Literally all - both children and adults - are waitingholiday of the New Year as a fairy tale. For children, this is a magical Christmas tree, Grandfather Frost with long-awaited gifts, a sea of fun and joy, and for adults, despite all the running and preparation, this is an incomparable sense of elation and some expectation of magic from childhood.
New Year's commotion always begins withmatinees in kindergartens, more precisely with the preparation of costumes for this holiday. And as often happens, parents are simply put before the fact that a child needs a performance, for example, an ant costume or a grasshopper.

There would be no problems if it were beatenoptions: bears, rabbits, mushrooms or the same spiderman - but the ant !? Where can I find it? Or maybe it's better to include your own imagination and make a costume yourself? Of course, it's not easy to make an ant, but it's quite possible, but to be inspired, or at least have an idea of how it should look, you need to remember this little creature with thin paws and antennae on your head.
So, how to make an ant costume, and what for thatwill be needed? First of all - black or brown matter, it is better if it is velvet, it is more solemn, foam rubber, sewing machine and other accessories. However, you should not rush to run to the tissue store, maybe there is some suitable thing at home that you just need to modify a bit.

The costume of an ant should be with a hood or witha cap on which cute mustaches stick out. The main detail is a plump tummy, it can be made from an old velvet jacket, sealing the fabric with foam rubber and collecting it down on an elastic band. Behind must be dangle ants ass, for her in the course of going sleeves. For a full image will need black tights and blouse with a long sleeve.
Of course, if nothing is changed, but boughtThe fabric specifically for the costume, features and variations will be much larger. This and additional paws, dangling from the side seams of the tummy, and beautiful feet baits, and a mask with large eyes.

The costume of an ant for a girl can be brightA bow on his head and a short tuxedo skirt. A small bright handbag, attached to the ribbon, will be a stunning accessory for such a young lady. Boys can be tied a white tie, and an ant-gentleman with a colored butterfly and hat is a very interesting decision.
If you sew an ant costume with a rain of rainand add a few bright elements - you get a stylish outfit, which, of course, will look original among the usual bunnies, chanterelles and butterflies.
You can beat any character, even the mostunexpected, it is only to dream up and get down to business. As a result, an amazing carnival costume will be released. And if initially it seems that the task of the teacher is simply impracticable, you do not have to make hasty decisions - get down to work, after all, it happens that ideas start to pour in one after another in the process of work. It is necessary to involve the child in the process, then the whole family will receive a huge amount of positive from this whole undertaking.