Easy Costumes Kids Can Make

The kindergarten class I was teaching wascurly look and add strength.
scheduled to perform a dramatic recitation. WeThe flowers were even easier to make than the
needed several flower and bumblebee costumes.bees. The garbage bags only needed arm and
Since I have found that kids love making theirneck holes cut out.
own costumes, I wanted the class to be able toThe flowers were made with ...
participate as much as possible in the process.- Green Garbage Bags (one per child)
Therefore, I came up with an easy costume idea- Coloured Paper
and had the grade 7 class come in and assist, one- Scotch Tape
student per kindergarten child. In about 1 hour allTo make the head of the flower, we first cut a
of the costumes were complete and the2-inch wide strip of paper for each child and
kindergarten class looked adorable. It was a greatwrapped it around each one's head from the top
experience for everyone.of their head to their chin, being sure to create a
How did we make the costumes? Easy!comfortable fit. We then taped it and removed it.
The bumblebees were made with ...Next we cut out several colours of petals about
- Yellow Garbage Bags (one per child)5-6 inches high by 3-4 inches wide and let each
- Black Electrical Tapechild pick the colour they wanted for their flower.
- Hair BandsWe did the cutting by eye, so the measurements
- Pipe Cleanersare approximate. Next, we attached the chosen
- Small Foam Balls (available at craft and dollarpetals all along the inside edge of the bands we
stores)had just made and finally, folded the petals
The yellow garbage bags were laid flat on a deskoutward. Note: The number of petals varied with
and while the kindergarten children held themthe preferences of each child.
down, the grade 7 children put four stripes ofFor most of the children the flower head piece
electrical tape across, front and back. Each stripestayed on perfectly. For the ones who had
had 3 widths of the tape. Finally, arm and necktrouble with it slipping off, we added a second
holes were cut out of the garbage bags. Note: Ifstrip of 2-inch wide paper to the first one from
you make a mistake, clear packing tape or scotchapproximately ear to ear, around the back of the
tape works wonders.head on the day of the performance.
The antennae were made by twisting 2 pipeThe final result was amazing. The kids were
cleaners to each hair band and then, pushing aabsolutely thrilled with their accomplishments and
foam ball onto the other end of each pipe cleanerthe performance was a great success.
(the wire inside the pipe cleaners makes thisImportant: Please remember that plastic bags are
easy). Note: Before adding the pipe cleaners, wenot a toy and should be used with caution, under
wrapped them around a pencil to give them thatadult supervision.