How to Make Sheep Costume for Children DIY Tutorial for Fancy Dress Competition. Childrens Fancy Dress Competition is one of the many occupational hazards of parenting and most often the unavoidable one. And when my kids school had one, there was no escape for me. After getting to know that my kid was ok about participating in the event, I was searching for good fancy dress costume ideas ranging from animals, bumble bee, honey bee, Disney character costumes, and cartoon characters to professions. It was difficult to freeze upon any costume as my kid refused to be anything that I suggested and which I thought were easier to make. Nothing appealed to the little one. After much fuss, Shaun The Sheep one of his favorite animated characters appealed to him. The fancy costumes had to be handmade not brought off the shelf or rented. Once decided, I wanted him to be involved in making of the costume so that he gets into the skin of the character. Ground Rules for Making Fancy Costumes for Children The dress has to be comfortable not too tight or loose enough to hang. The child should be able to carry on hisher activities after wearing the dress, comfortably. No harsh material. No pins and sharp objects. Clean and fresh materials to avoid child discomfort, itching, etc. Minimise the time the kid has to sport the dress. Keep a change of clothes handy. No chemicals, make up, powders and scents on face and body. Here is how I made a light weight and easy to assemble sheep costume for a fancy dress competition Things you need to make a sheep fancy costume. An old white T shirt or vest. Black shorts. White Skull Cap. Black Stockings for legs. Black Stockings for hands. Shaun the Sheep is a British stopmotion animated television series and spinoff of the Wallace and Gromit franchise. The series stars Shaun a sheep previously. Drive A Modified Tractor With Cargo Damaged Cars. You Must Transport Them To The Repair Station. Guide Shaun, Timmy and Shirley on an adventure through underground caverns Help them return safely home by using each sheeps unique abilities and overcome. Putlocker Watch Movies Online Free. Cinema Watch your favorite movies online free on Putlocker. Discover full length of latest movies online. Cotton Balls. How to make Shaun The Sheep Costume for Kids. An old t shirt or vest in white color is used as a base for making this costume. You can chose to cut the t shirt back open for it makes the costume easy to put on the kid. Basic stuff needed for making a sheep costume. Stitch the cotton balls to the vest in any fashion. I started in an orderly manner but it did not seem right. Going random was best and consumed less cotton balls. Romantic Movies 2009 Scott Pilgrim Vs. The Animation. Before this, I tried to glue the balls but they did not stick well enough and too much glue was getting wasted without the desired results. Maybe I did not have a good glue that works well on fabrics. Stitching the cotton balls is my best option to keep the costume sturdy. Stitching Cotton Balls on While Vest. Shaun The Sheep Free Online GameKeep filling in the blank spaces. You can leave some gaps here and there, as the vest is white and it wont show much. While you stitch, make sure that cotton balls dont tear or shred. Wooolly Boy in Making Adding Cotton Balls to the Vest. It took about 2 hours to get all the balls well stitched to the vest. I guess gluing would have been faster. Ready to Wear Sheep Wooly Jacket for Kids. Make Sheep Costume Complete with Headgear Cap. Use a skull cap with a snug tight fit. Stitch the cotton balls all around the skull cap, filling all the gaps. Attach two long triangular pieces of black cloth at the sides for sheep ears. Sheep Costume Headgear with Skull Cap and Cotton Balls. Shaun The Sheep Free Online GamesTimmy is a male lamb who is the titular character and enjoys being in the spotlight. He is three years old in sheep years and later turns four in the episode Timmys. Chick n Spoon Shaun the Sheep. Colour Cannon Cartoon Works. Colour Factory CBBC Quick play. Comic Defending Bannerman Road The Sarah Jane Adventures. Watch cartoon online, you can watch cartoon movies online for free. Make Sheeps Tail for the Costume. Stitch together a bunch of cotton balls to make it look like a bushy tail along with a cord for tying it to the shorts. You can also pin this attachment with a safety pin. Assembling the Fancy Dress Costume. Since I wanted to costume to be easy to assemble on the kid, I chose separate elements for body, arm, legs and head. Everything could be detached or attached and assembled into one costume. And nothing much gets wasted after the event. Dressing up your kid as a sheep. Prepare your kid a few days in advance telling him about the character and the costume he she is supposed to wear. This will prepare the child for a new, weird and probably uncomfortable dress. Try the dress on before the D day. Pull up the black stockings on hands and legs, shorts, shoes and lastly the cotton balled vest. Secure the vest at the back. Attach the little tail on the black shorts. Put on the skull cap and adjust ears. There, the sheep is ready to bleat. Shaun The Sheep Ready to Bleat. Reuse or Recycle your Fancy Dress Costume. Costumes for fancy dress competition are made for one occasion. Then they end up in the attic, loft, trunk or garbage bin. If due care is taken while making the costume to salvage most of its content and reuse its elements, then it is worthwhile to take part in the event. In this sheep costume, the entire costume vest, socks and cap can be reused after removing the cotton balls. The cotton balls can be used for other purposes as they have been exposed to air and dust. If you are done with the costume but dont have the heart to dismantle it, you can donate or gift it to someone. The school can also keep the costume for its plays. This costume can also be used for Little Bo Peep nursery rhyme, Halloween, Christmas nativity scenes or stage plays. Or just put up an ad at a common place for anyone who would be interested,. Make your own fancy costume. I hope you find this tutorial helpful in making this costume for your loved ones. The ground rules for making any character costume remain the same. It is also great to have your kid involved in costume making for heshe gets comfortable with the whole idea and also absorbs a bit of creativity that goes around. Let me know if this helped you in making a fancy costume. You can also check out sheep costumes for children available at Amazon. Home Sheep Home 2 Underground game online. Guide Shaun, Timmy and Shirley on an adventure through underground caverns Help them return safely home by using each sheeps unique abilities and overcome obstacles along the way Use the Arrow keys to movejump and number keys 1, 2, 3 to select the sheep. Look out for socks and other collectible items on the way, and try to unlock the achievements.