For the past four months – his entire life – he has been hooked up to dozens of wires in hospital.

So for his first Halloween, this premature new𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧’s father decided to do something special.

Eric Hart, a prop maker from North Carolina, filmed himself creating a pint-sized Iron Man costume for his son, Collier, in a bid to ‘help him feel brave’.

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Adorable: Eric Hart, a prop maker from North Carolina, filmed himself creating this Iron Man costume for his son, Collier, in a bid to ‘help him feel brave’. Above, Mr Hart’s wife is pictured with their son in hospital

Sick: For the past four months – his entire life –  Collier has been hooked up to dozens of wires in hospital

Devoted: For his premature son’s first Halloween, Mr Hart (pictured) decided to do something special

Using a paper pattern he found online, which he drastically scaled down, he cut out various sections of the bionic hero’s outfit, before tracing the shapes on to pieces of foam.

He then carefully snipped the red and yellow foam and secured the shapes together to form a helmet using hot glue in a workshop at his Burlington home.

The devoted father, who works at Triad Stage, later placed the finished creation on Collier’s head as he lay in his mother’s arms in intensive care on October 31.

Despite the youngster only donning the outfit for a minute, it seems to have aided his recovery – with Collier apparently ‘getting stronger every day’.

Step-by step: Using a paper pattern he found online, the Traid Stage employee cut out various sections of the bionic hero’s outfit (including parts of his helmet, pictured), before tracing the shapes on to pieces of foam

Meticulous: He then carefully snipped the red and yellow foam and secured the shapes together to form a helmet using hot glue in a workshop at his Burlington home. Above, Mr Hart traces shapes on to the foam

A helmet for heroes: Following the costume’s (pictured) completion, its step-by-step creation was posted by Mr Hart on YouTube , where it has been dubbed an ‘adorable’ and ‘heartwarming’ idea by users

Ill: Speaking to Right This Minute , Mr Hart said he was inspired to create the Iron Man costume because Tony Stark needs to be attached to wires in order to survive. Above, Collier hooked up to wires in hospital

Following the costume’s completion, the video of its step-by-step creation was posted by Mr Hart on YouTube, where it has been dubbed ‘adorable’ and ‘heartwarming’ by users.

Speaking to Right This Minute, Mr Hart said he was inspired to create the Iron Man costume because Tony Stark – like his son – needs to be attached to wires in order to survive.

‘Collier’s hooked up to the machines all the time and Iron Man, he built the suit because he needed a machine to keep himself alive,’ he said.

‘I just thought if he had a little Iron Man suit he could come home with us.’

Heartwarming: Mr Hart placed the outfit on Collier as he lay in his mother’s arms in hospital on October 31

Feeling stronger: Despite the youngster only donning the outfit for a minute, it seems to have aided his recovery – with Collier apparently ‘getting stronger every day’. Above, a close-up of Collier donning the outfit