These were patches on his shoulder and back. We purchased the helmet and used tin foil to cover his boots and a soda box. This year, I have a Ninja, a spiderman and a bug. The ninja is a black hooded sweat suit with red arm and leg bands and a red waist sash. We added a black face mask and used the computer to make a cobra iron-on, which was transferred to white felt and stuck on the shirt.
Spider man is a red hooded shirt with blue pants.
Using red felt, I made the chest plate, wrist and legs painted using marker like fabric paints to add detail. The bug is this year's best creation. Using a black hooded sweat suit and an extra old black sweat shirt donated by a friend. We bent wire hangers into the wing shape we chose and those hang on a loop sewn on the back of the shirt. Again, we use face paint instead of a mask for additional safety.