How to Make Costumes for a Nativity Scene

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Make a small tunic.

   If you have small children, take a pillowcase and cut sleeves and a neck hole on the end away from the opening.
   
   Fasten it with a rope belt or something of the sort.
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   Step 2: Make large tunics.

    For someone too big to fit in a pillowcase, cut out two "T" shapes with the same cloth, with the base measure about the length of the wearer.
   
   The horizontal bar should be about the length of the arms.
   
   Line the two shapes together and either sew, glue, velcro, staple, or attach it in any way.
   
   Fasten it with a rope belt or something of the sort. ,, For a cloak, find a white cloth of some sort and cut one of the corners into a curve.
   
   Drape that corner onto the head and fasten it with an elastic headband.
   
   Let the rest flow onto their shoulders/back. ,, Let it drape down their neck. ,,, Attach rhinestones to the neckline, sleeve edges, and shoulders, either in the same color, or mixed. ,, At the short end, attach a string using hot-glue or sewing.
   
   Tie it around their necks for a cape. , Many boys would not be super excited to be an angel, so do not make it as sparkly as you would a girl's.
   
   Take a large white tee shirt (that goes to their knees) and sew a bit of silver tinsel around the neck and bottom.
   
   Add a simple halo, made with pipe cleaners and covered in tinsel. , On the other hand, many girls may want to put on a sparkly costume and have more fun with it.
   
   For a more traditional angel, take a white robe/tunic and attach some silver or gold rhinestones or glitter-glue.
   
   Make a halo the same way as above.
   
   For a more fun outfit, try making a white tutu.
   
   For a no-sew tutu, take a ribbon and make it big enough that you can tie it in a bow around the waist.
   
   Cut strips of white tulle and tie them in a knot at the end around the tutu.
   
   Bunch them together, and you have a tutu! , The following things can be made for either a donkey or a sheep:
   For either a donkey or a sheep, you may need a headpiece.
   
   Get a hard headband, and some felt.
   
   Cut the felt (either white or brown) into a triangle and glue it onto the headband to make ears.
   
   For the donkey, you may also want to take brown yarn and glue it around the edges of the headband to create a mane.
   
   For the body, wear all brown if you are a donkey.
   
   For a donkey tail, tie together a bunch of brown yarn and attach it to a belt-loop or glue it to the outfit.
   
   If you are a sheep, take a black or white outfit and hot-glue cotton balls to it to create the fur.
   
   For a sheep, glue together a big clump of cotton balls and glue that onto the outfit.
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   Step 3: Create a tunic in maybe blue or purple

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   Step 4: and secure with a rope belt.

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   Step 5: Make a cloak.

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   Step 6: Start with a tunic

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   Step 7: and secure with a rope belt.

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   Step 8: For his headpiece

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   Step 9: take a smaller square piece of cloth and put the middle of an edge on the head

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    Step 10: and attach with an elastic headband.

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    Step 11: Take a black outfit and hot-glue gold stars on them

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    Step 12: or one big star.

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    Step 13: For a headpiece

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    Step 14: make a halo attached to a hard headband

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    Step 15: or a gold ribbon tied around their forehead like an '80s sweatband

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    Step 16: or a hard headband with two pipe cleaners with little stars on the end.

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    Step 17: Try making a tunic using a rich color

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    Step 18: like a bright purple or red or blue.

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    Step 19: Use cardboard

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    Step 20: string

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    Step 21: and spray-paint to create crowns

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    Step 22: pendants

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    Step 23: or anything else.

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    Step 24: For a cloak

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    Step 25: take a gold or silver cloth and cut it into a V with the tip cut off.

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    Step 26: Design a boy angel.

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    Step 27: Design girl angels.

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    Step 28: Make animal costumes.

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