A goat or baby goat costume is one of the most popular at children's theatrical performances. The period of New Year and Christmas celebrations is approaching, which means it’s time to prepare carnival outfits. You can make a baby goat costume at home.
Basic costume for girls
The main outfit can be assembled from ready-made clothes or sewn yourself. For a girl, a dress or skirt is suitable. The combination with a skirt will be complemented by a T-shirt, blouse or turtleneck. A bright accessory to a skirt or dress will be knee-length leg warmers. You can sew such products yourself, adding fur to them.
ADVICE. For a goat costume, choose products in white shades, without bright ornaments.
Cape
A fur cape can be an addition to the outfit. It's easy to sew it yourself.
Materials and tools:
- white plush (choose material with a lining already sewn on);
- sewing meter;
- scissors;
- pencil;
- satin ribbon;
- sewing machine.
In order to sew a cape, you need to know the circumference of the child’s neck. We add a few extra centimeters to the obtained figures., draw a circle on the material.
We use a meter to measure the length of the product: from the neck to the elbow. Draw a second circle, with a larger radius. Draw a vertical line in a circle and cut it. Carefully cut out the resulting workpiece.
The final step is the satin ribbon on which the product will be tied. Sew the ribbon on the wrong side using a sewing machine or by hand. The girl's outfit is ready.
ADVICE. You can also make wide fur bracelets in the wrist area.
Basic outfit for a boy
For boy You can take ready-made products as a basis: shorts, trousers or tights in white and gray shades. A gray knit overall will also work. The top will be a shirt, T-shirt or turtleneck.
Plush vest
In addition, you can make a plush vest.
Materials:
- gray plush;
- sewing meter;
- pencil;
- scissors;
- sewing machine.
Using a meter, we take measurements of the chest circumference, shoulder width and length of the product. We make patterns and cut them out. We sew the resulting components together on a sewing machine. We place a couple of buttons in the chest area.
The vest for the baby goat costume is ready.
ADVICE. Plush knee-length leg warmers will also complement the shorts.
Adding details
The costume will be completed after the base is combined with the important parts needed to create the look.
Making horns
Small horns are the most recognizable part of a pet. One of the simplest methods is the option of making it from felt.
Materials:
- felt (sand and brown or gray shade);
- headband;
- pencil;
- glue.
We mark two blanks on sand-colored fabric. We make the ends slightly rounded and sharp. Carefully cut out.We make ears from brown material. To do this, draw two petals. Using glue, glue the blanks to the rim. It is recommended to bend one edge of the ears slightly inward.
REFERENCE. Gray or white fabric is also suitable for making ears.
To make the horns voluminous, you will need padding polyester.. We cut out 2 blanks of each element from the material. We sew them together from the wrong side, fill the inner cavity with filler and attach them to the rim. When decorating a costume for a girl, the headband can be decorated with small flowers in bright colors.
The headband can be replaced with a plush hat. We measure the circumference of the child's head. Mark the patterns on the fabric and cut them out. We sew on the wrong side using a sewing machine. We sew ears and horns to the headdress. You can also place eyes in the forehead area. The hat is ready.
Mask
Ready-made templates that can be downloaded on the Internet are suitable as a mask. Using gouache, paint the mask with white and gray shades. To decorate the horns, choose a brown color.
When using a headdress with eyes, horns and ears, you do not need to use a mask.
The basis of children's parties is always costume performances. Many heroes are popular and appear in almost every fairy tale. This includes the goat, a famous hero of children's stories. You can make a goat costume yourself using a few simple options. Such an outfit will be particularly original and will be able to stand out among other products.
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