Making children's costumes: an economical way to stimulate imaginations and

Making children's costumes: an economical way to stimulate imaginations and create fun for kids year 'round!

Children have such vivid imaginations and oh, do they love using them! It's important to nurture their creative side at an early age. Not only do you thus provide kids with a lot of fun play time, but creative activities that are not bound so much by rules, but instead dependent on individual ideas, helps kids to develop skills in 'thinking outside the box'.

Play acting is one such activity that kids can play with a parent, another child or a group of kids. This kid's activity is greatly enhanced with a collection of children's costumes you and your children can make, at little cost and time.

Let's take a look at just a few ideas for children's costumes that provide hours of fun and developmental education. Both boys and girls get behind the costume games.

1.The fairy princess children's costume is invariably a girl's favorite. A couple of yards of netting can be gathered at the waistline with a basting stitch on the sewing machine and then fixed with elastic a few inches smaller than the child's waist. A plain colored tee-shirt may be decorated with glow-in-the-dark star stickers on the front and back of the shirt, tiny rose appliqus or a length of frilly lace around the neckline. To complete this children's costume, you can make a shiny wand of gold cardboard in the shape of a star, and purchase an inexpensive dime store tiara bedecked with rhinestones.

2.Robin Hood and Medieval knight's costumes are among the top choices with boys. For Robin Hood, a square of green felt is easily stitched with just three pieces, two triangular pieces for the cap, with the third piece stitched around the cap for a brim. Add a feather, affixed with a glue gun. His tunic is simple, made of brown felt, in two pieces, with a V-shaped neckline in the front and large sleeves that are easy to pull over his head. (Felt is a good children's costume material, as it requires no hemming.) Transform this tunic into a knight's armor, using navy blue felt and a silver permanent marking pen to draw shiny links for a realistic look worthy of Prince Valiant. A piece of sturdy silver colored cardboard, with the hilt decorated with sparkling rhinestone jewels makes a handsome accessory indeed.

3.Cowboys, cowgirls and Native American children's costumes are more perennial kid's favorites. All of these costumes work well in felt. Fringes attached to cowboy and girl vests and a simple skirt or pair of chaps, both fringed, are a hit. Adorn these costumes with dime store silver stars and, don't forget the bandanna and hat! Beads on felt tunics and leggings make a handsome Native American costume, along with a long, black wig, which can flow loosely, kept in place with a beaded band you purchase, or make with that handy glue gun.

You can see how easy it is to create an entire wardrobe of kid's costumes. Let the kids pick the costume of their choice. Pirates, cartoon action characters and any of the Disney movie characters are ever popular. Accessories can be interchangeable with different costumes too. The Medieval knight's sword can fill in for Jafar's sword and the tiara or a Princess' veil can serve in a number of roles. Who knows but that the kids may turn into budding actors, staging their own play with their easy and inexpensive children's costumes? Invite all the parents to the performance!

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