Winter holidays at school and kindergarten are always a joy for children and a headache for parents. After all, they have to look for carnival costumes in different studios. Sometimes parents want to make an exclusive costume on their own that will be unique and highlight the character of their child.
Given time, resources and imagination, the best carnival costumes are obtained. Just look at a photo of a DIY pirate costume to understand how stylish it can be.
Pirate costume
If you decide not to buy or rent a pirate costume, but to make it yourself, you will need to use your imagination, review the materials available at home that can be used in creativity, and get to work! So, let's make a pirate costume ourselves.
A paired suit, for example, mother and child, looks very stylish. Imagine how cool it will look when you two walk into the room!
A handmade pirate costume for a boy and a mother will definitely delight everyone around him.
Party for a boy 8–10 years old
If it's your child's birthday, or you just want to please your son, throw him a pirate party.
For a boy 8-10 years old, the most interesting thing is to hold a pirate party in the form of a quest.
Pirate quest for children is the most popular theme. Specialized stores sell all the necessary paraphernalia for children to carry out such a quest. The game scenario is to search for treasure by solving riddles and solving various problems.
Think in advance about what you will hide as treasure and where. You can use the refrigerator, closet, bathroom.
Then come up with several tasks that will be related to each other. The solution to the task should give a hint where the treasure is hidden.
As clues, use notes that say that it is now very cold (refrigerator) or very damp (bathroom).
Also hide the notes in different places: in a flower pot, in a book, in a balloon. To show children where the clue notes are, tell them riddles. For example, an accordion hangs under the window, does not play music, but heats up the room.
Give your child a real holiday by organizing a pirate party. Of course, such a party can be ordered in special offices. However, who better than parents knows their child, his tastes and preferences. With a little effort, you will make him truly happy.
Costume for a boy
How to make a pirate costume at home? We associate a sea pirate with a striped T-shirt or a loose shirt with already frayed edges, a vest (in this case, options without buttons are allowed), short pants (necessarily striped), eye patches and hats. Also required attributes will be a weapon, a hook and a telescope.
If you don’t have a vest in the house, it’s easy enough to make it yourself. You will need a white jacket or T-shirt, black or blue paint.
You can draw the stripes yourself, or you can invite a young pirate to help create a cool look. Don't forget that the pirate should look shabby.
Important recommendation: try to choose looser clothes. Remember that this is a child who is constantly on the move. You don’t want your child to spend the entire evening as if chained in a shell, do you?
All pirates always wore loose-fitting clothes; they valued freedom of movement and lack of constraint.
Assembling the suit
You can wear a vest over a loose-fitting shirt. If you don’t have a vest, sew one from scrap materials. To do this you will need three parts - two front shelves and one for the back. Remember that there should be no buttons here.
Pants can be striped or plain. If you have old black jeans that you wouldn’t mind making look completely old, feel free to give them to your child to be torn to pieces. You can take an ordinary grater and make it more “aged”.
Striped socks that will peek out from under boots decorated with golden buckles or buttons will look very stylish.
Originality in the details
It’s not difficult to dress a child for a pirate party; it’s more difficult to make sure that he doesn’t become someone else’s copy. Little things and details will help with this, because they distinguish images from each other. Everything is in your hands - give your child a harmless temporary tattoo with henna, paint his face with pirate makeup, in a word, show your imagination. Then your child will be able to fully enjoy the pirate party.
Making a detour
How to make a threatening hook for a young pirate? You will need to take an ordinary plastic glass. Put it on a child's hand and make a hole in the bottom.
Using regular foil, you should twist a real pirate hook out of wire. If desired, you can paint it black.
Attach a hook to the bottom of the cup and disguise the glass with fabric or black paint. As you can see, it is not a difficult task to make a pirate costume for a boy.
To make a bandage, you will need paper or black fabric and braid or elastic. If the child wants, he can paint his headband with a skull and crossbones.
Holiday for children 5 years old
At a party for children 5 years old, entertainment should alternate between each other. One game should be active, one should be calm.
The main thing is that the competitions for the pirate party are appropriate for the age of the children.
For competitions for a children's party, use:
- "heavy weight"
Take balloons. On each ball write: strength, wisdom, courage, dexterity. Before the competition, say: “ Look how heavy a weight I have. Let's check how strong you are. I will throw the weight to you, and you to me
" Throw a ball to each child. Children catch the balls and get a title: the bravest, the bravest, etc.
- save the man.
You need to split into two teams. Each team is given a lifebuoy and a doll. On command, the first participant runs to the doll and throws a circle on it and returns to the team. The second player removes the circle and also tries to throw it on the doll. The team that is faster and more agile will win;
- who is the most accurate?
Each team is given several paper projectiles and one plastic bucket. The team with the most shells in its bucket will win. Instead of a bucket and paper balls, you can use darts;
- defeat the sea monster.
Build sea monsters out of balloons. Place a note with a task inside each ball. Players are given darts with which they must hit sea monsters. At the end of the game, everyone gets their tasks. Everyone needs to complete them before the end of the holiday.
Hat
To make a hat, take black cardboard. Make a pattern with the size of the baby's head circumference and cut out a headband from cardboard.
To complete the look, add a red ribbon to your hat. You have completed the task of making a pirate costume for your child!
Belt
The belt is tightened over a shirt or vest. This element will complement the image of a robber who is looking for prey in the vast expanses of seas and oceans.
It is better to use a wide belt. It is bought or made from fabric or cardboard. You can use a bright scarf as a belt.
