In preparation for the New Year, we not only choose gifts for our children, but also prepare for them an original carnival outfit. For those who decide to make a prince costume on their own, our stuff.
Outfit Features
This costume will be an ideal option for performances at matinees. Its advantage is that it is suitable for boys of any age. There may be several variations of it. Since the costume has a lot in common with other outfits, some of its details can be used for other roles.
What will the prince costume for a boy consist of
The image of the future outfit should immediately form in your head, the details of which will be:
- short pants;
- white spacious shirt;
- vest;
- knee socks;
- mantle;
- crown (takes).
As an addition to it, a beautiful sword made by yourself will look good. But more about that below.
The fabric must be picked up bright. The best option is velvet or satin. Blue, green or golden material is suitable for making panties and mantle. If you want to get a red cloth, then better give up this idea. Since this color is more suitable for the royal person.
Beginning of work
At this point, be prepared to sew shirts, vests and trousers. You should not worry about the lack of patterns: you can use any children's t-shirt. The main thing is not to make a mistake in size. After transferring the paper parts to the fabric, we cut out (do not forget to leave allowances for seams). Once you have sewed a vest, you need to do the processing of the bottom, armhole and neck.
In order to simplify and speed up the work of tailoring the costume of the little prince, You can use any white shirt. The length of her sleeves does not matter. It is important that it is spacious. To decorate the shirt, white lace is taken. It is desirable that it be dense. It is sewn at the bottom of the sleeves. After the desired amount is cut off, it remains to sew on a sewing machine.
The next detail is panties.
Again, any convenient thing from a children's wardrobe will come to the rescue. You can use a ready-made pattern taken from the Internet or a magazine, reducing or increasing it to get the right size. When working on a carnival costume for a boy, you need to be more attentive and accurate. The top of the finished pants should be tucked in two centimeters and stitched. Do not be lazy and insert an elastic band into them. Then, during the performance, the child will not have to worry that the trousers will fall off him. To decorate the legs at the bottom, lace is well suited. Trousers with a rubber band sewn on the bottom look voluminous and elegant.
What is a prince without a mantle?
So, the prince’s costume will be ready soon. To give it nobleness and romance, it is better to take velvet fabric in tone along with sewing a wrap. Materials needed: 1x2 meter fabric and sewing tools. A wonderful decoration of the resulting mantle will be the royal sign. If desired, it can be embroidered or sewn ready.
Crown to me, crown!
Our goal is to make a handsome prince costume. So, to make the crown, you will need the rest of the lace (remember that it must be tight), jewelry available at home, various beads, acrylic paint (silver or gold). We also stock up on gelatin and hard cardboard.
We measure the lace of the desired length, cut it and sew it from the ends. The result should be a ring. To give the part the necessary rigidity, we use a gelatin solution. It is prepared as follows: 1.5 teaspoons of gelatin are diluted with warm water and left to swell. The time is 40 minutes. Then the crown is placed in the solution for half an hour.
After these manipulations, we take hard cardboard for the manufacture of blanks (we will stretch lace on it). After completing these operations, put the lace to dry in the microwave. Estimated time is 30 seconds. From time to time it will have to be immersed in a gelatin solution. Do this until the crown becomes stiff.
Keep in mind that only completely dried product is removed from the disc. We will only have to decorate it, especially since the paint was prepared by us in advance. To glue small parts (beads, rhinestones, jewelry) to the crown, you will need a glue gun.
By the way, if you make a beret as a headdress, then it will come in handy for other carnival costumes for boys.
White knee-high socks, shoes and a sword will complement the festive attire. Moreover, the latter is an indispensable attribute of this outfit. For its manufacture, you can use a window glazing or wooden battens. It is better for younger children to make a cardboard sword.
So, stock up on wooden battens, a plastic lid and paint. The length of the wooden workpiece for the sword should be at least one meter.
Strip it better with sandpaper and then paint it. After drying, the sword can be decorated. First do the handle. To do this, a hole is made in the lid, after which it is put on the sword. Paint and dry this part. And the last: a bright rain or tinsel will serve as a good decoration of a sword.
See how, using available materials at hand and not having special knowledge and skills, you can make a New Year's prince costume for a child. If your imagination prompts some additional details, then the finished outfit will only benefit from this. And let the children's smile be the best thanks for your efforts.