The appeal of knights and battling dragons is strong for boys and anything that gets them moving and using their imagination makes parents happy. You can encourage and help them with make believe time by creating their own child knight costume easily and quickly with stuff you have around the home already.
Starting with the basics, you'll need a gray sweatshirt, hooded is preferred but not an absolute necessity and a pair of gray sweat pants. If you have a black sweat suit on hand, that will work also. And don't worry if there is printing on the front, that will be covered anyway.
If you have some silver insulation around, that will work great for armor. It is lightweight and with a hole cut in the middle, will slip right over your child's head. You'll need to measure your son so you know the length and width of the piece you'll need. Tape the bottoms of the front and back into a point or rounded corners to finish the look.
If you don't have silver insulation lying around, cardboard and foil will work just as well. Cut two breastplates, identical in size and shape, with a rounded neckline and shoulder points. Tape the shoulder points from back and front together so it will slip over your child's head. All that is left is to cover in foil. You can put a miniature shield on the front as a symbol also.
Use a paper paint bucket, plastic milk jug or if you have on hand a big paper popcorn bucket to make the hat. Be creative in cutting the opening for the face. You'll want to cover it in foil or paint it with some silver craft paint, maybe add some glitter to the paint.
Your child will not feel complete without his sword, so you'll need some cardboard for that also. Just cut out the shape of a sword, use black paint for the handle and silver for the blade, or you can cover the blade in foil if you like.
Additional accessories your son may want are capes and shields. A cape can be picked up cheap at the store or made from whatever material you have around the home, even a sheet. For a shield, just cut one out from cardboard like the sword, letting your child paint his own design on it. When it is dry, make two slits big enough to slip some material or Velcro through for a handle.
Now your child is all ready to attack that dragon or other knights on a night of trick-or-treating. Creating a child knight costume is easy and costs less than buying one in a store. Plus, your child's will be unique when you let him design his own shield and colors.
Starting with the basics, you'll need a gray sweatshirt, hooded is preferred but not an absolute necessity and a pair of gray sweat pants. If you have a black sweat suit on hand, that will work also. And don't worry if there is printing on the front, that will be covered anyway.
If you have some silver insulation around, that will work great for armor. It is lightweight and with a hole cut in the middle, will slip right over your child's head. You'll need to measure your son so you know the length and width of the piece you'll need. Tape the bottoms of the front and back into a point or rounded corners to finish the look.
If you don't have silver insulation lying around, cardboard and foil will work just as well. Cut two breastplates, identical in size and shape, with a rounded neckline and shoulder points. Tape the shoulder points from back and front together so it will slip over your child's head. All that is left is to cover in foil. You can put a miniature shield on the front as a symbol also.
Use a paper paint bucket, plastic milk jug or if you have on hand a big paper popcorn bucket to make the hat. Be creative in cutting the opening for the face. You'll want to cover it in foil or paint it with some silver craft paint, maybe add some glitter to the paint.
Your child will not feel complete without his sword, so you'll need some cardboard for that also. Just cut out the shape of a sword, use black paint for the handle and silver for the blade, or you can cover the blade in foil if you like.
Additional accessories your son may want are capes and shields. A cape can be picked up cheap at the store or made from whatever material you have around the home, even a sheet. For a shield, just cut one out from cardboard like the sword, letting your child paint his own design on it. When it is dry, make two slits big enough to slip some material or Velcro through for a handle.
Now your child is all ready to attack that dragon or other knights on a night of trick-or-treating. Creating a child knight costume is easy and costs less than buying one in a store. Plus, your child's will be unique when you let him design his own shield and colors.
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