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Easy Costumes Kids Can Make

The kindergarten class I was teaching was
scheduled to perform a dramatic recitation.The flowers were even easier to make than the
We needed several flower and bumblebeebees. The garbage bags only needed arm and
costumes. Since I have found that kids loveneck  holes  cut  out.
making their own costumes, I wanted the class
to be able to participate as much as possibleThe  flowers  were  made  with  ...
in the process. Therefore, I came up with an
easy costume idea and had the grade 7 class-  Green  Garbage  Bags  (one  per  child)
come in and assist, one student per
kindergarten child. In about 1 hour all of-  Coloured  Paper
the costumes were complete and the
kindergarten class looked adorable. It was a-  Scotch  Tape
great  experience  for  everyone.
To make the head of the flower, we first cut
How  did  we  make  the  costumes? Easy!a 2-inch wide strip of paper for each child
and wrapped it around each one's head from
The  bumblebees  were  made  with  ...the top of their head to their chin, being
sure to create a comfortable fit. We then
-  Yellow  Garbage  Bags  (one  per  child)taped it and removed it. Next we cut out
several colours of petals about 5-6 inches
-  Black  Electrical  Tapehigh by 3-4 inches wide and let each child
pick the colour they wanted for their flower.
-  Hair  BandsWe did the cutting by eye, so the
measurements are approximate. Next, we
-  Pipe  Cleanersattached the chosen petals all along the
inside edge of the bands we had just made and
- Small Foam Balls (available at craft andfinally, folded the petals outward. Note:
dollar  stores)The number of petals varied with the
preferences  of  each  child.
The yellow garbage bags were laid flat on a
desk and while the kindergarten children heldFor most of the children the flower head
them down, the grade 7 children put fourpiece stayed on perfectly. For the ones who
stripes of electrical tape across, front andhad trouble with it slipping off, we added a
back. Each stripe had 3 widths of the tape.second strip of 2-inch wide paper to the
Finally, arm and neck holes were cut out offirst one from approximately ear to ear,
the garbage bags. Note: If you make aaround the back of the head on the day of the
mistake, clear packing tape or scotch tapeperformance.
works  wonders.
The final result was amazing. The kids were
The antennae were made by twisting 2 pipeabsolutely thrilled with their
cleaners to each hair band and then, pushingaccomplishments and the performance was a
a foam ball onto the other end of each pipegreat  success.
cleaner (the wire inside the pipe cleaners
makes this easy). Note: Before adding theImportant: Please remember that plastic bags
pipe cleaners, we wrapped them around aare not a toy and should be used with
pencil to give them that curly look and addcaution, under adult supervision.
strength.



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