Carnival: 10 easy-to-make children’s costumes (slide)

Every year it’s the same thing: overwhelmed by the end-of-year celebrations, then fully resuming work in January, parents quickly find themselves caught up in short questions. disguise at the approach of Mardi Gras. However, the imagination is generally much more overflowing and developed in children than in adults, your little ones don’t necessarily need a three-piece suit and a whole bunch of unnecessary and expensive accessories to get them. smell (and look) in disguise! A mask and a cape, and here is a superhero! A tulle skirt and a wand, here is a fairy! A bicorn hat and a beard, a pirate attacks!

Rather than buying once again a ready-made disguise that will only be used once and that will cost you an arm and a leg, Parents.fr offers you ideas of easy-to-make disguises to impress your child, because the “Do it Yourself”(DIY) is not that complicated after all. To your scissors!

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    The “rocket” disguise, in recovery mode

    In addition to being relatively simple to make, this disguise has the merit of using recycled accessories: two bottles and cardboard. Add to that a little red, orange or yellow felt, glue, silver paint and something to make the handles, and voila! Your “Rocket man” is all set for the carnival.

    Tutorial here

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    The snail costume

    Mainly made from kraft paper, this disguise only requires a few additional accessories: a headband, pompoms for the antennas, something to make the handles and a little glue. All you need to do is dress your child in the colors chosen for the disguise to be complete.

    Tutorial here

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    The insect disguise

    Sometimes just one big accessory is enough to make a costume, as these ladybug and butterfly costumes prove. Cardboard, acrylic paint, sticky circles, antennae hair bands, and off we go. The advantage of these disguises: they can be worn over a jacket, which is not negligible if the weather is cold and humid.

    Tutorial here

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    Animal masks

    This is one of the easiest disguises to make: the animal. For good reason, you just have to create a beautiful mask to represent the head of a lion, an owl or even a panda, to dress your child with the corresponding color, and he is disguised! A little fabric or a pompom for the tail, a sheet for the wings… For the rest, trust your child to imitate the animal in question, his acting talent will do!

    Tutorial here

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    The princess tutu

    If your little girl dreams of being a princess, it doesn’t have to be that you buy her the latest full-face disguise of the fashionable Disney heroine. A princess, or even a fairy, it has above all a beautiful tulle skirt, and a crown. For that, arm yourself with tulle of course, an elastic, something to fill the lining of the tutu (confetti, sequins, pearls …), and a bit of patience. And here is your little girl with a beautiful skirt. With a wand or a crown, it will undoubtedly be a sensation for Mardi Gras!

    Tutorial here

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    The cat costume with tulle

    This costume, which is more complex than a simple cat disguise with ears, tail and mustaches, is actually quite easy, because the tutu is achievable without seams. If it is presented in black here, it can quite be declined in gray, beige, brown… And it can also be declined in mouse, with bigger ears.

    Tutorial here

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    The Minion Disguise

    If your child is a fan of the Ugly and Mean Me animated film (or if he’s as insufferable as the famous yellow characters), he or she will probably be delighted to see you concoct this Minion costume! With denim overalls, a yellow t-shirt, a yellow beanie and some accessories, there is enough to create the perfect Minion paraphernalia. Bonus: the eyes can also be done with makeup.

    Tutorial here

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    A true queen of England crowned

    What would the Queen of England be without her famous crown? If your little princess already has a beautiful dress, why not make her a beautiful royal crown to brighten up her costume? After all, if the habit does not make the monk, it is all the same a little the crown which makes the queen. A little paper, a Parisian tie, scissors, glue, glitter… Her Majesty is ready!

    Tutorial here

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    The superhero costume

    To make a superhero costume, nothing could be simpler: you need something to make a pretty cape, and a matching mask. Using so-called “Dressy Bond” paper, you can even make a seamless cape.

    Tutorial here

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    The pirate costume

    A pirate is above all a character who has a hat flanked by a skull, a beard and a black eye patch. In short, only accessories that can be made with a little patience, cardboard, glue and crepe paper.

    If your child already has a saber or a sword, banco! Otherwise, a little extra cardboard and paint will be enough to make him a saber in less than two. Boarding!

    Tutorial here

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