DIY polka dot costume for a boy

A green pea costume for a boy is interesting and unusual. It is not often possible to perform such a role at a holiday. This means that you need to approach the choice of costume ideas responsibly. There is no need to raid stores to find the best outfit. Every mother can make her own polka dot costume. The article will talk about how to make an outfit with your own hands.

Variants of the Polka Dot Suit

There is one obligatory condition - the suit must be bright green. Dress models may vary:

1. An option based on a green cap and vest, as well as basic clothing in suitable shades.
2. Model consisting of overalls and a hat.
3. Costume with head mask, trousers and vest.

Making a pea costume for a boy with your own hands

Consider an option based on a cap, vest and basic clothing. To complete this outfit, you do not need the skills of a professional seamstress. The patterns are quite simple; no complicated measurements are required.

Costume materials

To make peas you will need:

• Green fabric. Satin or lining fabric would be ideal, but if you don’t have those, you might want to reconsider your wardrobe. Perhaps old curtains or the hem of an out-of-fashion dress would be ideal.

By the way! It is better to use fabric that will not wrinkle. Boys are very active and inquisitive. It is impossible for some of them to sit quietly on a chair even for 5 minutes. The costume must remain presentable throughout the holiday.

• Cotton wool for peas.
• Green satin ribbon.
• Green T-shirt and shorts.
• White thick paper.

Crafting tools

The set of tools for making the costume is simple.

Just a moment! The only difficulty may be the sewing machine. If you don’t have it in the house, then this fact is not a reason to refuse sewing. The model does not require a large number of seams. You can do them manually.

To make a polka dot costume yourself, you will need:

• scissors;
• matching threads;
• linen elastic;
• gouache paint;
• sewing machine (if available).

Step-by-step production of the main part of the costume

The basic part of the costume consists of a T-shirt, shorts and a cape. A T-shirt and shorts can be selected from your child’s everyday clothes. Any knitted set for the garden will do. The main thing is that clothes should be plain.

On a note! Polo T-shirts look great. They are thick and look elegant. And most often they are monochromatic.

When the T-shirt and shorts have been selected, we begin to make the characteristic elements of the costume.

This work includes several steps:

Stage 1. Making a vest. To do this, you need to put any children's T-shirt or T-shirt on the green fabric. Cut out 2 parts along the contour. Then the shoulder seams are made. The edges are processed. There is no need to sew the sides.Satin ribbons are sewn on the sides (2 on each side). These ribbons serve as ties for the vest and hold it on the child. This design is convenient because the vest does not slip, but also does not hinder the movements of the young actor.

Stage 2. When the vest is ready, you can start decorating it. To do this, you need to cut out peas from white paper. The diameter is at least 5–6 centimeters. They are painted over with green gouache. It is better to choose paint several shades darker or lighter than the color of the cape. When the peas are dry, they are sewn with several stitches to the vest from the armhole along the entire length, like buttons on a jacket.

By the way! If mom is good at drawing, then instead of peas you can draw a whole pod and also fix it in the middle of the cape. But the pea pod must be large, otherwise it will get lost against the background of the costume.

Stage 3. When everything is ready, the clothes need to be ironed.

Polka Dot Hat

Even after trying on the basic model, the boy will turn into a mischievous and beautiful polka dot. But the image will be incomplete. You can make it perfect with a hat. Besides, it's not difficult at all.

1. To prepare the hat, you will need the same fabric that was used for the vest. You need to cut a circle with a diameter of at least 30–40 centimeters. It is tightened along the edge with an elastic band.
2. The headdress is tried on the child. If everything is fine, you can start making peas.
3. For peas you will need cotton wool. Balls are formed from it. It is better to make the balls approximately the same size. Each ball is covered with green fabric, and a satin ribbon is sewn at the base. The pea is ready! You need to make 3–5 of these peas.
4. When all the peas are collected, they are sewn to the hat. To do this, we determine the top of the head and sew the ribbons with the free ends to the headdress.The peas will playfully dangle from the hat.

Any boy will be delighted with such fun on his head. He definitely won’t want to take off his hat during the holiday.

How to complement a polka dot suit

Any outfit can be decorated with completely invisible details. They are not striking, but make the image complete and unusual. For “peas” such details are:

1. Medal on the chest with a picture of a pea pod. The picture for the medal can be found on the Internet. It is printed on a color printer and pasted onto thick cardboard. It is better to baste such a medal with thread to your clothes.
2. A pea pod is not only tasty peas, but also beautiful leaves. Green leaves can be glued to a hat or cape. It is better to make them from scraps of green dense fabric. Felt works well.
3. Round cotton wool polka dots look good not only on a hat. They decorate sandals and socks. But here it is important to consider safety and not use long ribbons and ties. Nobody wants injuries at a party, and long strings are a reason to stumble and fall.

A children's party is always fun and interesting. Every child looks forward to it. The baby will appreciate the polka dot costume, made by mother’s caring hands. The holiday will undoubtedly become one of the most memorable moments of his childhood!