Do It Yourself: Homemade Costume for Kids

Carnival season is about to begin, but regardless of that, children love to dress up. So how about simply grabbing scissors and glue yourself and making a DIY costume for the little ones? Many creative ideas can be easily realized. And the special thing about homemade costumes for children is that they are guaranteed to be one-of-a-kind.

Homemade Costume for Children: Indian with Colorful Feather Decoration

A classic is the Indian costume for children. This adventurous outfit is suitable for both little girls and boys. The homemade colorful feather decoration and a top with fringes and multicolored beads are real eye-catchers at any carnival party. The homemade carnival costume for children can be made easily at home:

Do It Yourself Instructions: Indian Costume for Children

 For crafting the DIY costume, you will need the following materials:

• a white, slightly larger T-shirt
• tights
• feathers
• colorful beads
• plain cardboard
• colored pencils
• scissors
• super glue

And now, let the crafting fun for the DIY costume begin:

1. Start by giving the T-shirt a fringed look. To do this, cut the bottom hem of the shirt into a V-shape. Then, cut 1 cm wide fringes on the sleeves with the scissors. Repeat this step on the lower part of the shirt, working from bottom to top, about up to the waist level.
2. As decoration, attach the colorful beads to the freshly cut fringes. These can be threaded onto the cut fabric strands as you like and fixed with super glue.
3. The next step in making the homemade carnival costume for children is the feather decoration. For this, you need a piece of plain cardboard that is 3 cm wide and long enough to fit around the child’s head.
4. Then paint the cardboard with colorful pencils. Anything goes here: zigzag lines, triangles, circles, squares, or just simple strokes.
5. Finally, glue the ends of the cardboard together with super glue and attach the feathers all around the edge.

The DIY costume is ready. The tights complete the homemade costume for children. In cold weather, it is advisable to wear a long top under the Indian costume. You can find more creative ideas for little redskins here.

Tipi Tent from howa – the Perfect Place for Little Indians

Matching the homemade costume for children, Tipi tents from howa are ideal as a retreat for the little chiefs. Whether as a secret hideout or a cozy corner after the exciting carnival party – the tent including padded floor mat offers plenty of space for the little adventurers to discover their own world. The five tent poles made of solid wood are connected at the top with a cord and provide the necessary stability.