Alice in Wonderland Family Costumes

Closing yr’s family costumes had been a number of of my favorites of all time (see them proper right here, do you have to missed them). That they had been so good I believed it is perhaps virtually not attainable to excessive them! Nonetheless as a result of the theme of conventional kids’s books was a hit (for me as rather a lot as anyone), I believed we’d try our hand at some Alice in Wonderland family costumes. Scroll all the best way right down to be taught to make these show-stopping costumes!

Costume Inspiration

For years now, I’ve had my eye on this very good basic fabric, illustrated by Charles Voysey. The fabric choices gorgeous, conventional illustrations of Alice in Wonderland characters. The colors and method by which he depicts the characters is beautiful, and I couldn’t get it out of my ideas. Then I believed–why not make this beautiful fabric into our family costumes?! An excuse for my kids to embellish up as a walrus and card-wearing rabbit was an opportunity rather a lot too good to maneuver up. That’s how these Alice in Wonderland family costumes had been born.

Strategies to Recreate Alice in Wonderland Family Costumes

These costumes aren’t exactly what you’d title “straightforward” or “quick”. That talked about, they’re beautiful, and so nicely definitely worth the time, do you have to plan ahead. Proper right here’s recommendations on the best way to recreate these Alice in Wonderland family costumes:

Walrus

I had my coronary coronary heart set on a walrus costume for each Jasper or Felix this yr. Jasper’s attending to that age the place he’s a bit additional opinionated almost about costumes, so since Felix didn’t object, we decided the walrus was biggest for him. Proper right here’s recommendations on the best way to make it:

Hat

First, I’ve to current credit score rating to the mastermind behind the paper mache, Carrie. The job she did on that paper mache walrus and rabbit was an extreme quantity of! Proper right here’s what to do for the walrus hat:

1. The paper mache hat is essential part of this costume. First, make the cardboard understructure, using our footage as a reference. We used gaff tape to remain the cardboard gadgets collectively on account of it’s amazingly sticky.
2. As quickly because the gadgets are reduce and assembled, chances are you’ll add a few layers of paper mache. To make paper mache, add one half flour to 2 components water, mix, then heat throughout the microwave or on a stovetop until it thickens solely a bit. You don’t want it too thick, merely enough so it’s not like water anymore.
3. As quickly because the paste is made, rip up strips of newsprint, dip into the paste, and apply until your walrus is completely coated. Let dry totally (it will take not lower than a pair days, so plan ahead)!
4. When your walrus is completely dry, go ahead and paint throughout the particulars and add ending touches, like fur.
5. To attach the hat to your teenager’s head, tie a piece of string to each side of the highest and tie spherical your teenager’s chin.

Walrus outfit

For our walrus outfit, we went the simple route and bought a walrus jumpsuit so we would consider that paper mache showstopper hat. We found ours proper right here. We moreover found some garments (courtesy of my sister!) that was glorious for it–attempt your native thrift retailers for decisions.

Rabbit

We decided to have Jasper be the rabbit, pondering he’d be content material materials with the choice if he obtained to placed on an superior paper mache hat. Successfully, content material materials is a relative time interval–not lower than we would take the photographs sooner than he turn out to be his spider man costume. Ha! Proper right here’s recommendations on the best way to make the rabbit portion of our Alice in Wonderland family costumes:

Rabbit hat

1. First, reduce out and assemble the rabbit understructure, using our footage as a reference.
2. Subsequent, observe the instructions above in order so as to add the paper mache to your rabbit understructure. Tip: we found that, as quickly as coated in paper mache, the ears started to sag a bit. To help with that, prop a cardboard subject up behind the ears to take care of them from falling backwards as they dry. As quickly as dry, they’ll come up very good with the help of the stiff paper mache.
3. When the paper mache is dry, paint the rabbit and add any gildings you’d like. We painted some skinny, floral wire black and turned it into whiskers.
4. To attach the hat to your teenager’s head, tie a piece of string to each side of the highest and tie spherical your teenager’s chin.

Shirt

The only risk proper right here is to buy a shirt with puff sleeves for our teenager. We couldn’t uncover one which will arrive in time, so we DIY’ed a shirt in its place.

Collar

For the collar, we used crepe paper, string or yarn, an embroidery needle and the equivalent technique as for our basic clown costumes. Easy!

Enjoying playing cards

1. For the taking part in playing cards, reduce eight gadgets of cardboard which is perhaps each 6 ½” intensive and 9 ¾” tall. 
2. As quickly as they’re reduce, paint all of them white. We used white house paint and an enormous brush to rush up this course of. We moreover painted them similtaneously Paul’s taking part in playing cards.
3. When the paint is dry, use the cricut to cut out the cardboard shapes using the templates. Tape in place on the white paint.
4. To connect with each other, use ribbon and staples. For attaching the front and back, as soon as extra, use ribbon and staples.

Toes

For the rabbit toes, all you need is a number of white pretend fur. Tear all of it the best way right down to the size of your teenager’s shoe and safety pin some elastic on to hold it in place.

Brittany’s Outfit

I’m undecided of the official title of Brittany’s character, since we based totally the costumes off illustrations in its place of the e e book’s official character names. That talked about, we’ll title her a knight. Principally we would have liked to make this costume on account of the outfit was merely unimaginable. Proper right here’s recommendations on the best way to recreate it:

Cardboard Skirt/Hat

1. Using our footage as a reference, reduce out and assemble the shapes for the cardboard torso, skirt, and hat gadgets.
2. Now paint them, using our footage as a reference.
3. Oh, and that make-up?! Have pleasurable with it.

Pants/Tights

For the pants and tights, we used a mauve pair of sweats, reduce off and gathered on the knees, and these golden yellow tights. 

Shirt

The next issue of Brittany’s outfit was the shirt. We wished to look out some good puffy sleeves, which we found proper right here. Then we reduce out fabric gildings and appliquéed them on with a straightforward zig zag sew throughout the sting. See our footage for the shapes we used!

Footwear

The sneakers wished to be vintage-looking, sort of like pilgrim sneakers. Brittany occurred to non-public merely the pair already!

Paul’s Outfit

Closing outfit of our Alice in Wonderland family costumes to complete was Paul’s. His character was a card man sporting an all-blue outfit/hood. This was a straightforward costume to find out! Proper right here’s what we did:

Blue Outfit

For the blue outfit, we bought a straightforward blue sweatsuit with a hood. We found our’s proper right here and proper right here.

Enjoying playing cards

1. To make the taking part in playing cards, reduce two large gadgets of cardboard. They should be the equivalent measurement, giant sufficient to cowl the torso all the best way wherein to the shoulders and all the best way right down to the knees.
2. After slicing the cardboard down, paint them every white. We used house paint and a roller to rush up the tactic. Observe: do you have to’d considerably, you might also use white foam core or mat board and skip the painting.
3. As quickly because the paint is dry, reduce out the cardboard template gadgets on the cricut with black cardstock and glue or tape in place on excessive of the white paint.
4. Closing, join the two gadgets of cardboard collectively using ribbon and staples. We moreover used gaff tape for extra help.

Footwear

The ultimate vital issue of Paul’s costume had been the sneakers. Like Brittany, he wished some classic-looking sneakers. We ended up using some straightforward, black ones Paul already had. We’d moreover counsel checking your native thrift retailer–there are generally hidden gems there.

And that’s a wrap! What do you think about our Alice in Wonderland costumes?

Additional Inspiration

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