If you want to make a cloud costume yourself, you can choose from one of the two variants we will show you: In the first, use an umbrella while tinkering a cloud for the second. You can adapt the size and use it as a costume for adults and children. For a partner costume you can combine a beautiful and a storm cloud. If you want to make a group costume from it, different weather conditions can be put together: one is a rain cloud, one a rainbow, the third one sun and so on.
A rain cloud as a costume: DIY idea with an umbrella
Optimally, the umbrella is white or transparent so that it does not stand out so much under the cotton wool. So you need:
- White or transparent umbrella or parasol
- Cotton cotton (filling cotton is also suitable if you want to use old pillows, for example))
- Self-adhesive LED strips (a light chain is also suitable, but then you need adhesive tape or hot glue to fasten)
- Optional: shimmering film or ligaments as an additional decoration
How to make the cloud costume yourself:
- Glue the light strip to the inside of the screen.
- You attach the battery compartment to the spokes by wrapping it with tape.
- Put the cotton ready.
- In sections, apply hot glue to the outside of the screen and attach a large piece of cotton wool.
- Work in sections because the glue quickly stuck. In addition, the cloud costume becomes more authentic when you attach the cotton in several tuff instead of designing a smooth, flat surface.
How you can complete and expand the cloud costume
Of course, you still need the right clothing, with several variants available. Accessories and a suitable make-up can also be added:
- Cut out flashes out of foam rubber or felt and glue them to your top.
- Black clothing is best suited for the flashes, as they then better come into their own due to the contrast. Dark gray is a good alternative. But you can also choose light gray or white clothing if you like it better. Only colorful colors are less suitable.
- If the cloud costume is for women, a longer dress with leggings or tights can also be chosen.
- A nice make-upIs optional, but can give the look the finishing touch. Here, too, lightning is an optimal idea, either painted as an eyelid alternative or simply painted on the forehead or cheek.
- Raindrops can also be chosen for carnival make -up.
- You can also decorate the umbrella with ligaments that imitate the rain. If you want, you can also make garlands by sticking raindrops out of felt or moss rubber on longer cord and then sticking it to the umbrella edge. Don't make them too long so as not to stumble over it.
The above cloud costume is easily recognizable as long as you wear the umbrella. With the following variant you remain true to your disguise all evening:
- cardboard
- Wool
- Hot glue
- Wide ligaments
Tinker the cloud as a carnival costume:
- Draw a cloud on the box/ cardboard.
- Cut it out and use it as a template for a second.
- Also cut them out.
- Start designing both clouds on one side with the cotton wool. Work in sections.
- Glue the two clouds with two pieces of the same time together. For this purpose, attach the ends to the inside of the cardboard. Make sure to create the same distances with the ligaments so that the costume can be carried more comfortably.
- The funny cloud now just put on like a top.
You can use the tips from the above instructions for clothing and make-up.
Tinker the children's costume with felt
Also use cardboard as the basis for this idea:
- If you have cut out a cloud from it, use it as a template for another, as well as for two made of gray felt.
- Glue the felt ZED on the cardboard.
- Tinker the details: raindrops made of two shades of blue, eyes made of black and white felt and a smiling mouth with black and red.
- You can let the raindrops hang directly on the cloud and partly with blue ribbons from the cloud.
- Glue wide ribbons between the two cloud parts, as described in the instructions above, to create carriers. Complete!
For a rainbow you canProcess on the same principle.
