DIY samovar costume for children

The important, glowing Russian samovar is a colorful hero who has migrated from fairy tales and poems to children's plays and holidays.

In order to create such an image, you need an appropriate suit. Many parents wonder how to make a samovar costume for a child using available materials? After all, you need to convey its volume, and also make a separate faucet and teapot.

In this article you will find several ways to solve this problem. We will tell you how to make a costume for children with your own hands.

How to make a samovar costume

Despite the fact that at first glance the idea itself may seem difficult to implement, in fact, the level of difficulty is determined by you yourself.

Simpler options are created faster. However, if you spend more time and materials, the result will be more solid and elegant. We offer several ideas for you to choose from.

Made from fabric and foam

Materials

To work you will need:

• foam;
• calico or other dense fabric;
• furniture edge;
• elegant fabric of golden, silver or copper color, for example, brocade.

Completing of the work

• Cover the foam rubber with calico so as to create a voluminous base. In the center, as well as at the top and bottom, secure it with a furniture edge.
• Make a brocade pattern, taking into account seam allowances. You need to cut it so that you can evenly cover the resulting base. You can use a ready-made pattern.

• Use the remaining fabric for the collar, sleeves and hat. You can also use it to make panties or shorts, or use it as an additional decorative element.

IMPORTANT! If you do not need a large volume or want to make the suit more mobile, you can use padding polyester instead of foam rubber.

You determine the shape of the base to your taste. It may have three holes for the head and arms. Or one large one, through which the entire upper body is threaded. But then the base should be held securely under the arms, without squeezing the torso.

From fabric

If you don’t have foam rubber or padding polyester, for a boy you can sew an ordinary sleeveless shirt from brocade. You need to leave more fabric in the belly area for a “pot-bellied” appearance and gather the hem with an elastic band. This will be our basis.

The sleeves can be sewn separately or worn underneath the shirt. You can also combine the two by sewing short, wide gold brocade sleeves onto the base and wearing a white shirt underneath.

For a girl, you can sew a dress from the same brocade. The volume of the samovar can be conveyed through a fluffy skirt, which can also be tapered downwards. To do this, you need to wear a fluffy petticoat underneath, which should not be visible. Another option is to make your own structure from hoops or, again, foam rubber.

From paper or cardboard

If you don't want to bother with sewing, there are easier and more economical ways to create a samovar costume. For this you You will need large format paper and old cardboard boxes from large household appliances.

• Draw a frontal silhouette of a samovar on cardboard, the size of a child’s torso, then cut it out along the contour.
• After this, circle the resulting figure on a second cardboard sheet in order to get the back of the samovar. Cover the resulting sides with paper.

IMPORTANT! It is recommended to use light weight paper to reduce the risk of it peeling off.

• Then color the silhouettes so that you get an image of the samovar from the front and back.
• If you don't know how to draw, you can do the opposite. First you need to find a suitable image on the Internet, print it at any copy center (the main thing is not to make a mistake with the format). Then cut it out, and using the resulting silhouette, trace the figure on cardboard, cut it out and glue it together.

So, we got two halves of the samovar: front and back. All that remains is to fasten them on top with straps that will hold on the child’s shoulders. To ensure stability of such a suit, you can also put straps on the sides from below.

Samovar faucet

A separate issue is the creation of a crane. Many people do not recommend adding such an element at all, since it may look incorrect, especially if located close to the groin area. However, this problem has a solution.

The tap can be located in the solar plexus area. Appliques made of fabric or colored paper in the form of eyes are attached above it, and below it in the form of a mouth. Then it does not cause inappropriate associations.

The crane itself can also be drawn and cut out, like an applique. You can also make a three-dimensional form from foam rubber or padding polyester covered with fabric.

Headdress - teapot

It is made according to the same principle as the suit itself. Moreover, cardboard and fabric options can be completely combined with each other.

First, the hat itself is made. It can also be voluminous, the shape is given by foam rubber or padding polyester. The top is lined with the same fabric as the main suit.

Separately, synthetic padding parts are created: spout, handle, lid. They are also covered with fabric and attached to the main headdress: a spout and handle on the sides, a cap on top.

A teapot can also be made from a small piece of thick cardboard. You need to cut out the silhouette and color it, and then secure it on your head with an elastic band. Make sure that this design does not fall over the eyes and does not squeeze the child’s head.

What to combine with a samovar costume

Black or white clothes are worn under the bottom of such a suit.. It is allowed to use items that match the main color or with decorative elements made from the same fabric as the base.

Shoes depend on the child's actions in the performance. If he needs to move a lot, then these should be Czech shoes of the same color as the bottom. They can also be decorated with fabric from the base. If dance numbers are not expected, then you can put the child in elegant sandals of the same color as the base.

A colorful detail can be beads from bagels or dryers on the neck, and, of course, rosy cheeks.