Let's have a generic Christmas play COSTUME thread?

[WilfSell]

Because we'll all be panicking soon. I have no daughters, and grumpy sullen scientist sons who always get to be shepherds and nothing bling. My talents are wasted.

I offer: my genius Snowman costume. You need a white pop-up laundry basket and three buttons. Set to it with a knife for armholes. I find a good splodge of Sudocrem works well as face paint in an emergency, and dry shampoo sprayed liberally does wonders for white hair.

I thank you.

dd is a reindeer but as Blitzen she is not allowed a red nose (reserved for child being Rudolf) to her disapointment, after carfully arranging clothing suitable for her original role as pengiun before she got promoted to a part with 'lines' i need to sort it before next wed

Clary - thanks for the suggestions, I've already made his face and ears but will follow your idea about the tabard-style body.

frazzled - I bought some black fleece and cut out the shape of a sheeps face from a cereal box then covered it with fleece. I have stuck it on with cellotape as a temporary measure as ds announced last night that it had to be today . I'm not sure whether he was just excited about it or whether it really did have to go in today instead of tomorrow! I also had some sherpa fleece, folded it in half, cut a slit in the middle for ds to put it over his head (tabard-style as clary suggested) and this evening I shall sew it up the sides leaving gaps for his arms to go through. I'd been having a heated debate about the tail with my sisters on the weekend because I thought sheep had short stumpy tails but they said they have quite long tails so will go and do some research before I decide how to make/attach one!!

DS1's it totally boring this year..

he needs black trousers, oversized white t-shirt and a t-towel.. he is a sand dancer.

Bumping anyone seen a King costume on the high street/online??? Please please please???And yes I know i could fashion one lovingly from some gold paper and an old sari but am cack-handed and have no sewing machine (and no time)

My DS is a chick. yes a chick. for a nativity play.

I need to find a yellow hoody and trousers by next Wednesday. Anyone have any ideas where to find them?

Shepherds outfit - Home Bargains £4.99. I can't sew so feel no shame for buying!

LadyG - Mothercare did a King one last year. DS isn't doing a nativity this year but a play about Santa so I haven't looked at the nativity costumes this year.

Thanks Willowfae-have found one at this site and shelled out for express delivery. Surely one weeks notice from school is a bit tight?
As they will have 90 children and they get to 'choose' their part if they are not one of the main parts he will be one of a multitude of Kings so will probably not even be able to spot him as he is quite little poor love. Wish I had paid more attention in needlework...

Dd1 is going to be a horse (I think it is actually supposed to be donkey, but hey ho).

She has a mask (provided by preschool, held together with sticky tape)

brown trousers (Primarche £2) with felt tail tacked on.

longsleeved tshirt (old one dyed brown)

Another sodding snowflake here. There are NO boys white trousers in Winter and he would rather gnaw his own limbs off than wear tights!

God bless M&S

Boys white trousers - cricket whites?
Luckily DC's school provide costumes, otherwise I'd be scouring around for a camel outfit