A South Carolina dad never disappoints his little girl when it comes to Halloween.
This year Tim Burket, 37, built an enormous Groot costume measuring at nearly eight feet to go along with his family’s Guardians of the Galaxy theme.
His daughter Amelia Grace, 3, is the master mind behind the group costume as she’s a fanatic of the fantasy films.
She’ll be dressed as Groot’s best friend Rocket Racoon this Halloween while mom, Catherine, will be the green-faced Gamora.
The Burket family is dressed as Guardians of the Galaxy characters this Halloween
Dad Tim Burket spent 302 hours building his Groot costume for his daughter Amelia Grace
Burket said he estimates it took him about 302 hours to build the Groot costume using recycled materials from past costumes.
‘We started in July,’ he told ABC News. ‘I would go back out to the garage shop in the backyard and I’d be out there from 8pm to 11 or midnight.’
The costume is even decked out with a fan inside to keep him cool while he trick-or-treats around their North Augusta neighborhood.
Burket wears 16-inch painter’s stilts to fill out the 7-foot 8-inch costume.
Three-year-old Amelia Grace is dressed as Rocket Racoon to go along with the family’s group costume
Dad used recycled materials from past year’s costumes to create the 7-foot 8-inch Groot
Amelia Grace is about a quarter of the size of dad’s costume and he wears 16-inch stilts inside
The Burket family has quite the reputation for epic costumes each Halloween.
‘Our neighbor’s have come to expect it,’ Burket said.
Last year’s costume was The Abominable Snowman which was comparable in size to this year’s Groot. Amelia Grace was dressed as Yukon Cornelius to accompany the snowman.
Burket said his daughter has a ‘sassy personality and she really likes Rocket, so she kept telling us starting in June, ”I’m going to be Rocket for Halloween.”’
When dad suggested being Chris Pratt’s character, he said Amelia Grace said, ‘No Daddy, you gotta be Groot. That’s Rocket’s best friend.
A cooling fan was installed inside the costume for dad to not overheat as he trick-or-treats around his South Carolina neighborhood