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Fairy Princess
Every little girl dreams of being a fairy princess! Your little
fairy can wear a leotard and tutu with matching tights, or their
favorite pretty dress -- the fancier, the better! Craft makeshift
wings with heavyweight poster board or cardboard, then paint or
color them to make them look like real fairy wings. To attach them
to the rest of the costume, punch holes at the bottom edges of the
wings, thread ribbon through the holes and tie around the waist.
If making the wings is too challenging, you can easily find a pair
online or even at your local costume shop that attach easily to
any costume. For makeup and hair, think romantic and glittery. Go
for soft shades of lavender and pink with accents of glitter on
face, then spray hair with glitter and add a sparkling tiara.
Eighties Girl (or Guy)
This fun costume brings the eighties back, and is so easy to do!
Some ideas for eighties wear include parachute pants, tights and
legwarmers, armloads of jelly bracelets, huge puffy hair, dramatic
makeup, and clothing in bright patterns. Try giant earrings,
bright makeup colors, spray glitter in hair, and anything else
that says eighties to you.
Cat
To turn your child into a cute kitty, first start with a leotard
and matching tights in the color of your choice. Black and white
are always good choices! Make kitty ears by crafting them out of
cardboard or posterboard, then hot gluing them to a matching
headband. For a tail, use a velvety fabric or even a skinny
feather boa in a matching shade. Hot glue some Velcro to the end
of the tail for easy attachment. Slick hair back with gel before
putting on ears. For makeup, go for a pink or black nose, catlike
black eyeliner, and of course, whiskers painted on with black face
makeup or even eyeliner.
Bunny
A bunny is another easy to create costume that can make use of a
leotard and tights. White, brown or black are all great choices
for a bunny costume, or go whimsical and choose pink! For the
ears, use stiff cardboard or poster board in a round shape and hot
glue them to a headband. For the tail, use the largest, fluffiest
powder puff you can find. To attach it to the costume, simply hot
glue a piece of Velcro to the underside.
Butterfly
A butterfly is similar to a fairy princess, at least when it comes
to the wings. Start off with a leotard and matching tights in any
color of your choice. You can even add a short, colorful flouncy
skirt if you like. Then, cut out wings from posterboard or
cardboard and paint them to look like butterfly wings. As with the
fairy costume, attach by punching holes in the edges of the wings
and using a long ribbon to tie around the waist. Make antennae by
gluing pipe cleaners to a headband then bending them slightly for
a realistic look.
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