Kids Girls Mary Nativity Christmas Fancy Dress Costume

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Use a long skirt you have a home, or attach white or blue fabric to the hem of a shorter one – use safety pins if needed. For a lot of primary schools, Christmas means one thing: the Nativity! And while it's lots of fun (and very cute) seeing the kids perform, the preparation that goes into a Nativity play can be stressful: from learning lines, to making that all-important costume! Making your child's Nativity costume at home yourself might feel like a daunting task, but don't worry; we're here to help!

We love this shepherd's stripy tabard – all she needs now is a toy sheep and a crook to complete the look.The most popular addition is the old striped tea towel wrapped around the head. If you don't have a suitable tea towel, you can try using a pashmina which can be wrapped around your child's head, turban-style. I’m not on social media but just wanted to reach out and say I have been recommending you to everyone I know, with kids of course! Mary is often depicted in a lovely blue robe with a white headpiece. She’s one of the three main figures of the Holy Family, along with Joseph and the Holy Babe. These costumes are perfect for your Nativity scene or church play. There’s a Virgin Mary costume for children and for adult women. Decorate their robe by using safety pins to fasten on strands of tinsel of all colours. Tie the robe with gold rope or ribbon. Cut around the semi-circle so that your child has a hole to put their head through. If you like, you could stop here with the tabard, but if you want to make it neater then follow the next steps.

As with Mary, make the pillowcase into a simple tunic top. Make cuts down the sides for the arms to come through, and at the top for the head. Cut both pieces into stars of equal sizes. Do be aware that your child may have to sit down at some point so don’t make the stars so big that this becomes difficult. Cut around the semi-circle so that your child has a hole to put their head through. If you like, you could stop here with the dress, but if you want to make it neater then follow the next steps.

Ok, tea towel and band were easy enough. I just needed to find a non-musty, non-crumpled one that’s not ‘grey’ from overuse, never to see white again. And a band – bit of elastic would do fine, so he could just slip it over his head. It was a shame we’d given away my mum’s old arabic head-dress from her time living in Saudi Arabia as a child. Fold the sheet in half and cut a line in the fold for your child’s head to fit through. Don’t cut too far, or else it will slip over their shoulders. Try it on – you may need to cut along the bottom if it’s too long.

In each interactive tutorial, our digital teacher explains the method, shows you examples and then gives you a chance to practise what you've learned. Find out more. Right, first thing's first: equipment! Get yourself organised with everything you'll need for your Mary costume in our handy list below. That way, you won't be scrambling around the house halfway through making the costume or end up realising you need to go to the shop! You will need: If your child is playing Mary in the school Nativity play, first of all: congratulations! They've got one of the lead roles which is sure to be exciting, and they'll need a fabulous costume to wear on their big day. All that needs to be added is a crown, created easily from cardboard and covered with sparkling 'jewels' (used coloured tissue paper for this or bits of glitzy wrapping paper) and an old cardboard box, covered in gold wrapping paper. If not, you can make a plain white tunic from a piece of fabric and tie it with a tinsel belt, or you could even dress your child in a long white t-shirt or white dress with some tinsel accessories.

Making another Nativity costume for a different character? Follow our other DIY Nativity costume tutorials, or exchange Christmas ideas with parents in the forum. Related stories Congratulations! Your child is appearing in their school Nativity play! It's a proud moment for any parent and you'll no doubt be excited to see your little one up there on the stage. Then, simply use an old striped tea towel to wrap around the head; this look works for a shepherd or innkeeper costume too. If you don't have a suitable tea towel, try using a pashmina which can be wrapped around your child's head. One of the highlights of your year will probably be watching your kids star in their school Nativity play. Follow our steps for super easy-to-make DIY Nativity costumes. The Nativity is a really exciting event for all the boys and girls involved, so get ready to watch them turn into stars on the stage!

To make a Joseph costume you’ll need: A cream or brown pillowcase (buy cheap or dye one if needed), a long skirt, a stretchy hairband, a length of brown fabric, a leather belt, some sandals and possibly a robe. But a tunic. I didn’t really want to sew, so I debated using a pillowcase and cutting head and arm holes. The only problem was getting that on and off. N’s not as small as he used to be so I didn’t think a pillowcase would fit. Adult Unisex Scarf, Long Cotton Scarf, Veil, Tichel for Fashion, Biblical, Nativity, Saint, Adventurer, Passion Play, Historical Costuming, To portray Mary, you need a special costume, one that will radiate the gentle courage and beauty of the mother of Jesus.However, amongst all the excitement you've probably got the stress of making their Nativity play costume yourself. Great idea because the supermarket costumes aren’t fire safe. I threw out anything that isn’t fire safe and so using ordinary fabric is a much safer alternative. I am layering and cutting off arms and cutting up the front so I have long waist coats to go over the main tshirt. I am also going to add a bit of bling to the front of the kings waistcoats. A great idea thank you.