Laughter is the best medicine and there is no party like carnival where your little ones can wear the carnival costumes you have made. Choosing a fun costume is easy when you have plenty of homemade dress up ideas to browse through. Whether you are looking for a costume for couples, groups, babies, children or pets, you are sure to find something suitable here. The fun carnival costumes for children are a great way to spend a great time together with the family.
Simple carnival costumes for children to make yourself
Adult people are often nervous or shy when they are at a partyno suitable clothinghave to carry. The carnival costumes allow you to be bolder and get the party going. Costumes are also a great icebreaker and allow you to chat with people without feeling awkward. Such masking is always a hit, especially for children who can spend unforgettable moments and joy while dressing up.
You can get inspiration from movies, books, famous people or humorous characters. The Powerpuff Girls, Care Bears, Ninja Turtles, Barbie and Ken, and the Minions are all popular characters that are easy to imitate. Everyday things like the iPhone, Google Maps or even salt and pepper can also be interpreted into fabulous costumes. With Carnival on the horizon, we may have to ask ourselves: Have your toddlers decided towhat a costumewant to wear them? When the carnival items are picked up and you're not excited about a store-bought costume anyway, what do you do? Just take a look at our 10 suggestions that you can make yourself in no time.
Make your own rocket costume
- 3 plastic bottles
- Aluminum foil
- Felt (red, orange and yellow)
- Hot glue gun
- Cardboard box
- Scissors
- elastic bands
Directions:
- First, wrap the plastic bottles with the aluminum foil. First, repeat the same process with the cardboard.
- Glue the bottles to the box using the hot glue gun.
- Next, cut out three flames for the rockets from the red felt, as well as three smaller pieces each from the yellow and orange felt fabric.
- Glue the pieces together according to size and secure them over the bottle necks using hot glue.
- Cut the two elastic bands each to 40 cm and glue them to the other side of the box. These are intended to serve as straps.
Mermaid costume children
- An old T-shirt (white)
- Felt (green, yellow, orange, blue, white)
- Bow (determine the length according to the circumference of the child's head)
- Scissors
- felt-tip pen
- Hot glue gun
Directions:
- First sketch a starfish on the yellow felt with the pen and then cut it out.
- Then mark a smaller star on the orange fabric, which you cut out again.
- First, glue the small starfish onto the larger one and attach the bow on the back with the hot glue.
- Next, draw the shape of a mussel shell on the green felt, which you can then cut out and use as a template for the other shape.
- Finally, glue the two onto the white T-shirt using the hot glue gun.
Cupcake costume children
- old long sleeve t-shirt (any color)
- pink fabric
- small, colorful pompoms and buttons
- Filling material for pillows
- Sewing thread and needle
- yellow craft paper
- Lineal
- Hot glue gun
- Scissors
Directions:
- First, fold the construction paper using the ruler as shown in the photos and sew it to the bottom of the shirt using the needle and thread.
- Start by cutting three rectangles from the fabric, each one smaller than the other.
- First, sew the fabric on the sides, leaving one side free for the filling.
- Then stuff the fabric with the filling material and then sew the open side closed. Repeat the same for the remaining two layers of the muffin.
- Glue the ends inward to hide the thread and attach all layers to the shirt with the hot glue gun.
- Finally, stick the pompoms and buttons on the cupcake.
Spider web costume (suitable for Halloween)
- 1 square piece of white fabric (1 meter X 1 meter)
- black permanent marker
- Scissors
- Bowl
Directions:
- First fold the piece of fabric in half.
- Mark a semicircle with the bowl also in the middle on both sides of the fabric.
- First, cut out the circle as an opening for the head.
- Again, mark semicircles using the bowl on the edges of the fabric, which you cut out again with the scissors.
- Draw the spider web with the permanent marker.
Rapunzel wig for children
- Ball of wool (yellow)
- Scissors
- Ribbon
- Pantyhose
- Sewing needle and thread
- Lineal
Directions:
- First, tie the legs of the tights together and cut the ends so that a base for the head in the shape of a hat is created from them.
- Next, cut out the wool by 2 meters each, fold it in two and sew it to the tights.
- Tie Rapunzel's hair together with the bow.
Sheep hat
- Felt (black and pink)
- Sewing thread and needle
- black knit hat
- Hot glue gun
- white cotton balls
- Scissors
- Pin
Directions:
- First sketch two large and two small pieces for the ears on the black and pink felt with the pen and then cut them out.
- Then hot glue the small ones onto the larger ones and sew the ears to the top of the hat.
- Finally, glue the cotton balls onto the entire hat using the hot glue gun.
Peacock costume children
- 4 meter long loop (green or blue)
- Tulle (green or blue)
- Felt (green, blue, yellow and brown)
- Scissors
- Hot glue gun
- felt-tip pen
Directions:
- First cut the tulle into strips like in the photos, as well as 1 meter of the bow.
- First, tie both of them together to create ribbons.
- Then draw 8 pieces in the shape of an avocado on the brown felt fabric and then cut them out. Repeat the same process on the green felt, making the pieces smaller.
- Finally, cut out small circle shapes from the yellow and blue felt and cut them in the middle.
- First glue the green pieces onto the brown one and then the yellow and blue pieces on top of them.
- Cut 8 pieces from the bow of different lengths, which you will finally glue to the ribbons as peacock feathers and tie to the veil.
Lego costume
- Cardboard box
- wallpapering knife
- felt-tip pen
- red or any paint color
- Paint brush
- Hot glue gun
- 4 plastic cups
Directions:
- First draw a circle on the top side of the box as an opening for the head, and two more on the side for the arms. First cut out all the circle shapes with the paper knife.
- Glue the 4 plastic cups to the front of the costume and paint the whole thing with the paint.
- Also, don't forget to make an opening for the legs on the bottom of the Lego brick and cut out the back.
Cat lady costume
- pink bathrobe
- Plush cats
- Hot glue gun
Directions:
- Simply glue the cuddly toys anywhere on the bathrobe using hot glue.
Bubble bath costume
- altes T-Shirt
- white balloons
- Rubber ducks
- Bath sponge (any variant)
- Hot glue gun
- Shower hood
- Double-sided tape
- Scissors
Directions:
- First, inflate the balloons so that they look like foam bubbles. It is best to also cut off the lower ends at the knots.
- First, stick the bubbles to the T-shirt with the double-sided tape that you cut out with scissors.
- Next come the rubber duckies and the uniform bath sponge, which you attach to various places on the T-shirt using the hot glue gun.
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