Help! Pre school nativity...

[snowboarder]

Mini snowboarder is to be a king in the pre school nativity....*proud*...but he needs a costume...help! I'm not really very 'crafty' - cant sew - but would like to make rather than buy so he can help me. Any ideas from seasoned Christmas nativity mums? I can imagine this will be the first of many costumes....ugh....I hate fancy dress!!

[sillywoman]

Awwww SB, make sure you take tissues. He'll be so cute.

So, look for charity shop velvet curtains as a cloak - just tack some ribbon on the top edges to tie it with; use one of your old glittery/silky dresses or tops underneath and get some silver/gold card to make a crown. You can either get 'jewels' from a craft shop (Mr Green in DV sells them I think) or you can make some from painted pasta, or bits of coloured sweetie paper bet mini SB involved if you think he'll enjoy it. PVA glue is your friend :)

I'm sure others will be along with better ideas than me, but didn't want to read & run.

[Fuschia]

Really shiny gold card - ebay

An old adult tshirt belted is a good basis for any costume - a bright colour would suit a king

Makes a sort of tunic

[Mrs TP]

I'm with you, my heart sinks at the mention of creative stuff. My kids now come home and pre-empt any discussions of plays with 'don't worry mum you don't have to make a costume'.

Good luck.

[Pam50]

The supermarkets have responded to this and do costumes for under a tenner

http://direct.asda.com/george/older-boys-fancy-dress/king-nativity-fancy-dress-costume/G004015692,default,pd.html

At the school where I taught for centuries we made a 'nativity' set of costumes and just got them down and reused them every year. No hassle for parents or staff...but laundering heaps of mucky costumes, that I don't miss!

[susyp]

brilliant pam50, i had convinced my daughter that her belle dress was just like an angel (if we added her wings) , but have just ordered a proper angel costume from asda to be collected at local store . job done.

susypx

[Pickle]

At least you got a bit of notice - I had my son tell me, 5 mins before we were due to walk out the door (earlier this year), that he needed an elf costume. Can't help, but sympathise, I'm not a fancy dress fan!