If you are already looking for colorful and funny carnival costumes for Mardi Gras, then you can consider the “circus” theme this year. You have a large selection of creative costumes of animals, tamers, clowns and other circus artists. Here we have put together great circus costumes for carnival for both children and adults that you can imitate with a little creativity and skill.
Tamer carnival costume
One of the biggest attractions in the circus are the tamers, who train and demonstrate the large animals such as lions. A tamer costume for carnival is suitable for women, men and children and is therefore considered oneuniversal ideafor the disguise. Below you will find a few tips on how you can make a tamer costume yourself.
The tamers usually wear a red blazer with gold elements, a black hat and black trousers. For the costume for women, you can wear a black skirt instead of trousers and combine it with boots of the same color.
Another important aspect of the tamer circus costumes are the accessories. Each tamer should wear a black top hat, which you can make yourself out of cardboard, construction paper and jewelry of your choice. Other possible trainer accessories include a hula hoop and a whip.
Lioncostumefor children
The perfect complement to the tamer or tamer costume is a lion that is being seduced. If you celebrate carnival with children, you can make a lion costume for the little one yourself and make a big impression at carnival with great couple costumes.
You can sew, make a lion costume for a child or simply recreate it with a mask. The most important feature of the lion is the long mane, which can be imitated either from light brown tulle or feathers. In addition to the mane, you also need beige clothing and a tail.
Clown Costume
Colorful carnival costumes in cheerful colors go best with carnival. And what is more colorful than a clown costume? With the right clothing, accessories and make-up you can dress up as one of the most popular circus artists of all ages - the clown.
If you left the carnival costumes for the last moment, don't worry. You can quickly conjure up a simple clown costume for children using simple clothing and inexpensive materials. Simply make some colorful pom-poms out of yarn, a hat out of cardboard and paint the child's face like a clown.
If the sewing machine is easy for you to use, then you can sew a simple collar out of fabric of your choice, decorate it with pompoms or cotton balls and use it for the clown costume. With an appropriately decorated party hat and a clown nose, the costume is complete.
With a costume as a clown for carnival you can dress in all the colors of the rainbow. An atmospheric clown costume for women can be created using a colorful tutu and colorful stockings. The following applies: the more colorful, the better.
Circus costumes for families with children
The “circus” theme also lends itself well to group costumes for the whole family. The funny clown costumes are perfect for both the little ones and the big ones and ensure a good mood at the carnival.
Circus looks for men
The magician and his magic tricks are one of the circus performances that are very popular with children and adults. That's where this elegant disguise idea for men comes from. The magician's costume can be recreated for carnival with a black suit, top hat and cape.
Popular ideas for women and men
The pantomime costume presents one of the simplest costume ideas with the “circus” theme. In addition, this carnival costume is just as suitable for men as it is for women. If you don't have enough time to prepare for Carnival, then you can consider this quick costume idea.
Pantomime Costume
The circus costumes as pantomime are a cheap option for themDisguise for carnival. Almost everyone has black pants or a black skirt and a striped blouse in their wardrobe that go perfectly with it. A pair of white gloves, black or white suspenders and a hat are also required.
To make the pantomime costume complete, you should also consider the make-up. The faces of the mimes are made up completely in white and decorated with small elements in black and red. Black is still used for various effects on the eyes. Finally, a narrow kiss or heart mouth is painted on with red lipstick and the pantomime make-up is ready.
RingmasterCostume for carnival
The circus costumes for carnival can also look particularly attractive and elegant. The circus director's costume, for example, consists mainly of red and black, which look really stylish when combined with each other. Other circus performers such as tightrope walkers and acrobats also have an elegant look that you can imitate.
Group costume
Since “circus” offers many possibilities as a theme for carnival costumes, you can choose creative, coordinated group costumes for the whole family. Choose a suitable role for each family member and let your creativity run wild.
The tamer costume for men consists of a red jacket, black trousers and a top hat. The role of the lion is best played by the child or baby in the family, because children simply look cute in animal costumes.
Costumes of circus artists such as the mime or the tightrope walker are perfect for the mother. You can make a tightrope walker costume yourself with a tutu and top in any color, although the choice of color does not play an important role. The accessory you need is an umbrella that the tightrope walker uses to keep her balance in the circus.
Funny circus costumes are particularly suitable for children. You can easily make a funny weightlifting costume for your child yourself. All you need for clothing is leggings, a blouse and a belt and you can also make a dumbbell as an accessory. All you need is two black balloons, a light pole and some gaffa tape.
