Make Face paints from 1 tsp. corn starch 1/2 tsp. water 1/2 tsp.
cold cream food coloring Mix all ingredients together in an old
muffin pan, or a foam egg crate, This amount makes one color.
Fake blood-Mix 2/3 cup white corn syrup, 1 tsp. red food coloring,
2-3 drops blue food coloring to darken and 1 squirt dish soap.
Grapes
Blow up some purple or green balloons and attatch to a sweatshirt.
Frugal cat costume
Black sweat shirt and sweat pants
Draw some whiskers on face with black eyeliner
(can also add some pink lipstick to nose for added touch)
Present
Get a box that will fit down over the child's head and around
their body. Cut out holes for their arms to go through. Wrap the
box with wrapping paper. If using Christmas paper wear a green
or red sweatshirt and sweatpants. If doing a birthday wrapping
paper wear a solid color that matches one of the colors in the
gift wrap. For an added touch put a bow on the child's head.
A few Costume Ideas Before you head to the store to purchase
a pre-fabricated costume, hit your bedroom closet. Although you
probably are not aware of it, you have numerous costumes waiting
to be created for free with all those old clothes and accessories
you no longer use or wear. Take all these out and spread them
out so they are easy to see. If you already have a costume in
mind, you should be able to mold your no longer needed apparel
into what you want to be with a little imagination.
Lady Bug You'll need one, red, hooded sweatsuit, black felt,
two Styrofoam balls, glitter, and two, black pipe cleaners. Cut
several circles out of the black felt. Use the fabric glue to
apply the "spots" in place on the back of the sweatshirt
and hood. Coat the Styrofoam balls in glue, then roll in glitter.
Once dry, push a pipe cleaner into each ball. Bend the pipe cleaners
to give a crinkly, antennae effect. Attach to the inside of the
hood with fabric glue, although a couple stitches will help the
antennae survive through the night.
Bunny You'll need one, white, hooded sweatsuit, white and pink
felt, a large pompon ball, an eyeliner pencil, and pink lipstick.
Cut out bunny ears from the white felt and pink inserts. Glue
the inserts into place, then attach ears to the hood. Paste the
pompon tail onto the rear of the sweatpants. Use the eyeliner
to draw on whiskers and dab the nose with lipstick. Before you
head to the store to purchase a pre-fabricated costume, hit your
bedroom closet.
Queen, Princess, or Fairy
Your child should enjoy playing in this costume, even after Halloween.
Parental supervision is recommended.
This project is rated AVERAGE to do.
What You Need
• Poster board
• Aluminum foil
• Scissors
• Stapler, optional
• Hot glue or Tacky glue
• Clear drying craft paint glue
• Stick
• Dance outfits (see tips area)
How To Make It
1. Cut out crown shape of poster board, staple or hot glue ends
together.
2. Cover with aluminum foil.
3. Use clear drying craft paint glue to dot "jewels"
around the crown.
4. Let dry.
5. Cut out a star shape out of poster board.
6. Cover the star with foil.
7. Attach a star shape to the stick with glue.
8. Wrap the stick with foil.
Ladybug Costume
WHAT YOU NEED
• Scissors
• Serrated knife
• Needle and thread
• Craft or fabric glue
• Black cloth tape
• 1/2 yard each red and black felt
• 1 1/2 yards 1/4" black elastic
• Polyester stuffing
• Corrugated cardboard
• Two chenille stems
• Two 1 1/2" pom-poms
• Black hat
• Black turtleneck
• Black leggings
• Black socks and shoes
Time needed: Afternoon or Evening
Step 1:
To make the shell, cut one red felt and one black felt circle
about 15" to 16" inches in diameter. (We just traced
around a big round serving platter.) Stack the circles and sew
around the top on one side, and the bottom about 1/2" from
the edges, leaving one side open. Turn right side out.
Step 2:
From black felt, cut out the line between wings and six black
dots about 3" in diameter. Use craft or fabric glue to attach
to red side. Allow glue to dry.
Step 3:
Cut two pieces of corrugated cardboard to fit across the inside
of the shell and about 4" to 6" wide. Cut one of these
cardboard pieces with the grain going up and down and cut the
other with the grain going lengthwise. Glue these together, one
on top of the other. This will prevent the cardboard from bending.
Step 4:
Slip cardboard into shell. With a small serrated knife, poke four
holes into the black felt underside and through the cardboard.
Lace pieces of elastic through the holes leaving four tails --
the top two will go over the child's shoulders, criss cross on
the child's chest and then get tied to the bottom two pieces of
elastic that will come from around the waist. Use some cloth tape
to secure elastic strips to cardboard inside shell to prevent
them from being pulled out.
Step 5:
Add small handfuls of stuffing to the shell, filling the edges
first and then the center and finally the open side. Stuffing
should go between the cardboard and the red top and not between
cardboard and black underside. This will keep the underside flat.
Turn under 1/2" along open side edges and sew closed.
Step 6:
To make the headgear, wrap one end of each chenille stem tightly
around the middle of a pom-pom and twist end to secure. Fluff
up the pom-pom until the stem is no longer evident.
Step 7:
Fold hat brim down, make a loop in the free end of the stem about
1" long and 3/4" wide, and use black tape to attach
loop to hat. Fold brim back up to cover tape. Repeat on other
side.
