Prop-maker Eric Hart put his skills to good use by creating what is probably the most adorable Halloween costume of 2014 for his hospitalized son. Collier Hart was born prematurely and for the last four months he has been hooked up to wires in a hospital as he has battled to stay alive. To celebrate Collier.s bravery, his father has decided to create an Iron Man costume, which he hopes will "help him feel brave." Eric Hart.s miniature Iron Man costume is truly sensational - which is what you.d expect really from a professional prop maker. The North Carolina native has now uploaded a rather delightful and emotional video documenting his work on the suit. In fact you.d have to possess an iron heart not to be moved by the clip, which is presciently titled Baby Iron Man. Eric Hart.s YouTube clip has so far been...
- 11/11/2014
- cinemablend.com
Eric Hart has built props for Broadway plays and retail displays, but the Iron Man costume he constructed for his sick newborn has to be his most meaningful project. Eric's son, Collier Hart, has been at the hospital's neonatal intensive care unit ever since his premature birth in July. As Halloween approached, Eric decided to make the holiday special for his son by putting together an Iron Man costume. Eric believed it would make Collier ""feel brave." Eric told Today.com, “I came up with Iron Man because he’s been hooked up to all those machines and wires, and that’s similar to what Iron Man went through.” Eric asked nurses ahead of time if would be okay to create a costume for his son and once they gave him the okay he found an Iron Man pattern online. It took him around three to four hours to make.
- 11/11/2014
- ComicBookMovie.com
Sorry, Robert Downey Jr. There is a new Iron Man in town and we have fallen head over heels in love with him. Eric Hart, a professional prop maker, has an adorable baby boy named Collier who has been in the hospital since being born premature this past July. When Halloween rolled around, Eric got permission from Collier's nurses to dress him up in a costume, and he decided on the Marvel superhero for a very specific and heartbreaking reason. "I came up with Iron Man because he's been hooked up to all those machines and wires, and that's similar to what Iron Man went through," he told Today.com. "There are a lot of times when the baby is sedated, and you can't interact, so this is something...
- 11/11/2014
- E! Online
A brave baby, indeed. A new video of a dad handcrafting a pint-sized Iron Man costume for his infant son has gone viral after it was posted to YouTube last Tuesday, Nov. 4. Eric Hart wanted his infant son Collier to be brave in the hospital, so the professional movie prop maker snipped, traced, and stitched his little one a handmade superhero costume for Halloween. The purpose of the father's gesture was to bring strength to his son, who has been hospitalized since he was born premature in [...]...
- 11/11/2014
- Us Weekly
Parents have been dressing their children in adorable Halloween costumes forever, but one family's quest to give their infant son the perfect outfit is making headlines for its heartwarming message.
A video of father Eric Hart constructing a miniature Iron Man suit for his son, Collier, has gone viral, and it's not just because the costume is adorable. As Hart says in the video, "Our son has spent his entire life in the hospital" since his premature birth in July, and "for his first Halloween, we needed a costume that would help him feel brave."
In an interview with Today.com, Hart explained that taking inspiration from "Iron Man" was the logical choice, because Collier has "been hooked up to all those machines and wires, and that's similar to what Iron Man went through."
As a professional prop maker, Hart had the tools at hand to construct a custom costume for his son,...
A video of father Eric Hart constructing a miniature Iron Man suit for his son, Collier, has gone viral, and it's not just because the costume is adorable. As Hart says in the video, "Our son has spent his entire life in the hospital" since his premature birth in July, and "for his first Halloween, we needed a costume that would help him feel brave."
In an interview with Today.com, Hart explained that taking inspiration from "Iron Man" was the logical choice, because Collier has "been hooked up to all those machines and wires, and that's similar to what Iron Man went through."
As a professional prop maker, Hart had the tools at hand to construct a custom costume for his son,...
- 11/11/2014
- by Katie Roberts
- Moviefone
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