Contents 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 Materials Techniques Space Alien Lion Pirate Robot Ballerina Zombie Wizard Superhero 22 Fairy 24 Shark 26 Headpiece for Masks 28 Accessories 29 Patterns 30 Glossary 32 For More Information 32 Index 32
Materials To make great costumes you need the right materials and a makerspace where you can think and create Your family may have a permanent makerspace set up for crafting or you can create one whenever you need it You may already have many of the supplies shown here Your family can buy anything else you need at a craft store or dollar store Organize your supplies in boxes or plastic bins and you will be ready to create in your makerspace A note about patterns Many of the costumes in this book use patterns or templates Trace the pattern cut the pattern and then place it on the material you want to cut out You can either tape it in place and cut both the pattern and material or trace around the pattern onto the material and then cut it out recyclables You can make many of the costumes in this book with materials found around the house Save recyclables newspapers cardboard boxes mailing tubes cereal boxes tin cans and more to use in your craft projects Use your imagination and have fun A note about measurements Measurements are given in U S form with metric in brackets The metric conversion is rounded to make it easier to measure 4
Paint and Markers Tissue paper Craft Foam Sheets Felt GLitter Craft gems GLue and Tape Paper Tools 5
