DIY costumes for the autumn ball
Tree suit
From inexpensive thick fabric (it could be burlap), cut out a “trunk” - something like a long apron on both sides of the child’s body. Sew or draw circles or stripes in a darker color with a marker. Decorate the tree with fabric applique and leaves.
Consider a head decoration that matches your outfit: a hat with leaves or with empty branches, the foliage of which has almost been blown away by the autumn wind.
And here is a very simple version of a fruit tree (apple tree) costume. To create it you need a green sweatshirt and several small red balloons. Inflate the balloons, baste them to the “trunk”, decorate with leaves made of cardboard or felt.
Scarecrow Costume
Who scares away the voracious birds from the autumn harvest in the garden? Of course, Scarecrow! A cute and funny outfit for the autumn ball, which is so easy to make with your own hands.
For a girl, it is enough to make a dress from tulle (similar to a skirt, only the length of the tulle strips should be longer) or a skirt from multi-colored fabric strips cut and secured with an elastic band according to the tulle principle. Put a scarecrow hat made of cardboard or fabric on your head. Draw a “patch” on the nose.
A version of the Scarecrow costume for a boy will be denim overalls with patches sewn on it, complete with a plaid shirt and a straw hat. All this is in bright yellow-orange colors.
Rain suit
A very simple, but very unusual version of a costume for an autumn ball, which requires only rubber boots and an unusual headdress in the form of a cloud with rain.
How to make such a cloud hat? Cover a hat with a wide brim evenly with cotton balls. You will need a lot of cotton wool! From the inside, sew threads with cardboard “drops” suspended on them to the margins.
Owl costume
The outfit is a cape consisting of “wings” and a hood in the shape of an owl’s head. Of course, to create such a costume, you need to have sewing skills and a sewing machine. But the result will amaze the imagination of others. The costume is suitable for both boys and girls.
DIY dresses for the autumn ball
Tree dress
To create such a dress, you do not need a special pattern, it does not require special sewing skills. Just trace the silhouette of the child on the fabric so that the future dress fits loosely on the girl. Use thick fabric with a pattern that imitates the bark of a trunk (or just light brown fabric). Sew the details: front and back, sleeves; Sew the sleeves to the dress, sew an elastic band onto the collar.
On the dress you can sew an applique made of fabric in the form of a hollow and a squirrel with nuts. Decorate the dress with cut out paper or dried oak leaves. Complete the costume with a unique hat – a “nest” hoop with birds. Choose tights and shoes to match your outfit.
Autumn or Autumn Fairy Dress
The basis of the dress is a tulle skirt, popular and almost irreplaceable at any thematic celebration. It’s very easy to make – you don’t need to know how to sew, you don’t need a needle and thread or a sewing machine. It is enough to cut the tulle into strips of the required length and width of 10-15 cm and tie each strip with a knot on a wide (2-3 cm) elastic band stretched over the back of the chair. This video will tell you more and more clearly about how to sew a tulle skirt:
To create such a dress for an autumn ball, use tulle in the appropriate colors: yellow, brown, orange. The more colors you use, the richer and richer the skirt will look. You can decorate it with bows from the same tulle, dried (or artificial) autumn leaves.
The top for a dress can be arbitrary, it can be knitted or sewn, or you can use a T-shirt or golf shirt of a suitable color as a top.
For the image of an autumn Fairy, wings of a suitable color will be useful (you can buy them separately or create them yourself by stretching nylon wire bent in the shape of wings - old tights are quite suitable for this) and.
Design a head decoration that matches the dress. This could be a hat made of autumn leaves and rowan fruits, a hoop decorated with leaves, or elastic bands for ponytails.
Owl Dress
A variation of a dress with a chiffon skirt could be this Owl outfit:
