A New Year's carnival costume should not only be beautiful, bright and imaginative, but also provide the child with freedom of movement, convenience and liberation. The ideal outfit for a masquerade is a magician's costume: recognizable, easy to sew, not holding down your movements.
The New Year's wizard costume is a versatile outfit suitable for both carnivals and theatrical performances and themed matinees. Three simple attributes provide a recognizable image and a spectacular appearance to the costume: a robe, a hat and a magic wand.
Wizard's Cloak
The most important element of the costume, which will take the most time to make, is the cape. To make the raincoat look the most colorful and expressive, it is recommended to use a bright, shiny fabric: large patches of satin, rayon, satin, tricotin or fabrics with lurex, shiny dusting.
The fabric is folded in half, the lower edges are smoothly rounded, and a small cutout is made in the upper corner for the neck of the cloak. The hem is folded over and stitched, after which it is sheathed with decorative shiny braid. The neck of the cloak is also processed with braid and long strings are sewn on, which will hold the cloak on the shoulders of the wizard. On the entire surface of the cape, you can sew multi-colored shiny stars or embroider it with sequin patterns.
Wizard hat
As a headdress, you can make either a wide-brimmed hat or a high cap. The hat is made of dense but flexible cardboard: a circle is drawn equal to the width of the hat, a circle is cut out in the center, the diameter of which corresponds to the circumference of the child's head. A cardboard strip is glued to the base of the hat, the length of which is equal to the circumference of the head, the height is optional. The bottom is glued to the top of the crown of the hat. After the glue dries, the finished hat can be painted in the desired color and decorated with a shiny buckle, sparkles, stars.
It is even easier to make a wizard's cap: a circle is drawn on a sheet of thick paper, the radius of which corresponds to the height of the future cap. If you plan to make a cap with fields, then you will need another circle - it is drawn, stepping back from the first circle of 10-15 centimeters, after which both parts are cut out.
One side of the smaller circle is cut along a line drawn from the edge to its center, and folded into a cone, fixing the junction with glue or tape. Small cuts are made along the edges of the cap, the paper is folded up and the margins are glued. The finished cap is covered with fabric in the color of the cloak or painted, decorated with braid, beads or various pendants.
Magic wand
Smooth tree branches, sticks for Chinese cuisine, etc. are suitable for making a magic wand. An even, smooth stick is painted with gold paint or wrapped tightly with shiny cloth, foil, gift wrapping paper and secured with glue or transparent adhesive tape. The knob of the stick is made in the form of a star from cardboard or thin tin, glitter is glued along the entire length of the stick or painted with "magic" patterns.
