In anticipation New Year's holidays Carnivals and matinees begin in all preschool and educational institutions. For each of these activities, the child will need carnival costume, it is also always handy for a family celebration.
One of the most common characters on New Year's parties considered a snowman. This is not surprising, because he is a kind of symbol of winter and an assistant to Grandfather Frost, so the snowman participates in all New Year's fairy tales.
And if your child got the role of a snowman at the New Year's party, you can go two ways: buy a costume in a store, or make it yourself. The second option will be more economical, and you will be sure that your child will be unique and no one else will have a similar suit.
Components of a classic snowman outfit
Before you start working on a snowman costume, remember what it looks like and think about what elements it should consist of. A real snowman consists of three snowballs, each of which is slightly smaller than the previous one. The snowman always has a hat and a carrot nose. Mandatory elements, without which it is impossible to imagine a standard snowman, are a broom and a scarf.
What should it consist of? new Year costume snowman?
Hat
Often a bucket is used as a headdress. Of course, for the baby it will be too much. Therefore, you can choose any hat. It is desirable that it at least slightly resembles a bucket.
As for the baby’s face, you can complement the image with New Year’s makeup. To do this, just highlight your eyes with a dark pencil or shadows, and make your lips a little brighter.
Nose
As for the nose, everything is clear here. Try to make a costume nose that looks like a carrot. It can be made of paper or foam rubber, while painting the product orange.
Snowman scarf
It doesn't matter which scarf you choose here. Classic New Year's flowers are blue and red, they are present in the costumes of the Snow Maiden and Father Frost. But if you want to choose something brighter, you can use a striped scarf that will have different shades.
Mandatory elements - buttons
Each snowman is “dressed in a coat”, which always has black buttons. Place an uneven number of obligatory large black buttons on your suit.
"Body" of a snowman
The best option for making a costume would be two white balls of different sizes. If you don’t have the right material, it doesn’t matter, the main thing is that the two white parts of the suit are soft (this could be fleece) and at least slightly resemble the shape of a circle.
As for the broom, you can do without it at the matinee. But if you are planning to complement the image with it, then a broom is also suitable for the baby.
Now the snowman is ready. But, to make it more clear, we should dwell in more detail on how to make certain parts.
Making a snowman's body with your own hands
There are several options for making the “body” for a snowman costume. You can choose any one you like or the one you have the materials to make.
Making a suit from a sundress
Ordinary sundress white- this is the most easy way making a suit. If you have one at home and you don’t feel sorry for it, that’s great.
First of all, you need to try the sundress on your child; it should not be too big, otherwise it will slide off the shoulders. Otherwise, it will need to be sutured a little.
In order to isolate top part from the bottom, you can use the silver rain. Tie it so that the fabric remains with an allowance at the top.
You can also put cotton wool, padding polyester or white material into the upper part to make it look more like a lump. This is especially effective when the fabric of the sundress is very light. Please note that in this case the rain will have to be tied very tightly.
Now move on to the bottom of the sundress. It needs to be shortened to knee level. Cover the bottom of the sundress with wire, giving it the shape of a ring. It is best to decorate the lower part of the sundress with the same rain that was used as a belt.
Don't forget the black buttons. They can be made from fabric or paper. You will also need a white shirt under the sundress.
Fleece snowman overalls
For the second option for making a snowman body, you need to purchase white fleece. It is very soft to the touch and will best resemble snow.
The first step is to make a rough pattern. For these purposes, you can use your baby’s suit or overalls. It is advisable to choose clothes for the pattern with sleeves. You don't need exact matches. Everything can be very approximate. Sew the resulting parts with white threads, and decorate the fleece overalls with black buttons. Please note that they must be large.
Economical option No. 3
Surely every boy has white shorts, and underneath you need to wear white tights. This will be the bottom of your suit.
As for the top, you can use a white T-shirt or shirt. Black buttons that need to be sewn on top will give your costume a resemblance to a snowman.
Making a hat for a snowman with your own hands
Since it's best not to use a baby bucket, here are a few options you can consider.
Santa Claus hat. Surely, you or your friends have a red New Year's hat. It can be found at any kiosk on the eve of the New Year holidays.
Small bucket. If you have a small bucket at home, you can use it to make a costume. Just cover it with paper and paint it black or dark brown. Think in advance about how it will be fixed on your head. Replace the handle with a string or rubber band, so your baby will move freely without fear that the headdress will fall.
Paper bucket. Everything is very simple here. Use cardboard to glue the shape into a truncated cone. Additionally, cut out a circle from cardboard that will serve as the bottom of the bucket, but do it so that there are teeth along the edges for gluing the two parts.
Finished hat. You probably have an old felt hat in your house. A headdress of any shape will do.
DIY fabric bucket. The principle of its creation is the same as from paper, but here you need to use a soft but fairly dense fabric.
DIY carrot nose
The principle of creating carrots is exactly the same as when making a paper bucket. But in in this case You should use orange paper; you can paint ordinary sheets of paper orange.
Simply cut out a circle of a certain diameter from paper, cut out a sector of the size you need from it and glue the cone together. To begin with, you can practice on plain paper, choosing the ideal nose size for your child, and then craft the final result. At the end, just glue a thin elastic band so that the nose stays in place.
Snowman shoes
If your child's legs are exposed, be sure to use white tights. As for the shoes themselves, then the best option there will be white felt boots or gray. You can replace them with boots, but keep in mind that the child will get hot in the room.
Also, thick woolen socks or shoe covers made of fabric may work well for a snowman. The second option is quite easy to make; for this you will need two pieces of fabric. Sew them together, and in order for them to fit tightly on the leg, you additionally need to sew in an elastic band.
Now the snowman costume is ready. You can use any of the above ideas, the baby will appreciate your efforts in any case.
You can make a snowman costume for the New Year's carnival. It's quite simple to do. However, in this matter there is an opportunity to go in different ways. There are many options.
Outfit for the little ones
The interesting thing about a snowman costume is that it is easy to make. And it is appropriate for even the smallest children to wear such an outfit.
A snowman costume for a boy consists of a white overalls with large black buttons, a hat and a bright scarf. Although, instead of a headdress, a small plastic bucket is quite suitable. Even children's sand toys can be used here.
You can do without overalls by sewing your baby a light coat made of fleece or padding polyester in a balloon style. It is made according to the usual robe pattern, only the hem is gathered at the bottom with an elastic band or lace threaded through the drawstring. To prevent your baby from sweating at the party, you can replace the coat with an elongated vest and wear a white turtleneck underneath.
Snowman costume with head and open face
This is a more complicated option. The suit itself is sewn in the same way as in the first case. But on the head, in addition to the hat, either a large beret with padding is put on, or a cap with ears fastened under the chin, on which the character’s round head, stuffed with something soft and light, is attached on top.
You can just take the white one knitted hat and sew the necessary details onto it.
You should take care of the face of the fairy-tale hero. You need to sew a carrot nose on the beret or on an additional head, and also make eyes. You can even embroider a charming smile. Naturally, you need to place a hat or bucket on top of the character’s head.
Master class on making a hat
You can find a headdress on the mezzanine, if, of course, the hostess is thrifty with all kinds of things that have not been worn for a long time. But if you couldn’t find the old hat anywhere, don’t despair. And running to the store to buy a new headdress for a lot of money will also be superfluous. After all, you can make a hat yourself from thick paper, and if you wish, you can even cover it with fabric.
- For the frame (or for the hat itself), you need to cut a circle out of paper. It is best to take whatman paper, which needs to be painted with black gouache or watercolor. A second concentric circle is cut inside it. This is how fields are cut out.
- To the cut out part (this will be the bottom of the hat) you need to glue small triangles or strips of tape for fastening.
- The rectangle should be as wide as the height of the crown (top of the headdress). Its length should correspond to the circumference of the small circle (bottom). The easiest way to measure is with a thread, but math enthusiasts can calculate it using a well-known formula, knowing the radius or diameter of the circle. Additionally, an allowance is made for gluing along the width. Also one by one long side you need to glue strips of tape to hold the parts together.
- The rectangle is glued into a ring, connecting the smaller sides together.
- The small circle (bottom) is connected to the ring, resulting in a crown - a kind of saucepan without handles.
- From the side of the crown hole, the hat brim is glued - a large circle with a cut out middle.
Master class on making a carrot nose
This part is made from thick paper or fabric. The nose pattern for the snowman is a segment of a circle. A cone is rolled out of it and secured with tape or sewn with thread (for fabric carrots). A soft fabric nose needs to be stuffed with padding polyester or a cardboard frame inserted inside. It is made according to the same pattern that was prepared for cutting carrots from fabric.
This part of the costume requires string to secure it to the face. It is sewn or glued to the manufactured nose at its base.
Face covering outfit
You can make a snowman costume with your own hands that will completely hide the person.
It will require the outfit itself, a balloon-style stitching, and a round head that completely hides the person’s face. You can make two balloon parts that connect at the waist. The easiest way is to tighten the suit in the middle with an elastic band or insert a cord into the drawstring.
The head can be made in three ways, and the pattern consists of:
- from two circles;
- from one rectangle with darts;
- of six sheets.
Eyes are also sewn onto the head of this snowman, in which holes are made so that a person can look. A nose and hat are also necessary attributes of the outfit.
Now you are convinced that making a snowman costume is quite simple.
You can make a snowman costume for the New Year's carnival. It's quite simple to do. However, in this matter there is an opportunity to go in different ways. There are many options.
Outfit for the little ones
The interesting thing about a snowman costume is that it is easy to make. And it is appropriate for even the smallest children to wear such an outfit.
A snowman costume for a boy consists of a white overalls with large black buttons, a hat and a bright scarf. Although, instead of a headdress, a small plastic bucket is quite suitable. Even children's sand toys can be used here.
You can do without overalls by sewing your baby a light coat made of fleece or padding polyester in a balloon style. It is made according to the usual robe pattern, only the hem is gathered at the bottom with an elastic band or lace threaded through the drawstring. To prevent your baby from sweating at the party, you can replace the coat with an elongated vest and wear a white turtleneck underneath.
Snowman costume with head and open face
This is a more complicated option. The suit itself is sewn in the same way as in the first case. But on the head, in addition to the hat, either a large beret with padding is put on, or a cap with ears fastened under the chin, on which the character’s round head, stuffed with something soft and light, is attached on top.
You can simply take a white knitted hat and sew the necessary details onto it.
You should take care of the face of the fairy-tale hero. You need to sew a carrot nose on the beret or on an additional head, and also make eyes. You can even embroider a charming smile. Naturally, you need to place a hat or bucket on top of the character’s head.
Master class on making a hat
You can find a headdress on the mezzanine, if, of course, the hostess is thrifty with all kinds of things that have not been worn for a long time. But if you couldn’t find the old hat anywhere, don’t despair. And running to the store to buy a new headdress for a lot of money will also be superfluous. After all, you can make a hat yourself from thick paper, and if you wish, you can even cover it with fabric.
- For the frame (or for the hat itself), you need to cut a circle out of paper. It is best to take whatman paper, which needs to be painted with black gouache or watercolor. A second concentric circle is cut inside it. This is how fields are cut out.
- To the cut out part (this will be the bottom of the hat) you need to glue small triangles or strips of tape for fastening.
- The rectangle should be as wide as the height of the crown (top of the headdress). Its length should correspond to the circumference of the small circle (bottom). The easiest way to measure is with a thread, but math enthusiasts can calculate it using a well-known formula, knowing the radius or diameter of the circle. Additionally, an allowance is made for gluing along the width. You also need to glue strips of tape along one long side to hold the parts together.
- The rectangle is glued into a ring, connecting the smaller sides together.
- The small circle (bottom) is connected to the ring, resulting in a crown - a kind of saucepan without handles.
- From the side of the crown hole, the hat brim is glued - a large circle with a cut out middle.
Master class on making a carrot nose
This part is made from thick paper or fabric. The nose pattern for the snowman is a segment of a circle. A cone is rolled out of it and secured with tape or sewn with thread (for fabric carrots). A soft fabric nose needs to be stuffed with padding polyester or a cardboard frame inserted inside. It is made according to the same pattern that was prepared for cutting carrots from fabric.
This part of the costume requires string to secure it to the face. It is sewn or glued to the manufactured nose at its base.
Face covering outfit
You can make a snowman costume with your own hands that will completely hide the person.
It will require the outfit itself, a balloon-style stitching, and a round head that completely hides the person’s face. You can make two balloon parts that connect at the waist. The easiest way is to tighten the suit in the middle with an elastic band or insert a cord into the drawstring.
The head can be made in three ways, and the pattern consists of:
- from two circles;
- from one rectangle with darts;
- of six sheets.
Eyes are also sewn onto the head of this snowman, in which holes are made so that a person can look. A nose and hat are also necessary attributes of the outfit.
Now you are convinced that making a snowman costume is quite simple.
If your child needs a carnival costume, one of the simple and accessible ways for everyone is to make a bright snowman costume.
- white velor, velvet or fleece fabric;
- orange fleece;
- buttons;
- tinsel;
- sequined scarf;
- Whatman paper for headdress;
- black paint (gouache);
- elastic band or bobby pins;
- glue;
- foam;
- interlining;
- marker.
We sew a snowman costume
Step 1
We take any child’s pants, outline them, add a few centimeters on the sides to give the pants volume, and sew the product. We tighten the waistband and bottom of the pants with an elastic band.
Step 2
A blouse is also made. We cut out the blouse with a collar at the neck, and also increase the bottom of the blouse by a few centimeters so that it resembles a triangle.
Step 3
The sleeves are cut out three-quarters, and we thread an elastic band into the bottom of the sleeves. The clasp on the blouse should be done on the shoulder. Pull the bottom of the blouse and insert a wire that holds its shape well.
Step 4
Sew large buttons onto the chest. We make them from orange fleece glued to non-woven fabric. On the front side we draw holes and threads with a marker.
Step 5
Paper bucket. We cut out a circle and a trapezoid from whatman paper. Moreover, when cutting out a circle, you must not forget to make teeth for fastening the two parts, and on the trapezoid you must not forget to make an additional strip to glue it together.
After gluing and drying, the finished bucket should be painted black, then decorated with sparkles and tinsel. The bucket is secured to the head with bobby pins; you can also sew on an elastic band to secure it later on the chin.
Step 6
Carrot for the snowman. We make a cone out of foam rubber, wrap it in orange fleece and carefully sew it on, attach an elastic band and dress it like Pinocchio’s nose.
The suit can also be complemented with an orange scarf made of fleece, the ends of the scarf are cut into strips - fringe and mittens, which are quite simple to cut and sew - take ordinary oven mitts, only smaller in size. They can also be made with elastic.
The snowman costume is ready! For greater similarity, let's turn our cheeks and run to the carnival!
The New Year's Snowman costume is one of the most popular, because not a single matinee or masquerade ball is complete without this fairy-tale character. And it’s not surprising, because this is the faithful companion of Father Frost and the Snow Maiden.
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The popularity of the Snowman costume can also be explained by the abundance of cartoon prototypes, whose adventures we love to follow on the eve of the New Year holidays. These are old characters from Soviet cartoons (“The Snowman-Postman”, “Father Frost and the Gray Wolf”), as well as very modern ones (an example is Olaf from the cartoon “Frozen”). By the way, the type of costume and the pattern for it depend on what kind of cartoon you want to be.
DIY Snowman costume for a boy
A snowman is essentially three snow globes. But the first of them denotes the head, which we already have. It should only be slightly decorated with a decorative bucket and a large carrot, which replaces the hero’s nose. The basis of the costume is just the other two balls that form the snowman. The natural character has a slightly larger bottom ball, and this should definitely be taken into account when sewing a suit for a boy. The remaining elements - large buttons and a scarf - will not be difficult to make, even without absolutely no experience in needlework.
The main condition when choosing a suit for a child (or rather its style) is that he should be comfortable. The fact is that when sewing, various seals are often used to add volume to the product. No, of course, the suit should be voluminous, but excess padding polyester or foam rubber will contribute to overheating skin child up to heatstroke. Therefore, children's suits should be made of hygroscopic fabrics (silk, satin, fleece, cotton) so that your child's skin can “breathe”.
For girls, the Snowman costume is also not alien, but making it is much easier than in the “boy” version. To create a festive look you will need a white tulle tutu skirt, White T-shirt or a turtleneck, a small scarf and a flirty hat, which is easy to find in any hair accessories store.
How to sew a Snowman costume for a boy with your own hands?
How to make a cute suit at home from improvised materials, without turning to professionals? All parents are puzzled by this question when their children receive this responsible role. This can be done in two main ways - using an old, unnecessary white T-shirt (not necessarily a child's one - yours will also do) or a purchased piece of fabric. In the case of old clothes Shoulders and neckline should be adjusted to the right size, removing the sleeves. Next, we sew a belt that will divide the suit into the two parts we need. If the T-shirt is wide enough, sew in an elastic band that will tighten the fabric a little and visually round the top (which is not bad at all). The same rubber band or wire frame(be very careful with the latter, as it can scratch delicate skin baby). Such simple manipulations will not only help make the suit look voluminous, but will also allow you to do without fillers.
You can sew a Snowman carnival costume from scratch, that is, having a piece of white fabric on hand (preferably fleece, because it is very similar to real snow). Of course, sewing a fancy dress requires some skill, but for the most part the complexity depends on the style you choose. The simplest solution would be a sleeveless vest and pants with black buttons - these are essentially 4 rectangles, sewn in the right order. You can complement this creation with slippers covered with white fabric and rain, as well as a scarf and hat.
If you want something more original in design for your child or for the outfit to be more voluminous, look for pattern templates on the Internet. Also, in addition to the basic attire, you will find there many ideas for creating hats and masks.
Apart from the round, slightly awkward body, business card The snowman's nose is made from a carrot. You can create a bright orange accessory for your baby simply on the face - by painting the face using face painting.
Method two - cut two long triangles from fabric, sew them, turn them inside out and stuff them with padding polyester. This whole structure can be put on an elastic band and the carrot nose is ready. However, this method has a significant drawback - it may be difficult for the child to breathe, and the rubber band can put pressure on the cheeks. A good alternative is to place the eyes, nose and mouth on the cap, thus creating a mask that will not bother your baby at all. There is no white headdress, no problem - sew it from 4 base triangles, which will be equal to the circumference of your boy’s head.
DIY Snowman costume for adults
Since adults are less sensitive to the quality of fabric and its hygroscopicity, making a suit for them is much easier and cheaper. In most cases, when sewing an outfit for an adult, you don’t even need a pattern - you can work “by eye.” You can create a very realistic suit by making a rigid frame from wire or sewing soft balls from foam rubber covered with fabric. In the first outfit, you, of course, will not be able to sit - any attempt to do this will cause the metal base to dig into the skin. From this point of view, foam rubber clothing is, of course, preferable, but it also has its drawbacks - you will feel quite stuffy in it (however, for the sake of beauty, you can endure it, because you certainly won’t be in danger of overheating).
There is also a very simple version of the costume for an adult - a white wide robe ( nightgown, a sundress or just a sheet with a slot for the head) tie it somewhere in the area of the diaphragm and fill the top with cotton wool or synthetic padding, secure the lower part in the shape of a bell and you’re done.
DIY snowman costume made of foam rubber
The suit made of foam rubber is light, interesting and looks very natural, although a little hot. It is very simple to make, but the entire creation process takes a lot of time and effort. To begin with, you will need foam rubber 1cm wide (no need to buy more) - this is the frame of the future product. Measure the required diameter and height of each of the balls - this is necessary to tailor the outfit to the owner. Next, divide the minimum and maximum circumference of the ball into 10 parts. That is, you should end up with a dozen foam rubber parts that need to be connected with glue. In shape, each of them should resemble an oval with cut off tops. Together they will form a sphere with a hole inside to accommodate a person. Next, two foam balls are connected to each other and covered with decorative fabric, and buttons made of felt or any other dense fabric are glued on. If desired, you can also make a third sphere for the head.
This way you will get a fully assembled Snowman, which is difficult to distinguish from the real thing.
DIY Snowman costume made from padding polyester
As mentioned earlier, such an outfit requires some skill in sewing. For it you need to cut out fabric blanks, two for each circle. Next, you should sew them together, after thoroughly stuffing them with padding polyester. When both spheres are ready, they should be connected, masking the joints with the original belt. Please note that if there is too little padding polyester, it will simply bunch up at the bottom of each roundness, which can spoil it a little appearance suit.
You often hear that a Snowman costume can be made from cardboard and plastic cups. In theory, this is certainly possible (and the cost will be a pittance), but in practice this design will be quite bulky, fragile and inconvenient. Whether to make an outfit out of cups is up to you, but in pursuit of cheapness it is better not to lose common sense.
DIY Snowman costume for a teacher
Educator kindergarten is not just a job, but a calling. This is a teacher, a nanny, a storyteller, a psychologist, and on top of that, a mass entertainer. He can amuse the kids just as well as a professional animator by staging real performances during the matinee. A suit is an integral part of his wardrobe, so you need to approach its creation as seriously as possible. The best choice would be a suit made of padding polyester with a minimal amount of padding (it’s always quite hot in kindergartens).
DIY snowman in national costume
As mentioned at the very beginning of this article, the Snowman's outfit can be very diverse. Each nation has its own special signs. In Russia, for example, the image of the postal Snowman from the cartoon of the same name is considered classic - with a carrot nose and a bucket on his head. In Europe, although snowmen have a familiar shape, they wear a top hat on their heads and a butterfly on their necks. But the cute Olaf from the cartoon is an excellent choice for an animator, because this character is dearly loved by children all over the world.
