How to sew a goldfish costume for a girl and a boy: instructions, tips

Before the New Year, performances are staged in schools and kindergartens. If your child got the role of a goldfish, it will not be difficult to make a costume.

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Detailed instructions for creating an outfit for a boy and girl will be considered in this article.

Golden fish costume for girls: 3 most popular ways

Before you start making a goldfish costume, select the materials that you will use. You also need to decide on the style of the dress for the girl, because there are various options.
Next will present ideas of the most original outfits. You can use those that satisfy your capabilities.
To make an outfit, you will need Golden fabric with sparkles, different shades of tulle and an orange tape from the satin. It will also need an elastic band so that the skirt is conveniently fixed on the belt.

Step-by-step instruction:

Form a skirt. Cut the tulle in small ribbons, the length of which is 2 times the suitable length of the skirt.
Tie the ribbons around the linen gum to get a magnificent skirt. Combine the shades of Fatin with each other so that the design looks beautiful. It will require golden, white, red and black tones.

Bring a t -shirt or top of a child with sequins.

Try on the outfit.

If you are limited in time, make a simple outfit. It is enough to sheathe the existing dress with sparkles and sequins. Before starting work, prepare the following materials:

a sunny t -shirt and the same or slightly brighter felt;
hair band;
all for cutting and creating a pattern.

Production instructions:

Take the dress with your daughter on the basis. If this is not, you can connect a t -shirt of a suitable shade and a skirt.
Cut circles and ovals of different sizes from taffeta. They will be used as scales.
Glue the blanks of scales to the dress.
If there is a lot of shiny fabric, form a tail from it. For these purposes, collect a wide and long cut of facts. On the one hand, collect them, and on the other, leave it open. The edge that was assembled, sew it to the linen elastic band, and wear it over the dress.

Cut the crown from felt. It will take 2 halves that are sewn with each other. Follow the space between the fabrics with a filler. Sew to the left side of the rhinestone and sequins. Attach the crown to the rim using an adhesive gun.

To make a costume in the third way, you will need a turtleneck and a skirt above the knee. Choose the clothes of yellow, orange or white shade. After starting decoration. Sew and glue a large number to clothes sparkles, sequins and lurek fabric. The stronger the costume will shine, the better.
Cut the crown from cardboard and glue it with foil.

To make fins, use a light fabric - a chiffon. Cut from the material, independently determining the length.
Wrap the linen gum with the material to hide it. Sew cut fins to her. To make the tail of a goldfish, use a belt. Sew to him pieces of transparent tulle. Lengthen a little from the back, and tie the belt in front.
Pour the fins on top of the turtleneck, and on top of the skirt - a tail. Put on the crown and choose the right shoes. The costume is ready.

How to make a goldfish costume for a boy?

To make a goldfish costume for a boy, shorts and a T -shirt will be required. Choose the clothes of a yellow or orange shade. Also prepare an orange or yellow sweatshirt.
From the felt of red or yellow shade, cut the circles, the diameter of which is 7-9 cm. Sew them to a sweatshirt to simulate scales.
Cut a circle from white cardboard with a diameter of 3 cm, and 1 cm from black. Form the eye of the fish from them, and glue it to the hood.

Additional accessories for the costume of the goldfish

If you do not have the opportunity to make a goldfish costume, you can put on your child familiar clothes for a child. The accessory will be a headdress.

To make an accessory, adhere to the following instructions:

Cut 2 parts of the fish from cardboard or felt, and expand them.
Attach the rim to the bends, and fix it with glue.
To give volume, fill the figure with a filler.
Decorate with rhinestones and sequins.

Makeup for a goldfish costume

To supplement the costume of a goldfish, you must put makeup on the child’s face. Find the options for drawings in advance, and let the child choose on your own. To apply makeup, prepare special paints, cotton sticks, cotton pads, micellar water and brushes.
The easiest way on the face is to draw a fish. First draw large details, and gradually move on to small ones. You can also draw algae or shells.

DIY goldfish costume: reviews

Paulina, 23 years old: For a child in a kindergarten, she sewed a suit in just one night. I want to note that I have no experience of sewing. I even purchased the machine a few days before the start of work.
Irina, 28 years old: The child’s school decided to hold a New Year's matinee in the sea theme. I decided to sew a goldfish costume for my daughter. It took me only a few evenings to work, and the child really liked the result.
Olesya, 42 years: On the New Year's matinee, the son got the role of a goldfish. In the first few days, he opposed this, because he considered the role of the girl. When I sewed the original costume of the goldfish, he was crazy about happiness. He liked it so much that he met the New Year at home in this suit.

Now you know that making a goldfish costume, both for a boy and a girl, is not difficult. Prepare simple materials and stock up on a small amount of time. Do not forget to ask the child’s opinions, because he should put on a made outfit.

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