How to Make a Reindeer Costume

Over the years reindeer have become one of the symbols of Christmas, and are therefore a popular costume for parties, parades and plays during the holiday season. If you need to make your own costume, this page will provide you with all the tips you need to get started making your own reindeer costume today.

Introduction

Have you been put in charge of making your child's reindeer costume for the upcoming school Christmas play? Do you need a costume idea for an upcoming Christmas party? This guide will provide you with all the information on how to make a reindeer costume.

Step 1: Make the Reindeer Costume

What You Will Need

  • Brown sweat shirt (preferably fleece material, to match sweat pants)
  • Brown sweat pants (preferably fleece material, to match sweat shirt)
  • Dark brown gloves, darker than the sweat shirt and sweat pants
  • Dark brown house shoes, to match gloves
  • Several yards of white faux fur, enough to make glue a white bib around your stomach and part of your neck
  • Fabric glue
  • Scissors

Make a Reindeer Costume

  1. Cut out a large, round bib from the faux fur. Cut a piece that will start at your neck collar, and extend just bellow your belly button.
  2. Glue the fur onto the sweatshirt, starting at the collar.
  3. Once the sweat shirt has dried, put on the sweat pants and sweat shirts
  4. Put on the shoes

Step 2: Make the Antlers

What You Will Need

  • Brown or black head band, one or two inches in width
  • Brown ribbon
  • Long, thick cleaners
  • glue

Make the Antlers

  1. Apply glue to the head band and wrap the ribbon around it several times. #Cut off excess ribbon and glue down.
  2. Wrap several brown pipe cleaners around the left and right front of the head band.
  3. Thread one of the pipe cleaners through the ones already in place, and begin shaping it as an antler. Add additional pipe cleaners for length and width, designing the antlers however you want.
  4. Put head band on your head

Step 3: Apply Make-up

What You Will Need

  • Black eyeliner
  • Black mascara
  • Brown powder make-up
  • Brown oil based make-up
  • Red lipstick

Apply Make-Up

  1. Apply eyeliner lightly under both eyes
  2. Apply mascara
  3. If you are going for the rudolph look, apply a circle of red lipstick on the nose
  4. If you want a traditional reindeer look, apply the brown, oil based make-up in a small circle on your nose

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