Children's parties and theme parties for adults sometimes make you seriously puzzle over the choice of image. Each time, buying ready-made outfits in specialized stores is not a cheap pleasure. In fact, you can save some money and amaze all the participants of the event by applying a little imagination and preparing everything you need for reincarnation with your own hands. You still do not know how to make a Papuan costume?
What do real savages look like?
Before you start making a costume, draw a sketch of it or find an image of the desired image. A huge number of films and cartoons have been shot about savages today; you can see them in pictures in various encyclopedias and children's books. The Papuan costume can consist of a
loincloth, a skirt of palm leaves, skins of wild animals. Hawaiian style is also popular - a bright skirt made of thin fiber and a traditional floral wreath. Whatever image you choose, the main theme is the use of natural materials or their imitation. Do not forget, because any savages live in a natural environment and do not have the opportunity to visit fashion boutiques on weekends.
Papuan skirt manufacturing options
The most important part of this fancy dress is the skirt. You can make it from a variety of materials. The traditional option is to sew from green or multi-colored shreds of fabric. Since the outfit is likely to be disposable, you can not cut out the leaves, but just sew on strips of fabric to the elastic. What if the morning party or party literally tomorrow, but no costume? Take a wide elastic band, measure the desired length for the waist and sew it into a ring. After that, cut the material into strips of suitable length and simply tie them on the base. The Papuan costume will turn out to be no less spectacular if instead of using ordinary fabric, tulle, New Year’s rain (a lot of it will be needed), a mesh loose from bath sponges or even a tape from audio / video cassettes. Do not be afraid to fantasize and apply the most unusual materials. You can try to make a skirt even from cut plastic bags in bright colors.
Important parts and accessories
So, we made a skirt, but what else consists of a Papuan costume? An excellent addition will be rubber bands-bracelets on the arms and legs, made in the same technique as the skirt. You can complement the image of the savage with accessories from natural materials. The “wild” party is a high point for simple shell bracelets brought from the “south” vacations. If you have wooden beads, jewelry made from natural stones without cutting or a necklace made of teeth and claws of wild animals - the costume will turn out to be more interesting and original. Decorative bones will also become a spectacular addition - you can make a belt out of them or decorate the savage's hairstyle with them. Since we make a Papuan costume with our own hands, try to mold these accessories yourself out of polymer clay or salt dough. In a similar technique, you can perform a "primitive" amulet necklace or amulets attached to the suit.
How to wear a fancy dress?
Clothing and interesting additions for the festive look are almost ready, but how to put on all this splendor - is it really right on a naked body or underwear? It is worth starting from where the performance or event is planned. Even if you are making a Papuan costume for a boy at a children's party, remember that in one loincloth the child may feel uncomfortable in front of a large audience or just freeze. It will not be superfluous to prepare the lower jumpsuit. A good option is a flesh-colored gymnastics leotard and matching socks. Underwear can be successfully replaced with a light leotard / tights and a T-shirt / turtleneck. If you want to portray a black savage - choose a black kit as a base.
Features of the female image of the wild
How is a Papuan costume for a girl different from a boy's version? Do not forget about the top of the outfit - a top or a bust from a swimsuit is suitable, it is desirable that it be a bright color. If there is an old, unnecessary set for swimming, you can sew on it the same strips of the selected material from which the skirt is made. Complement the women's costume with artificial flowers, it is desirable that they be large, bright and reminiscent of the tropics alone. Such decor can be sewn to a skirt, fixed in the hair. Costume jewelry is appropriate for girls and girls - let it also be bright, and there will be a lot of it. Remember: you can make a Papuan costume with your own hands for your daughter, not only for the matinee, but also for some kind of home holiday. The costs are minimal, and the child will definitely like this transformation.
Subtleties of a Papuan boy costume
How to complement the male version of the image of the savage? Of course, weapons! A wooden club is a good option, but you can show your imagination and make an “ax” out of a stick and stone, found in the yard and fastened with thread. An alternative is a spear, which can also be made from a long thin rod, or a cane, decorated in tone with a skirt / loincloth. If you are making a Papuan costume for a boy, do not overdo it with jewelry - it should not be too much, 2-3 amulets will be enough. You can make the image more interesting by applying war paint on the face. Use special paints for body art (a few symmetrical multi-colored stripes on the cheeks and forehead will be enough).
We hope that our instruction on how to make a Papuan costume for a boy and a girl was useful to you, and now you can not be afraid of the original roles at the matinees.