Easy-to-Make Kid Costumes for Christmas

Kids' Christmas costumes are limited only by your imagination.

Whether you are making a Christmas costume for the holidays or as an unusual outfit for Halloween, there are many easy-to-make costumes that parents can create for their children that require no sewing, little assembly time and can often be made by using common household items or clothing items that are part of a child's regular wardrobe.

Christmas Tree

A Christmas tree costume can be created in one of two ways. First, with the purchase of a green sweatshirt and sweatpants, parents can glue on real ornaments or draw and cut paper ornaments and glue them to the sweatsuit. With brown shoes and a headband affixed with a large bow or a paper star, the costume is complete. The second way to go about a Christmas tree costume is by cutting out a large cardboard Christmas tree the same height as the child, cutting a hole through the cardboard at face level, painting the cardboard with green paint and decorating the tree by applying glitter, paper ornaments and a paper star. Glue two cardboard handles on the back of the tree, and your child can easily carry the tree around.

Present Box

Any type of wrapping paper and ribbon can be used for a present box costume.

A present box is one of the quickest Christmas costumes to make. Find a cardboard box that is proportional to your child's torso size, and cut holes for the arms, legs and head. Wrap the box in Christmas wrapping paper, cutting out the same holes for the limbs. Wrap ribbon around the box, the same way you would wrap a present, and create a large bow to tie on top of the child's head. Finish the present box costume by affixing a gift tag made of construction paper or card stock.

Angel

An angel costume is a great Christmas costume, especially for little girls. Purchase a white tutu or make a simple one with white tulle glued to an elastic band. The remainder of the costume can be completed by dressing a child in white leggings and shirt, purchasing fairy wings (preferably white) and assembling a halo using gold pipe cleaners. A white dress could substitute for a white tutu.

Cindy Lou Who

Cindy Lou Who from "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" can be made with the purchase of several pieces of clothing and a wig if the child does not have long hair. A Christmas dress in red, green or plaid, covered by a red cape trimmed with white fur, is the basis for the Cindy Lou Who costume. If a cape cannot be found in the store, one can be assembled by purchasing a piece of fabric 1 1/2 to 2 yards in length, gluing the white trim to the bottom of the fabric and securing the fabric along the neck with a button snap. The fabric will need to be trimmed to the child's size. To emulate Cindy Lou Who's hair, separate the child's hair into three sections. The two outer sections will be sprayed with hairspray and braided outwards while the middle section will be back-combed and sprayed heavily with hairspray. A high ponytail should be created and tied at the very end. If a child does not have long hair, a wig will be required to create the same effect. If a child's hair will not stand up even with a great deal of hair spray, a foam ball can be put in place to help with the volume. The costume is finished with patterned tights and black dress shoes.

References

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