When carnival, Halloween or a themed party are just around the corner and you no longer fit in with your baby bump in your old costumes, then the question arises: What should I wear this year? Buying a new costume is not worth it, then the DIY option remains. Today we'll show you a few fun costumes for pregnant women that you could put together yourself using simple items of clothing and matching accessories. Show off your belly in a fun way and don't miss out on the fun of dressing up!
Please note that the costume should not be too tight. It's best to choose wide maternity dresses that leave plenty of room for your stomach and can be quickly opened or taken off. Leggings and loose-fitting tunics are also most comfortable during pregnancy. These items of clothing in combination with thematching accessoriescan then become a perfectly put together costume for carnival or Halloween!
The Disco Ball
The disco ball has become very popular as a pregnancy costume in recent years and is easy to make yourself. Combine it with silver stilettos, a tinsel wig and anything that glitters and guarantee yourself a glamorous appearance!
Around the disco ballpaper macheTo make it, you will need a 90 cm balloon, lots of newspapers, holographic bird repellent tape (1.5 rolls), flour and water for the papier-mache paste, scissors, tape, sequin border or silver-colored tape and staple gun. Under the ball you can wear short shorts and a silver top.
Prepare the paper mache paste from 1:1 flour/water. The mixture should be thick. Cut the newspaper into long strips. Inflate the balloon and place it on a cardboard box so that it rolls. Apply the first layer of paper mache: dip each strip in the flour-water mixture, squeeze out the excess liquid with your fingers and place strips of newspaper on the balloon. Read more about the paper mache technique and continue until the ball shape is finished. Let the air out of the balloon and stick the holographic tape onto the finished paper mache ball. The complete instructions can be found at the end of the article.
Basketball player
When choosing your maternity costume, focus on the belly and let it be the center of attention. A fun idea would be for you and your partner to dress up as basketball players. Draw the familiar black wavy lines of a basketball with black tape on an orange maternity shirt and wear a black maternity blouse over it. If you hold your stomach to the side while walking, everything looks even more realistic - as if you were throwing the basketball.
Kangaroo with baby in pouch
The kangaroos are typical representatives of the Australian fauna and are among the best-known marsupials. The females carry their babies in their pouch, where they continue to develop long after birth until they are ready to leave the safety of their mothers' pouch. Next time you visit the zoo, get a kangaroo plush toy and dress up like a kangaroo mom for carnival!
Nun and priest
Another robe that guarantees full freedom of movement for pregnant women - the exciting nun costume! You need an ankle-length black robe with a high-necked white neckline and the matching black and white bonnet.
Man with a big beer belly
Future mothers can still dress up as a man with a beer belly. Typical of this costume is the slightly shorter top, which reveals a small view of the stomach. With beer and cigarette in hand, a fake mustache and a baseball cap, the costume is complete.
Ursula from the Disney film “The Little Mermaid”
Ursula is the evil sea witch from the Disney film “The Little Mermaid” - a creature with a human upper body and the lower body of an octopus. She has short gray-white hair, heavily made-up eyes and wears an off-the-shoulder dress in black and deep purple. Since she is a curvy woman, the character is perfect as inspiration for a maternity costume.
Greek goddess
Empire style dresses are characterized by a cut with a high waist and an emphasized cleavage. So you can feel comfortable and elegant at the same time as a real queen. The following accessories go perfectly with the goddess costume: a crown or a headband with leaf decoration, a bracelet and a statement necklace.
Mom Indian
If you want to slip into the role of an Indian woman, you can transform a plain beige maternity dress into a costume. Make an Indian hairband with a feather, braid your hair into two braids and you're done!
Robber with money bag
Again the comfortable leggings and slip-on shoes are used here! Not only is the black and white striped tunic typical of the bank robber, but also the black mask that hides his face from the surveillance cameras and the black beanie hat. Don't forget the little bag full of money and precious jewelry!
Ghost costume for Halloween
There are several ways to depict the ghost face with this pregnancy costume: either cut out holes in white paint and wear a black blouse underneath, or simply cut out the mouth and eyes from black cardboard and attach them to a white, wide-cut tunic.
Mother Pirate
Can't fit into your pirate costume anymore, but still have the right accessories? Then you can simply replace the corset with a loose-fitting gray maternity dress and tie two scarves or scraps of fabric in black and red around the waist.
We Love the 80s-Kostüm
An 80s party is in your diary? No worries. This disco look is super easy to style. You will need a colorful maternity dress and white leather boots. To complete the costume, you will need large 80s style earrings and bangles set and a white hair band.
Fairy from the enchanted forest
The costume of a forest fairy is feminine, elegant and atmospheric at the same time. Braid a casual braid and put a few flowers in your hair. Get large cardboard wings decorated with glitter and rhinestones and put on a breezy pink chiffon maternity dress.
Mama witch
Make-up and accessories play the most important role in a witch costume, so you don't need to buy a real costume. A floor-length black maternity dress goes perfectly with this. Paint your face, décolleté and hands green and get a broom and a witch hat.
Mama Leopardin
Do you have a leopard print tunic somewhere in your closet? Then you can appear as the cutest leopard at the Halloween party. Readin this articlehow to make up a cat's face.
Poison Ivy or Mother Nature
With artificial ivy garlands and comfortable clothing in shades of green, you can dress up like Poison Ivy from the Batman stories or simply portray Mother Nature. DIY fans can also decorate a black headband with a few artificial ivy leaves and a hot glue gun.
The complete instructions for the disco ball costumecan be found here
