Children's holidays are exciting and special days. In schools and kindergartens, children have fun, play educational games, and learn poetry. These events are pleasant to remember after a while.
But everyone knows what precedes it. Parents have to work hard, use handicraft skills, and show imagination. The process of preparation and creating a festive, carnival or themed costume with your own hands is of great importance.
It’s good if the baby gets the image of a familiar hero. What if this is a rather rare role for the Cucumber at the Autumn Festival? With our help you will be able to make such an outfit. We will tell you how to make a Cucumber costume with your own hands.
How to make a suit for a boy
Take a sheet of paper and pencils, draw at least approximately the future costume. There may be many options, but one thing will remain unchanged. This is the green color of the outfit!
How to sew the basis of a suit
The simplest costume is a double-sided cape in the form of an apron. If you're comfortable with a sewing machine, you can do it easily.
Any material is suitable: simple cotton, lining silk and even an old satin bedspread. If only it was the right color.
To work you will need:
- a piece of fabric and green thread;
- scissors;
- tape measure;
- belt braid;
- underwear elastic.
Cape
- Make a cape pattern. You need to measure the width of the shoulders of the future “actor” and decide on the length.
- Fold the fabric in half.
- At the fold of the cut, set aside the shoulder width.
- Cut out the neckline. And on the back, make an elongated cut so that the head can pass through easily.
- Attach a belt to your waist.
Trousers
- Use your child's old shorts as a base.
- Make a pattern using them.
- Along the side lines, add 15–20 cm for width.
- Sew the parts of the shorts together.
- Insert elastic bands at the waistline and into the hem of the panties.
Wide, charming pleated shorts are ready!
How to decorate the base to create an image
Let us recall the distinctive features of a green vegetable:
- pimples;
- curled mustache;
- leaves;
- yellow flowers,
- tail.
Accordingly, these details, if worked on, will add believability and recognition to the costume.
Pimples
Cut out circles from green fabric. Place pieces of padding polyester in the center. Using a needle and thread, lay a basting stitch along the diameter of the circles. Tighten the thread and secure. You will get a soft ball that will act as a pimple.
Advice. You can also use glass beads or buttons to create “pimples.”
Twisted mustache
Sew thin green ribbons from fabric. Place the wire inside and sew up the cut. The wire form can be easily twisted into a spring and secured to the suit.
Flower, leaves and tail
These elements can be made from fabric, felt, paper. It’s better to attach them to a cap (we’ll talk about it below). But you can decorate the suit itself with yellow inflorescences.
Headdress for a cucumber costume
A headdress is one of the main accessories in a cucumber outfit.
It is preferable to make the hat from the same material that was used for the pants and vest. Although you can just make a cap. To keep the shape stable, line it with padding polyester. Decorate with decorative elements: flowers, leaves, tail.
If you find a cap or hat in the right color in your wardrobe, of course, use it. You can use a felt cap for a bath. Paint it in a suitable color, decorate it with additional elements from a flower to curly mustache, and the hat is ready.
How to make a suit without sewing
Not comfortable with a sewing machine? Don't have enough time? There are many options, so to speak, “express methods” for creating festive and themed outfits.
We offer several ways.
From ready-made clothes
If you have clothes that match the color: tights, shirt or turtleneck, shorts, vest.
You are very lucky! Put together the perfect outfit for the holiday. Ready-made clothes can be complemented with ready-made accessories.
Place beads, glass beads, and buttons on clothing to imitate pimples..
Sew them carefully so as not to ruin the clothes. After all, after the holidays, you will remove the decorations and the clothes will return to your wardrobe.
Advice. You can buy a ready-made cucumber sticker that you can attach to your hairband. This accessory will look great instead of a hat.
From paper
Whatman paper and corrugated paper will come to your aid! One or two rolls will be enough.
You will need:
- paper;
- tape measure;
- scissors;
- glue;
- wire;
- paints and brush.
First option
- Measure with a centimeter the distance from the child's right hand to his left. Put this distance on whatman paper.
- Draw and cut out holes for the arms.
- Roll the paper into a cylinder shape. Put it on the child and glue it according to the figure.
- The cap is made in the same way, in the shape of a cylinder or cap.
- All you have to do is color the paper blanks to match the color of the cucumber. If desired, draw pimples, flower stalks, leaves or morning dew.
- Using a wire, make a tail to the top of the hat, having previously covered it with paper.
- Corrugated paper perfectly decorates the product, the main thing here is your imagination!
From it you can make leaves, flowers, additional folds and frills, which will not only decorate, but also diversify the look.
Second option
Another, more simplified version, without a pattern.
- Draw two identical cucumbers in a mirror on whatman paper.
- Color using all your imagination and skills.
- Once the paint is dry, attach the vegetables to a neutral colored t-shirt.
- Place one cucumber on the back and the other on the tummy.
How to make a cucumber costume for a girl
If your daughter has the role of a cucumber, there is nowhere to retreat, we will cope with this task too!
You will need:
- still the same green fabric;
- sewing machine;
- green threads;
- scissors;
- linen elastic.
Skirt
The skirt is sewn very simply.
- Measure your waist and add 15-20 cm to the result.
- Lay the fabric out on a flat surface, maybe just on the floor.
- Draw a circle with the diameter of the waist circumference in the center of the material.
- Down from this circle we measure the length of the desired skirt.
- Draw the second circle.
- Cut out a round template.
- Along the small circle, insert an elastic band, this will be the waist.
- You can sew a frill or ribbon along the hem of the skirt, placing them in folds.
Cape
A cape will complete the look.
- Measure the distance from shoulder to shoulder. Set this length aside on the fabric.
- From the edge points downwards, set aside the desired length of the future cape.
- Draw a trapezoid shape where the top part is equal to the length at the shoulders.
- Round the bottom of the trapezoid, this will give the cape itself a semicircular shape. Cut it out.
- Sew ribbons to the top that can be tied with a beautiful bow.
- Decorate the bottom as desired: from frills to lace.
Advice. Decorate the raincoat and skirt with thermal rhinestones. Make an applique of flowers and embroider them around the perimeter of the suit.
Headdress
You can knit a yellow openwork hat on your head. Starch it to stiffen the shape.
Decorate the highest point on the hat with a funny spiral tail.
The girl can braid her hair, make ponytails and weave green bows into her hair.
A wonderful and funny children's cucumber costume is ready! Don't forget to take a photo of your artist!
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