How do I make a chicken costume for 3yo?

Tigerhair · Post: # 40911Post **Tigerhair** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 8:54 pm

Ideas please - he has to go to nursery dressed as a chicken on Children in Need day (Fri)... ta

funkypixie · Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:41 pm

How about a yellow/orange/brown t shirt with scraps of fabric sewn on for feathers? A baseball cap could make a head perhaps?

I had to make a giant chicken costume for a 50 something larger lady once - it looked great but took ages and ages.

Anna x

Muddypause · Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:01 pm

You could just dip him in a sort of yellowish, funny smelling slurry and send him as a Chicken McNugget.

Hmm... It's not helpful, is it?

The Chili Monster · Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:13 pm

You could just dip him in a sort of yellowish, funny smelling slurry and send him as a Chicken McNugget.

Has the McDonald's menu improved since I last frequented the place?

HILLDREAMER90 · Mon Nov 13, 2006 11:23 pm

Old shirt,glue & feathers ????

bazil · Post: # 40936Post **bazil** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 12:09 am

tar and feather......quick and simple

might want swarfega after though

(hold on...CHICKEN YOU SAY .....tony blair mask and a suit)

Tensing · Post: # 40945Post **Tensing** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 8:42 am

bazil wrote:tar and feather......quick and simple

might want swarfega after though

(hold on...CHICKEN YOU SAY .....tony blair mask and a suit)

Oh you couldn't do that to the poor child, oh I mean the Tony Blair thing.

Stonehead · Post: # 40947Post **Stonehead** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 8:50 am

Long white top with long sleeves. Then an old feather pillow or a couple of feather boas.

Attach the feathers to the top with hot glue or stitch them (more time but holds together better).

A pair of yellow leggings for the legs.

A pair of old slippers or shoes with cardboard feet shapes hot glued and stapled on either side (so each shoe is sandwiched between two cut-out cardboard shapes).

Take the outside of the old pillow case and cut and sew it into a hood. Then make a beak with an elastic strap. Sew the elastic strap to the back of the hood (not the sides), so that the beak can be taken off and hung down the child's back when they don't want to wear it.

Tigerhair · Post: # 41750Post **Tigerhair** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 8:30 pm

THANKS everyone!!! We finally sewed some wings onto the back of a t-shirt and made a silly hat - see results on webshots...

http://community.webshots.com/user/tige ... =community

2steps · Post: # 41751Post **2steps** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 8:42 pm

he looks great :) gorgeous photos

Shirley · Post: # 41754Post **Shirley** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 8:59 pm

Fab pics!! Great to see a pic of you on there too YAY!