Carnival costumes for children – great DIY felt hair accessories
The time for the fun carnival is getting closer – but you are still looking in vain for ideas for Carnival costumes for children? Instead of dressing up the child in an uncomfortable costume, you can simply make original headdresses out of felt and headbands. We have prepared 9 simple but super cute ideas for you!
Carnival costumes for children – Olaf from “Frozen”
Olaf as a costume is a real hit among children. We would like to introduce you to a simple variant that you can use for the carnival costumes for children. You need a white hat, felt in white, black, orange and light blue, plush wire and material to fill the carrot nose (e.g. cotton wool).
Carnival costumes for children – cut out and glue individual parts
Cut out the individual parts for the face and glue them to the hats as shown in the photos. For the nose, sew some kind of funnel, but the tip is sewn in the same way, and fill it with any material so that it can stand straight ahead.
Idea for children – hat with a face
Finally, stick three more pieces of plush wire into the hole in the top of the hat. It is best to connect the wire inside the hat and glue any piece of fabric over it to be on the safe side. The original yet simple carnival costume for children is ready.
Sheep mask for the children’s costume
This mask is just as easy to make for a sheep. All you have to do is cut out the necessary individual parts and glue or, as in the example, sew them together. A piece of rubber ensures that the mask also holds well. Try it now!
Make carnival costumes for children yourself – French Mcarons
Dress up your child as a sweet French macaron. You can find simple instructions in the picture gallery. You would need cardboard, cotton wool, fabric, hot glue, thread and scissors as materials. You can find full instructions on Studio DIY.
Great DIY felt hair accessories for carnival costumes
The following two ideas for Carnival costumes for children are pretty easy and great for sewing yourself.
Carnival costumes for children – dragons and sweet sunshine
The next two ideas for Carnival costumes for children are super cute, but also more complicated. Our tip – try sewing the sunshine costume first. Once you’ve mastered the costume, you can try the kite. And even if you don’t succeed the first time, you can always tinker Minnie Mouse ears in the last second – simply cut two medium-sized circles out of black felt and stick them to the headband. Decorate the design with a small red bow in the middle. A mini mouse t-shirt and tutu skirt will complement the look.
For the cat ears you need 4 details in total – cut out two black and two beige. Glue these / or sew them together / and attach the ears to a headband.
Cool carnival costumes for children and babies – make Indian headdresses
Choose a soft headband in shades of gold. Collect bird feathers and glue them to a paper template. Then glue the template to the tape. Decorate the headdress with several small pompoms and other decorative ribbons to taste. Dress the baby in beige or brown clothes – and you’ve made the right costume yourself!
Cute carnival costumes for children – cute witch and cat costumes for girls
Make a cute witch costume – all you need for this purpose is a black blouse, black tights and of course the matching hat. Cut the hat out of felt and sew the pieces together. complete!
