Creative Doll Costume Ideas?
While doll costuming is a fun way to dress your dolls in human
fashions, why not turn the idea upside down for Halloween and dress
yourself or your daughter in doll fashions? Dressing up like a doll
on Halloween, a costume party, or any special dress up occasion is
a fun and creative choice, especially for doll lovers or
collectors. There are many different ways for you to dress up as a
doll, and much of the costume can be created from items you already
own. Here are some great tips for making your own doll costume. Rag
Doll: A rag doll costume is a fun way to dress up for any event.
You can either create a replica of a Raggedy Ann doll, or you can
go as a fun variation that plays up that theme. Start with basic
colors of red, and white. The base layer of your costume should be
a short dress in red, covered up with a white apron or pinafore.
Braid your hair in two pigtails, and be sure to wear a pair of
striped socks that come up the knees. Porcelain Doll: A porcelain
doll is perhaps the simplest costume you can create. Start by
wearing any fancy or pretty dress available. This is a great way to
get extra use out of formal dresses that your children will
otherwise grow out of quickly. Then, paint the face a light color
with a sponge, and put on pastel colored makeup. Focus on very rosy
cheeks, a characteristic that nearly all porcelain dolls share. You
can choose your accessories, which can include carry around their
own doll for a funny twist. For an extra notice, dress up exactly
like the doll you carry around, so it will be immediately clear
what you are dressed up as. Barbie Doll: With Barbie dolls becoming
more and more popular as toys, they are also becoming more and more
popular as costume choices. Since there are so many different
themed Barbies, making your own costume is easy to do. Almost any
outfit becomes a "Barbie outfit" when topped with a wig of long
blonde hair. As a bonus, stand in a cardboard box and look like a
Barbie doll still in the packaging.