The most popular disguises for carnival and carnival include animal costumes and namely the bear costume. It is very popular with children and adults. Perhaps the teddy bear owes it, which everyone in childhood cuddled as a beloved plush toy or it is because of the fluffy fur. On the whole, a bear costume is suitable for young and old and it is also easy to make yourself. In the following we present great DIY ideas for children and adults with instructions.
Sew polar bear costume for child
A great ideaFor little girlis a white bear costume or more precisely an polar bear costume. This can be designed with very few materials. Depending on whether you have a sewing machine at home or not, you can do a great bear costume yourself with or without sewing. A white top and white leggings are required for polar bear costume. You also need something white art fur.
Now you decorateWith the art furCertain areas of clothing, for example the sleeves, the pants legs, the neckline, etc. Depending on how much fabric you have, a larger or smaller area can be covered with fur. The synthetic fur parts can either be sewn up with the sewing machine or attached with textile adhesive.
An inseparable part of the bear costume are definitely the fluffy ears. This can be easily made of synthetic fur in the form ofTinker pompons, Fill with a little filling cotton and attach them to two hair clips. The super cute polar bear costume is ready!
Assemble the polar bear costume for adults
Many adults and especially women also choose an polar bear costume. You can design this yourself with simple means. As for the outfit, you should of course only attract white clothing. If possible, it is not only white, but also fluffy and cozy, so that it reminds a little of the polar bear. So that the homemade cladding is associated with an polar bear costume, you can tinker and put on a mask, a hat or a funny paper hat with a bear's nose and eyes.
Dress up with a sweatshirt as a bear: simple sewing instructions
If you have a sewing machine at home, it is not difficult to sew a bear costume for yourself or for a child at all. For this, a brown sweatshirt with hood and some brown and beige handicrafts are required. You also need scissors and a few pins.
You don't necessarily have to use craft felt. However, this is particularly suitable for such handicrafts, because it does not fray and does not have to be cleaned after the cut. So you cut out a circle out of the light or beige felt, which is then sewn on at the front of the sweatshirt. In this way you design the bear belly.
For the cutting of a precise circle you can take a large slice or a large bowl and outline it with chalk. Then attach the circle into the middle and sew it. You can use the zigzag stitch.
Make a bear costume yourself: sewing your ears
The bear ears can also be made of craft felt. To do this, you have to cut the same “ear form” from brown felt four times. Hellen felt is used for the inner area. First sew it to one part of the ear with a zigzag, then put the other part of the ear on it and sew the two parts together. Finally, you turn your ear and you're done! In this way you also make the other ear.
When the two ears are finished, then you have to attach them to the hood. To do this, cut the hood in two symmetrical areas and attach the ears. Then you sew them.
On request, you can fill the ears with a little filling cotton and then attach it to the hood.
The bear ears, without which a bear costume is not complete, can be made in the form of a hair ripening. You sew the ears as we have described it above and then you attach them to the hair ripe. On request, the hair ripening can be lined with brown fabric or felt and then attached the ears to it.
Tinker the costume without sewing
You can do a beautiful bear costume yourself without sewing. You should design a brown outfit. A plush jogging suit or plush overall with hood in brown is perfect here. There are even models with ears that make work at bear costume easier. What you still need is a suitable make -up.
In order for the costume to look more realistic, details from art fur with textile adhesive can be quickly attached.
Create bear costumes using Pappmaché
A bear costume or a bear mask can also be made from paper according to the paper mache technology. For this you need a balloon, paper paste, newspaper and some cardboard. First you have to inflate the balloon so that it becomes big than the average head size. Then you start layer by layer to cover the balloon with paper and paste. It is particularly important that every layer is dry before you put the next. If the paper mache is stable enough, you can dry it for a few hours, preferably overnight.
Now you bring the ears and the mouth on the already dry paper mache, which you have previously cut out of solid cardboard. Then cover the additional parts with a layer of paper and paste. Finally, you color the finished bear mask in brown, remove the balloon and make the openings for the eyes and for the neck. On request, you can paint or add additional details such as wobbly eyes, etc. In this way, a bear costume can be designed for both a child and adults. According to the body size, you should also make the bear mask or inflate the balloon.
