. The easiest way to mark the placement, is to open up the costume, spread it flat on the floor, and have your child lie down on top of the wrong side of the front half, with their arms straight out from their sides where the arm hole placement is on the costume sides. Mark the tops of their shoulders. In the center meat piece, cut a long narrow oval from shoulder height about 8?-9? in length. The oval only needs to be 2?-3? wide, as it will stretch from side to side to allow the head to pop through. If you want to be fancy, you can stitch around the hold to prevent the felt from stretching or losing its shape. I was in a hurry and didn't bother. Step Nine : Adjusting the length of the costume. My