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Featured article : Homemade Christmas Costumes
Christmas has a lot of traditions and one of the
most enjoyable aspects of Christmas are school plays.
In many schools and churches at Christmas time children
act out the nativity. Kids love dressing up and it is
usually up to mum to make their costumes. At the most
basic level shepherds have towels and belts wrapped
round their heads and the angel is clothed in a sheet
with some homemade wings. Putting these costumes together
is a lot of fun. Sometimes children are involved in
pantomimes and other plays but that is less often-traditional
Christmas plays are normally nativity plays that tell
the story of the birth of Jesus in a stable in Bethlehem.
Children’s nativity costumes don’t have to be sophisticated-sometimes
it is a case of the simpler the better-for instance,
Mary and Joseph often have costumes that are sewn from
a sheet with holes cut for the head and arms. These
costumes can be finished off with a rope-like belt and
sandals and they look quite authentic on the stage.
A similar process can be used for the shepherds and
the kings-just add headdresses for the shepherds and
crowns for the kings or wise men.
When it comes to angels; any type of dress or light
fabric outfit can be made into an angel Christmas costume-wings
and halos are quite easy to make from pipe cleaners
and wire. Gold and silver pipe cleaners can be made
into a circle and then attached to a headband to make
a nice halo. The wings can also be made out of painted
cardboard or wire and mesh.
Many fathers will dress up as Santa at Christmas
and sometimes children’s plays involve Santa Clause.
Homemade Santa Claus suits for Christmas costumes can
be easily made using fake fur fabric for the coat, the
pants and the hat. Fake fur, felt or even cotton can
be used for Santa Claus’s beard. Then to complete the
whole Santa outfit, use a thick black belt and black
boots and the Homemade Santa Claus Christmas costume
will sure be a hit. It is great to think that Mrs. Santa
homemade Christmas costumes can be made in just the
same way.
Homemade elf Christmas costumes are really easy to
make. A pair of tights with a very simple dress-like
shirt with a felt hat and felt slippers that need to
have pointed toes adorned with bells make fantastic
homemade Christmas costumes for elves.
Everywhere you go, children love reindeer Christmas
costumes both for their pets and of course for themselves.
Antlers can be made from stiff felt and then attached
to a plastic headband or a stocking cap. Noses can be
painted red or black using make-up and a brown outfit
can be worn as part of the homemade reindeer Christmas
costume.
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