Christmas costumes for children and adults
New Year is a time of miracles. At this time, everyone wants a holiday, fulfillment of desires, new impressions, changes in life. Children are waiting for this holiday with impatience - they love to dress up the Christmas tree, dance around it, light colorful lights and dress up in Christmas costumes. Adults at this time can also become some of the fairy-tale characters to please their kids and make life even brighter for an instant.
Varieties of costumes for children and adults
There is a huge variety of different Christmas costumes. These are all kinds of fairy-tale characters, cartoon characters, comics, films, super-heroes, animals. The costumes of one character may look different depending on the designer’s vision, and it’s easy to understand who it is.
Santa Claus
The costume of the grandfather is very popular among the costumes for adults. Each parent can dress up as Santa Claus and congratulate their children on the New Year, hand them a gift. Such a guest will be welcome to all the guys.
To become like Santa Claus, you need to try. The grandfather wears a long sheepskin coat or fur coat in red, white or blue, combinations of shades are also possible. On the head there is a hat and a long white beard that hides the face so that no one would guess that Santa Claus is not real. In the hands can be a long staff and the main attribute - a large bag with gifts.
Snow Maiden
Grandfather of Santa Claus is a slender and young Snow Maiden, dressed in a short fur coat, dress, in high boots and with a long braid. On the head is a hat or a kokoshnik. Usually the suit is blue or white, but in the western version the suit is red.
Snowman
In the kindergarten on the matinee, you can dress a boy with a snowman. Such a suit is quite simple to make yourself. Nose-carrot can be made from paper, folding it and attaching a rubber band. On the head - a hat in the form of a bucket, also easy to glue together from cardboard. The body of a snowman is made of white fabric - you can wear a turtleneck, a shirt or a white sweater, and over a stitched oval-shaped hoodie with slots for the head and hands. Below it can be pulled down with a belt or elastic band. Long hoodie is better to do to the knees, so as not to hamper the movements of the child. In the middle of the overalls we sew large buttons. Under the bottom you can wear short shorts, on the legs - white socks. Alternatively, you can make a snowman costume out of wide white pants, also connecting with a white top.
Herringbone
This costume is suitable for girls. For him you need a green dress, which can be quite ordinary. You can decorate it with sequins, beads, tinsel, beautiful and shiny buttons, brooches, in general, all that you can decorate a real Christmas tree. The main thing is to place all this on the dress organically. Under the dress you can wear brown tights with a pattern that will be like the trunk of our Christmas tree. On the head to make a haircut, and, if the length of the hair allows, weave a red ribbon instead of a star on the Christmas tree.
iron Man
Fans of the film "Iron Man" to create an image of the hero, you will need a face mask and red pants with a jacket. On the jacket in the center of the chest, you can sew a circle of bright, iridescent fabric. The mask should be made the size of the entire face, with cutouts for the eyes, mouth and nose, then paint it inside with yellow and red at the edges.
Cock
The symbol of the coming year is the rooster. His costume is especially popular this year. This bird is characterized by bright colorful feathers and a cool temper.The costume can be made from patches of different colors. On the sleeves of the shirt, sew these patches so that they look like feathers. You can take different colors - green, yellow, red, orange. On the head it is necessary to sew a hat with a red scallop. To do this, you can take a thin hat, cut out a comb from red fabric, fill it with cotton wool and, stitching the details, attach them to the top of the cap. The costume is ready.
Santa Claus
This grandfather walks in a red suit with white cuffs. You can use red pants, jacket, jacket. Edging is better to make of artificial white fur, or use white fabric. We sew the fabric around the edges of pants, jackets. Making a beard. It may not be as long as Santa Claus. On the head you need a red cap with a white pompon. You can wear black boots or high boots on your feet, gird yourself with a wide belt and grab a large bag with gifts.
Spiderman
Becoming a super hero is the dream of many boys. To embody it, you can make a spiderman costume. To do this, you will need narrow shorts or blue leggings, red knee-highs or tights, if you have boots, it will be even better. At the top of the suit you will need a red turtleneck or a tight-fitting jacket. It needs to be decorated under the web. To do this, sew a jacket with black threads horizontally and vertically. In the center make embroidery from a spider. It can be cut from another fabric or buy a sticker. Decide on the look of the mask. She can completely cover the head of the child or be only on the face. It is also necessary to decorate a web. You can make the insertion of the eyes of a different material - for example, white, for the effect of super glasses.
Parsley
Very bright character and the main joker. To create a suit of parsley will need bright pants in red or green. You can make patches on them. A bright red item or, better yet, a shirt with peas, will go great on top. The cap must be two-color. At the ends of the cap sew white pompons. You can put make-up on your face - make red cheeks and draw funny freckles.
Ant Man
If your child is a fan of comics and the film about the Ant-Man, then please his new year's costume of this character. You can create this suit from overalls or sweaters and pants in black and red. On the jacket you need to apply a print with the effect of armor with the help of another fabric or embroidery. It is better to make a mask out of cardboard by finding a sketch on the Internet and printing it out on a printer. Decorate the costume with a belt that will hide the transition from the top to the bottom.
Primitive
It's funny to dress up in a primitive man's costume. The image is easy to create with different furs. You need to wrap yourself in the skin, making a similar tunic, and gird yourself with a belt. You can wear sandals, clogs with a thin sole or barefoot. You can buy funny sneakers resembling the paws of an animal. On the head you need to make a pile of hair and tie a leopard-colored bandanna. Take a big bone made of foam rubber or paper in your hands.
The most popular costume for the New Year
How many would not appear new images on this beautiful holiday, but every year millions of children and adults dress up their favorite New Year characters. These include Santa Claus, Snow Maiden, snowflake, bunny, wolf, bear, prince, Little Red Riding Hood and many others.
Since childhood, many boys still have an image in a bunny suit, which their mother sewed. White dress shirt, white shorts with a small tail in the back, white socks. On the head are long ears, made of cardboard or made from fabric with inserted wire.
How to choose
When purchasing a ready-made New Year's costume, be sure to make sure that the size you choose is correct. It is better to try on things before buying. Then study the composition of the material, the details of the costume itself - whether they are strong, whether the fabric is wrinkled, how well it fits when fitting.There should be no unpleasant smells from the details of the suit, the fabric should not leave traces of paint on the skin.
Check the presence of the lining inside the suit. It should be pleasant to the touch. Trying on a suit, move around in it and make sure that it is comfortable and convenient. Choose your character with the features of your character and the appropriate image by external similarity. You should not try to become completely unlike a hero, because the similarity is obtained more precisely with inner harmony with your image.
How to complement the image
To create a complete image, use make-up and additional accessories that you can do yourself. Try to practice doing moves or imitate your character's voice. All this will allow you to get used to the role and really have fun.