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Sonic Mario Photo Booth

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For my son’s 5th birthday I wanted to have a Super Mario and Sonic the Hedghog photo booth.  Do you know the kind I mean?  They are at amusement parks and zoos– there is a face cut-out and you stand behind it and have someone take your picture.  I searched online to look for ideas.  I also would have bought one if I could have found one.  But I came up with nothing.

drawing on cardboard

Then I realized that I could make my own, out of an old Christmas tree box that I had.  First, I painted it white.  I can’t remember if I used spray paint, or just some latex wall paint that I had on hand.  It might have even been just primer!  I was not sure how to get started, until….. I started with the face cutout!  That enabled me to look at a drawing of Mario, and then Sonic, and start drawing their shapes to fit the rest of the space on the box.  I started with pencil.  When I was satisfied, I outlined it in black permanent marker.  The shapes were a lot easier to draw than I thought they would be.

Sonic the Hedgehog

sonic the hedgehog diy photo booth

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Super Mario

mario photo booth diy

I had three good sides to use, (the fourth being the opening) so I made a Super Mario, a Sonic the Hedgehog, and then a plain game background.  My son has a Super Mario costume and a Sonic Costume, so he stood in front of the plain background wearing his costume for some pictures.

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Can you guess what kind of paint I used to color it all in?    I used what I already had– Finger Paint* in squeeze tubes and Crayola Washable Paints.*  They are not weather proof or waterproof or anything, but my photo booth has lasted a year anyway!

mario background

It was so much fun to see it all come together!

DIY photo booth

Super Mario Photo Booth

DIY super mario photo booth

Sonic AFTER!!

sonic the hedgehog photo booth

The birthday guests had tons of fun getting their pictures taken–and so did I!  I even made a mustache for Super Mario, to hold on a bamboo skewer.

super mario photo booth

To see the details of the Super Mario and Sonic themed cake that I made for this birthday party, click here.

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