DIY rooster costume

The Cockerel is the most famous hero of Russian folk tales. Therefore, this character is very popular in children's plays and matinees.

We'll tell you how to make an interesting costume for a boy with your own hands.

How to make a rooster costume

You can make your own rooster costume using a few simple methods.

From ready-made clothes

The simplest method involves preparing from items already in your wardrobe. This method will be useful for parents who need to assemble a children's costume in the shortest possible time.

A shirt or long-sleeve T-shirt is suitable as a top. The bottom will be shorts, classic or sweatpants.

When choosing a color scheme, focus on bright, rich tones. For a cockerel costume, yellow, red, and orange colors are suitable. You can also add elements of brown or white. The bottom may consist of black trousers.

The costume will be complemented by hand-made accessories..

• A hat with the main element of a bird - a comb - will fit on your head.
• Sleeves should be complemented with wings.
• And the surface of the top is an imitation of feathers. For this, several boas of bright colors are suitable, which are sewn directly to the T-shirt.

Reference: The right choice of shoes would be yellow or red sandals.

We sew on our own

Making your own will allow you to create a unique and colorful costume. Such a product will differ significantly from its purchased counterpart in its special creativity and creative approach.

Materials and tools

For work you need to prepare the following materials:

• red and yellow satin fabric;
• sewing meter;
• threads;
• needle;
• piece of chalk;
• scissors;
• rubber;
• sewing machine.

Sweater

First, let's make a blouse. To do this, you will need neck circumference, shoulder width, product length, chest circumference. We measure using a sewing meter and mark the pattern on red satin fabric.

Reference: It is recommended to make a loose-fitting product that does not restrict movement.

We cut out the resulting patterns. We sew on a sewing machine, overlaying a line. You can insert an elastic band into the wrist area. To do this, measure out the required piece and cut it off. We sew the edges by hand. We sew the rest of the sleeve on a machine. The top is ready.

Trousers

You can use a pajama set as a basis for patterning panties.. We mark the patterns on the yellow material and cut them out. We sew an elastic band into the belt area to securely fix the product at the waist.

The base for the costume is ready. The final stage is decoration.

Addition: You can use black or brown pants, which should be further decorated.

Adding details

To make a costume expressive, you need to take care of the details.

Beak and scallop

The comb refers to the main attribute of our hero. To complement the costume with a red comb and yellow beak, you can sew a small hat.

Materials

Prepare materials:

• felt or fleece in red, black and yellow;
• sewing meter;
• scissors;
• padding polyester or cotton wool;
• threads;
• needle;
• safety pins;
• colored paper in white and black shades;
• glue;
• sewing machine.

Completing of the work

Using a sewing meter measure the circumference of the child's head. On the black material we mark two parts of the oval. We cut out the patterns and sew them on. This creates the basis for a hat.

Red felt is used to create the scallop. We mark a pattern on the material. It is a strip with rounded upper edges, like petals. We cut it out and sew the petals on the wrong side using a typewriter. We fill the inner cavity of the comb with padding polyester or cotton wool and sew it up. We place the resulting comb along the middle of the cap and sew it on.

Yellow fabric is needed for the beak. We cut out two small triangles from the material and sew the sides to the wrong side. We stuff padding polyester inside and sew it to the hat. Make sure that the beak is located under the comb.

The final stage of the work is making the eyes.. Cut out a small circle from white paper, and a slightly smaller circle from black paper. Glue on the sides of the ridge. The headdress is ready.

Advice: You can also cut teardrop-shaped earrings from red material and sew them just below the temples.

Wings

Materials:

• fleece in different colors (red, yellow, orange, green);
• piece of chalk;
• scissors;
• threads;
• needle;
• padding polyester

The bird is famous for its lush wings. To create them You can cut petals from multi-colored material, sew the halves to each other and stuff them with padding polyester. We sew the resulting feathers to the sleeves in a checkerboard pattern. It is recommended to alternate shades with each other. Then the wings will turn out much brighter and more original. A big advantage would be the multi-layered nature of the feathers. This will create additional volume.

Tail

The final element in the costume is the bushy tail.

Materials:

• several pairs of boas of different shades;
• scissors;
• threads;
• needle.

Here you can use several boa ribbons. The scarf is cut into two halves and sewn to the shirt at the waist.
It is recommended to use several products of different colors at once. Such a tail will turn out to be very bright and memorable.

Useful tips

• The costume of a little cockerel will look original. A white blouse and white tights are suitable for this.
• As a top you can use a cape, poncho, embroidered with feathers. This is much easier to sew than a blouse or shirt.
• The costume will be complemented by yellow paws. To do this, zigzag spurs with three fingers are cut out of fabric. Be sure to lengthen the top so that it hugs your foot.
• A paper pad that is worn on the chest is suitable as feathers.

The main element of any carnival holiday is the costumes of fairy-tale heroes or mythical creatures. The cockerel is one of the famous characters and appears in almost every fairy tale or cartoon. Using a few tricks, the cockerel costume is easy to make yourself.