/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

Hey /cgl/, I'm a novice when it comes to making costumes so I was hoping I could get some feedback on my design.

I'm going to be Bulbasaur.
I plan on using a fake pumpkin and paper mache to make the bulb. I'll wear a green hoodie with painted dark green splotches and cardboard ears coming out of the hood covered in paper mache. Purchased fake vines or ivy will run from the bulb and along my arms. Then I'll wear sunglasses on my forehead with the eyes painted on, or paint the eyes onto the hoodie.

I'm going to cut out paper leaves to attack fellow pokemon with razor leaf. I'm thinking of inserting a flash light into the bulb with a remote trigger for a solar beam attack, but I haven't decided yet.

The only part I don't know is how to attach the bulb to my back. A backpack would be easy but the straps wouldn't look good.

Thoughts?