A children's holiday is an important event not only for the children themselves, but also for their parents. Mom and dad always want their son to wear the most beautiful and unique suit. Store-bought hare, wolf or bear costumes no longer look modern and fade into the background (unless the image involves participation in any production).
Guaranteed exclusivity can be achieved by making an outfit with your own hands. In this case, the parents will definitely be satisfied with the result, because they themselves came up with the image and realized their creative ideas.
In addition, by involving the child in creating a costume, mom and dad get closer to him and have the opportunity to communicate once again, and the son will be very proud of the outfit.
What do you need to make a suit for a boy?
First of all, your desire, as well as imagination and patience. Next, you need to decide on the material and prepare other suitable equipment and tools.
There are several options for basic materials for these purposes:
- textile;
- paper;
- cardboard.
To fasten the parts together you will need: glue, tape, threads, needles. For decoration - colored paper, paints, foil. Next, parents certainly have a question about how to make a suit for a boy from scrap materials.
Dwarf outfit for masquerade
As an example of the first option, you can make a costume of a little fairy gnome for a boy.
To create it you need: a T-shirt of the same color, pants, black boots, a beard (buy or use cotton wool) and a cap (purchased or glued from colored paper).
You can whip up a costume for a boy when you are strictly limited in time, but have some budget.
How to make a “Sunshine” costume
Most often, the role of the sun goes to adults or girls. Such models are represented by a headdress and a yellow skirt or sundress. There may be several options:
- A circle skirt, a cape over the shoulders and a round kokoshnik in the shape of the sun.
- A sundress with a knitted blouse of a matching shade, large yellow bows on the head.
- If there is no time to make a costume, then it can be created from basic clothing and small characteristic elements. For example, use a yellow T-shirt and skirt. As an additional element, make a round yellow crown or a medal badge for the chest.
Paper suit
An interesting and unusual, at the same time budget option for a children's party is an outfit for a boy made of paper. To make it, you need to prepare paper, newspapers or magazines.
Plastic bottles and garbage bags will help add originality. By creating an image, you can realize any ideas that arise. After all, this is exactly what will allow you to make a paper suit for a boy with your own hands, special and unique.
Once you have decided on the style, prepare sheets of paper and other materials you plan to use, as well as items for creating patterns: a pencil and a ruler. To fasten the parts you will need a sewing machine, needles, threads, as well as a thin Velcro web.
Options for costumes made from such material can be: a robot outfit, a bird outfit, a clown outfit, and others.
DIY sun costume for a girl
Every girl wants to be dressed up for a holiday. Little princesses like it when the skirt swirls beautifully while dancing, the outfit shimmers with bright colors, and the hairstyle is comfortable and neat. It is not difficult to sew such a costume yourself.
Costume components
The model under consideration consists of the following elements:
- skirt;
- cape;
- bright yellow bows on the head;
- yellow tights or socks.
By the way! The skirt should not be long. It is enough for it to be just above the knee. Often costumes are represented by long skirts and sundresses. Such models are uncomfortable to wear. The hem gets tangled in her legs, and the girl has to constantly adjust it.
Required tools and materials
For production you will need:
- The fabric is yellow. Satin works well.
- Yellow glitter.
- Big bows on the head.
- Scissors, thread.
- Satin ribbon.
- Linen elastic.
Step-by-step making of a sun costume for a girl
Important! When sewing, you need to take the child’s measurements correctly. In the case of a sun outfit, you will need to measure your waist circumference and the length of the proposed skirt.
Sewing includes several successive stages:
- Making a skirt. The model is cut out like a circle skirt. To do this, draw a circle on the fabric. The location of the proposed belt is marked and cut out. The radius of the circle should be equal to the length of the future skirt, taking into account the hem. The finished pattern resembles a round donut with a hole in the middle. The bottom edge of the skirt is folded. An elastic band is inserted into the upper part.
- Making a cape. To do this, the fabric is again cut in the form of a circle. An internal hole is cut for the neck. The cape differs from the skirt in that it is not one-piece: it has a button closure at the back. To do this, the circle must be cut along the radius. All edges of the cape are processed. A button is sewn on one edge and a loop on the other.
- Decorating a skirt and cape. To depict rays, you can sew a thin yellow satin ribbon onto the skirt and cape. Such strips of tape are sewn along the entire circumference along the product. To make the sun bright and iridescent, sequins are sewn onto clothes in random order.
On a note! It is better to use exclusively yellow glitter. Sometimes sequins of similar shades are sewn on: orange, red. But they do not make the costume beautiful; on the contrary, they overload it with unnecessary elements.
- On the day of the holiday, you need to braid beautiful ponytails or braids on the head of the young sun. The choice depends only on the length of the hair and the wishes of the little actress. It is better to take a lot of ribbon for bows, and its color should be rich. To prevent your hair from losing its appearance, you can fix it with hairspray.
- Yellow tights or socks complete the look. The choice is made based on the air temperature in the room.
The sunshine outfit for the girl is ready! This costume is easy to make, and the child will be comfortable in it.
Robot costume for boy
A robot outfit made of cardboard and aluminum corrugation, which is perfect for New Year's, will also be original.
To create it, you need to stick silver paper on the box or paint a cardboard suit with a spray can. The outfit can be decorated with bottle caps, wires, LEDs, screws and other small metal parts.
In addition, you can make a cowboy costume, a Lego man costume from cardboard, and many other options that your imagination suggests.
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DIY “Sunny” costume for an adult
Often teachers ask mothers to play some role at the holiday. It’s definitely not worth refusing a request because you don’t have an outfit. It can be done in one evening.
What does the suit consist of?
The magical transformation of mom into “sunshine” can be achieved thanks to the following elements:
- kokoshnik in a semicircular shape;
- yellow sundress to the floor;
- blouses, T-shirts or turtlenecks in a suitable shade;
- bright makeup.
What you need to make a costume
To make a sun costume for an adult, you need:
- yellow bright fabric;
- thick cardboard;
- yellow sparkles;
- satin ribbon;
- bright lipstick;
- yellow T-shirt, blouse or turtleneck;
- threads, scissors.
What other options for dressing up for a masquerade are there?
Other outfit ideas can be obtained from various magazines and newspapers, as well as from the Internet. Looking at photos of handmade suits for boys, you will certainly come up with your own ideas not only for the look itself, but also for decoration options.
