What little one doesn't like to dress up day in and day out. We know that costumes can be very expensive for parents' pockets, so we have made a compilation of different ideas of homemade costumes with garbage bags. Quick, simple and even in which the little ones in the house can help to make it. So that we are going to complicate ourselves or leave money, being able to make a thousand ideas with garbage bags.
Do you dare to make a homemade costume for your little one? Through a few simple steps and little material, you will be able to create costumes with really amazing bags. When you discover the wide variety of costumes that can be made, you will not want to leave one undone.
Homemade Garbage Bag Costumes
Classic costumes of a lifetime, more original, of characters, animals, aliens, of all types and models that you can imagine, you will be able to make them with garbage bags that we all have at home under the sink and with little material plus.
penguin costume
The material you will need to make the penguin costume is the following:
- large black cardstock
- Large white cardboard
- Two small orange cards
- A black garbage bag
- Leg template
- Scissors
- Glue
The first thing is to create the body of our penguin, To do this, we will take the garbage bag and open three semicircles, one for the head and two for the arms. Next we will draw on the white cardboard an oval of the same size as the central part of the bag, once cut out, glued with glue or white glue.
To create the legs of the animal, we will help ourselves with the orange cardboard, with the help of a templates we will draw and cut them, and then we will stick them on the bottom of the bag with the help of glue.
Finally we will create the head of the penguin, to do this take the black cardboard and cut out a band the diameter of the child's head and 7cm wide. The next step you must take is to cut a triangle in the orange cardboard to form the beak, when you have it cut, stick it to the center of the band. Add some details like the eyes, with black and white cardboard and you have the complete costume ready.
Bee costume
In this case, the materials to make this bee suit are:
- A black garbage bag
- Large yellow cardboard
- small black cardstock
- Scissors and glue
- wings template
We will start by making a hole in the bag for the head and two others for the child's arms. Next with a template of the internet of the wings, trace them on one of the yellow cards and cut them when you have everything ready.
Once cut, take the yellow black cardboard and cut out several strips or circles, we leave this to your choice to decorate both wings. When you have everything cut out with the help of a glue, spread them out and glue them. Finally, All that remains is to cut several strips of yellow cardboard and stick them on both sides of the garbage bag, for this we advise you to use a stapler so that they are well attached.
painter costume
For this last idea of a homemade costume with a garbage bag, you will need:
- A white garbage bag
- Cardboard of different colors (can be replaced by paints and brush for more realism or permanent markers)
- Scissors
- Stapler
This last costume is very simple, you just have to make the holes as in the previous two so that the little one can put his head and arms inside the bag. Take the colored cardboard and cut out shapes of paint stains, each one of a different color. As we indicated in the list of materials, you can do this step with a brush and paint suitable for plastic material or with markers. In the case of doing it with cardboard, once cut, paint them. It only remains to add a painter's hat and a bow that you already have to buy.
There are only three ideas for homemade costumes with garbage bags that we have brought you, but as you can see, there are a thousand and one options that you can create with few materials and a lot of creativity. Your children, students, or relatives will have costumes in the closet to live a new adventure every day.