The celebrations of Carnival they are already here. Many of you will be thinking about the costume your little one will wear, so we show you eight homemade Carnival costumes for babies and children what you can do yourself at home with everyday materials. And most importantly in the times, without spending too much money.
Before choosing the most suitable for your little one, what you have to keep in mind, in addition to that you like it, is that you can easily get the materials you need. Most are very simple and do not even need seams. You will see how with a good glue you can work wonders.
You don't have to be a handyman, just give him a good dose of imagination. The best thing, apart from saving on the purchase of the costume is that you can have a good time with your little ones making the costume and transmitting them the satisfaction of teamwork and creating with their own hands.
I hope the eight homemade costumes you will see below serve as inspiration and have a fun Carnival with your children.
Moose costume
For this one nice moose You need a brown hooded tracksuit (if you don't have it, buy an executioner or a hat separately), a pair of clear gloves for the horns and padding or newspaper to fill the gloves.
All you have to do is fill in the gloves and sew each one of the sides of the hood or hat. Very easy and fast.
Skunk Costume (skunk)
In the same style as the previous one is this hilarious skunk costume (skunk or skunk). You need a black or dark brown hooded tracksuit (or a separate hat), a white leather strip (approximately 1.80 meters) and a square of the same skin for the chest.
You only have to attach the leather strip to the hood and the front chest. You can sew it or glue it with a hot glue gun, although if you stick it you will not be able to use it again as a sweatshirt.
Popcorn pack costume
One of the most original children's costumes I've seen, which comes out of the classic animals, is this popcorn pack costume. To do this you need white felt, red duct tape, cotton to make the pompoms as if they were popcorn, two wide strips and yellow and red eva rubber for the "Pop Corn" sign.
You have to take the child's measurements and based on them cut four panels, two for the front and two for the sides. Then you have to join them and make the vertical stripes with the red ribbon, you will staple two wide strips on the shoulders, make the poster of "Pop Corn" (or "Popcorn", as you like) and stick it on the front .
It only remains to glue some cotton pompoms as if they were popcorn and for the hat, you glue the cotton on a felt circle attached to an elastic band. At first glance it seems complicated, but it is very easy to do and does not need seams.
Ladybug costume
There are hundreds of versions of suits of ladybug, a very grateful animal for costumes. For this model you need a black t-shirt, red and black felt for the body, a headband and pipe or pipe cleaners for the antennas.
You have to cut the heart-shaped body and place a ribbon on the smallest end that you will tie to the child's neck. You cut circles or hearts of black felt and paste them on the red felt and you already have the ladybug's body ready.
It only remains to attach the antennas by gluing them to a headband or a ribbon also made of felt.
Octopus Costume
He octopus costume It is the funniest and can be done with materials that we have at home. You need a blue or purple sweatshirt, or a shirt, preferably long-sleeved, 4 pairs of socks, preferably striped (they can be the same or not, which is also very funny uneven), and colored cards for the eyes and mouth.
What needs to be done is very simple and very entertaining to do with the kids. First you have to fill the eight socks with newspaper or plastic bags and attach them to the bottom edge of the sweatshirt (cooking or with glue) and then paint or trim a cardboard to make the eyes and mouth. You stick them on the front of the sweatshirt and the octopus is ready.
Planet Costume
If you don't have time to buy materials, you can make a great moon, sun or planet costume with a piece of cardboard that you have at home.
You make the shape of the planet (for example, a crescent) and cut a circle in the center of the size of the child's face. On the back you place a thin elastic. To hold it you make two holes and make a knot in each of the ends.
It is very easy to do and ideal for family costume. Simply dress in a dark blue or purple tracksuit to focus attention only on the head. Each family member can be a different planet: the sun, the moon, Saturn with its rings or a bright star.
Black sheep costume
That of black sheep It is a very curious costume. It is manufactured with two black bath mats and a small black towel for the ears. It is a good idea because there are several colors and can be used to make costumes of different animals. In this case it is a black sheep, so the carpets are black.
As a base, the child must be dressed in a black tracksuit. All that needs to be done is to join the carpets leaving a head opening. In the video tutorial you will see that a pair of safety pins (hook pins) are placed, but in the case of babies, for better safety it is better to cook them.
Four molds the size of one hand were cut for the ears. That is, we place the closed hand on the towel, mark the edge of the hand with a marker and cut four times. Then you join them two by two with a cardboard in the middle so that they are stiff. It only remains to attach them to the headband with a glue gun.
For the sheep's tail, you cut a piece of towel into strips and stick it on the back of the suit.
Lamb costume
By last, a very tender costume and also relatively easy to do is that of little lamb. As a base you will need a long sleeve t-shirt and black tights. For the body, a white body or a white tank top and a white cotton cap (or if you have a white hoodie, better).
You have to glue cotton balls on the white t-shirt placing them at the same distance until completing the front part (if you prefer you can also place them on the back). To finish, you trim the black felt ears and stick them one on each side of the white hat or hood. As in the previous costume, you can place cardboard in the middle to shape them.
I hope you liked these eight homemade carnival costumes for babies and children what you can do with your children with materials that are easily available.
