Carnival costume Pinocchio do it yourself

2024 Author: Sierra Becker | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-26 03:47

The main character of the children's fairy tale "The Golden Key" fell in love with children and adults from the very first sight. Therefore, it is not surprising that the image of the wooden boy Pinocchio is copied in many performances and carnivals. Mischievous and cheerful, he envelops everyone present in a good mood. How to make a Pinocchio costume for a boy with your own hands, read in today's article.

Hero Characteristics

Beloved by many, the fairy tale about the golden key attracts the attention of not only children, but also parents. The images of Malvina, the dog Artemon and other bright characters are often used for all kinds of holidays.

In order to make a Pinocchio costume with your own hands, you need to remember the main details of its appearance:

• long thin nose;
• striped cap;
• orange big collar shirt;
• blue shorts;
• curly crest;
• golden key.

Refreshing memories ofthis wonderful hero, you can start making an outfit.

How to make Pinocchio's cap?

As we remember, Pinocchio's costume had a bright funny cap with a tassel at the end. To make such an accessory is not at all difficult. To do this, stock up on a red and white striped fabric, thread and scissors.

1. Take a measurement of the circumference of your child's head and add a couple of centimeters to the resulting value. Based on the desired cap length and circumference, draw a sketch on paper.
2. Cut out the sketch from paper and transfer it to the fabric folded in two layers. This must be done in such a way that in the end you get one whole piece. Therefore, apply the sketch on the fold of the fabric.
3. Cut out the future cap from the fabric and, turning it on the wrong side, sew on the sewing machine.
4. If the cap does not fit well on the child's head, then sew thin strings or an elastic band to its lower edges.

How to make pom-poms for a hat and shirt?

Since there should be a pompom on the tip of the cap, and it should also be on the shirt in Pinocchio's suit, let's start making it.

1. Cut out two "donuts" about 5 cm in diameter from cardboard.
2. Put them together and start wrapping them with bright wool threads. It can be wrapped tightly and in several layers. The more thread you use, the more fluffy your pom poms will be.
3. Use sharp scissors, cut the threads along the side of the cardboard, in a circle.
4. Tie the thread tightly between the two "donuts"cardboard.
5. Remove the cardboard and straighten the pompom. Then, simply tying a string to it, sew it to the right place in Pinocchio's costume and to the tip of the cap.

Pinocchio shirt

Since Pinocchio's costume for a boy requires a very simple shirt, you can use the one you have at home, or buy a similar one in the store. The basic requirement is orange, red or yellow fabric, short sleeves and button closure.

Taking a classic shirt as a basis, you can begin to improve it. The first thing to do is sew on a large white collar, as befits a Pinocchio suit.

1. Draw the desired collar size on paper. It should look like the letter "C" with rounded ends. Transfer it to the fabric and cut it out.
2. Make notches at the fold and, having determined the middle of the collar, attach to the shirt.
3. Pin the collar to the shirt with pins, then baste with thread by hand.
4. Sew on the sewing machine from the wrong side.

After making the collar, we will start sewing buttons. For greater similarity, the existing buttons must be replaced with large black ones. After making a couple of pompoms, you can attach them on a string to the collar.

Shorts for Pinocchio's look

Having designed the shirt, you can start shorts. They are also easier to find ready-made. Surely a similar thing is in the wardrobe of any boy. For children's costume Pinocchioyou will need the simplest blue or light blue cotton shorts just above the knee or knee-length.

If you still didn’t have such a thing, then watch the video from which you will learn how to sew the simplest shorts for a boy yourself and very quickly.

To complete the look, you will need striped socks. It is desirable that their color matches the color of the cap.

How to make a long Pinocchio nose?

Perhaps the most important distinctive element of Pinocchio's image is his long nose. Without it, it will not be easy to understand what kind of hero the child has reincarnated into. So, there are several ways to make a false nose at home. Let's start with the simplest.

For this method, prepare a thin elastic band, thick paper, an awl, scissors, adhesive tape, paints.

1. Roll up the paper to make a bag. Glue the sides together with glue.
2. By mixing brown (red) and white paint, paint the paper in a color close to the color of the child's skin. Let dry.
3. Then, to the places where you are going to make holes for the elastic, glue small pieces of tape. This technique will help strengthen the puncture sites and prevent the paper from tearing.
4. Punch holes for the elastic with an awl. Attach the elastic to the nose on both sides. The spout is ready!

The second option is also quite simple. For this, you will need yellow foam rubber, a glue gun, a thin elastic band and scissors.

1. Carefully with scissorsform the base of the nose.
2. Then use the glue gun to make the spout sharp from the remaining small pieces. To do this, simply put on piece by piece, cutting and sharpening them with scissors.
3. Pass the elastic near the base of the product and secure it with knots.

The third version of the false nose is the most difficult. It will be papier-mâché.

For such a nose, prepare plasticine, flour, glue, paints, black and white newspapers.

1. Tear the newspapers into pieces and place in a bowl, filling them with water. Let the workpiece brew for a couple of hours.
2. After time, add glue and flour to the bowl, mixing well. Leave for another hour.
3. While the substance is infused, you can start sculpting the base. To do this, mold the exact same nose from plasticine that you want to make using the papier-mâché technique. Its base must necessarily be even.
4. When the nose is molded and the mass has stood for the prescribed hour, you can start pasting the plasticine nose in pieces. After making the first layer, let the workpiece dry.
5. After several layers, remove the plasticine and after complete drying, begin to apply layers of paint. After mixing gouache paints to the desired color, paint over the nose layer by layer.
6. Before painting or after, carefully make holes for the holes and tie an elastic band. Pinocchio's papier-mâché nose is ready!

Golden Key

And of course, what is Pinocchio without a golden key? It can be made in the most uncomplicated way from thick cardboard.

To make a golden key, take: cardboard or thick paper, gold paint, decorative rhinestones, scissors and glue.

Draw a sketch of the future key on paper and transfer to cardboard. Please note that its size must be at least 20 cm. Otherwise, the accessory will not be noticeable from afar. If the paper is too thin, then glue several layers until you get the desired thickness. Then cover the workpiece with several layers of gold paint and decorate with rhinestones. Magic key for Pinocchio can be hung around the neck for convenience.

How to make a crest?

If your child's hair is not curly at all, you can make curls out of paper.

To do this, take a thin sheet of paper and, cutting off a small rectangle, color it yellow. Then make a thick fringe on one of the edges and twist the ends with sharp scissors. Glue the finished "bangs" to the back of the cap.