It will soon be 40 years since the first film of the space saga Star Wars was released. As in those now distant years, each new episode of this epic contributes to the replenishment of the ranks of its fans. That is why many boys and girls, going to the New Year's party, prefer to wear fancy dresses of stormtroopers, Jedi, robots. Other costumes are also in demand.
Star Wars for children is a peculiar modern fairy tale, so there is no need to be indignant that your son, ten years old, does not want to portray Pinocchio or a pirate, like you did in his years. Better read how to make a costume for one of the characters in the space saga about Luke Skywalker and Princess Lea. It is not as difficult as it might seem at first glance, especially if you use unnecessary clothes and have sewing skills.
In addition, by making the costumes of the heroes of Star Wars, you can organize a fun game for children in nature. For example, they would be happy to host the Clone Wars during a class-wide trip out of town.
Star Wars Clone Costume: What You Need
Today, many boys just go crazy with the image of attack aircraft. As you know, most of them were clones, so both of them look the same. To create the costume of such a space soldier, you will need:
- two small white canisters;
- their caps.
- electrical tape of black color;
- white spray paint;
- brush;
- some black paint;
- regular elastic band for clothes;
- white leggings;
- black turtleneck and leggings;
- massive white high boots with Velcro;
- thick white cardboard;
- sharp knife;
- white shirt without sleeves;
- any glue for plastic;
- wide corset in white.
How to dress up in a clone costume
The main element of this outfit is the mask. Its base can be made of two canisters with a cut bottom. Then:
- on both sides of the neck of one of them, glues the caps, and on the other make a large hole in the upper part;
- cut off the bottom of the cans and fix them perpendicular to each other, cutting out a recess for the neck;
- paint with white paint;
- decorate with black paint and electrical tape;
- fasten the gum.
When the mask is ready, it remains to glue parts of the “armor” from white cardboard. Then you need to wear black leggings and a white T-shirt over the turtleneck. The image is complemented with white leggings, a wide corset belt and massive boots. The result is a stormtrooper costume from Star Wars (or a clone).
Princess Leia Outfit
Does your daughter love Star Wars? The costume of Princess Leia will be quite simple to make. To do this, sew a white long dress with a high collar and wide sleeves. If you are not confident in your abilities as a dressmaker, you can put on a girl a turtleneck and a white skirt, which is easy to craft from an old sheet. Next, you will need a belt with silver fragments. It can be made by wrapping a leather belt with pieces of foil, placing them at some distance from each other.
To the dress you need to pick up high white boots and make the appropriate hairstyle:
- divide hair into a parting;
- to collect hair in two tails, one above each ear;
- roll into tight harnesses;
- put in the form of pretzels;
- fasten with studs.
Darth Vader Costume: What You Need
To appear before friends in the guise of this central character in the Star Wars movie saga, you will need:
- old newspaper;
- 1 cup flour;
- Bowl;
- several empty cereal boxes;
- pan;
- duct tape ;
- glue gun;
- Plastic container;
- black spray paint;
- varnish.
Work on a hat
For Halloween or the Star Wars game, Darth Vader's costume is just that! We will create an outfit with the manufacture of a helmet:
- to 1 tbsp. flour, constantly stirring, gradually add 5 times more water;
- boil for 3 minutes and remove from heat;
- an ordinary balloon is inflated so that it becomes a little larger than the head of the person who is going to put on the helmet;
- insert it into a bucket to ensure immobility;
- strips of newspapers are moistened in a flour mixture and pasted with it a ball;
- after the first layer has dried, another layer is applied over it;
- circles, triangles and a visor are cut out of cardboard;
- fix the figures on the ball with adhesive tape;
- paste another newspaper layer on top;
- eye sockets and nose openings are cut out;
- remove the bottom and trim the ball;
- they paint the helmet with spray paint and, after drying, apply varnish;
- glued into the eye sockets of the lens.
Star Wars Space Epic: Darth Vader Costume
In addition to the helmet, you will need black clothes: pants, a blouse or a long-sleeved shirt, trousers and socks. If you plan to put on the bottom of the lining to create a kind of muscle, then the pants should be a couple of sizes larger than necessary.
Next, you need to buy or ask friends for black boots and gloves for the motorcycle, which are the best suited for creating the image of the protagonist of the Star Wars movie saga.
The costume of Darth Vader must also be supplemented with a luminous sword. If the outfit is intended for a child, then it is better to make a weapon of a brightly colored foam rubber cylindrical blank and wrap the handle with thick metal foil.
You can also make a real luminous weapon using a flashlight in which a powerful laser diode is built.
In addition, you can complement the image with a black wide cloak.
Luke Skywalker Costume
If your child likes this particular hero, then making an outfit like his is not as difficult for the matinee as it might seem. To play Star Wars, a Skywalker costume can be made from unnecessary clothing. It is enough to wear a judo kimono, light gray or white trousers and a leather belt. Caviar should be wrapped to the knees with light brown strips of fabric and complement the image with a luminous sword.
You can also complement the outfit with an old bathrobe with a coffee-colored hood or sew it yourself by cutting wide sleeves.
Now you know how this or that “space” costume should look like (Star Wars). It’s not so difficult to make outfits of your favorite characters with your own hands, so don’t refuse your child or yourself the pleasure of surprising your friends during a fun New Year or Halloween party.