Kids Girls Mary Nativity Christmas Fancy Dress Costume

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Check with the school to find out what gift they’re bringing, and whether you need to provide this as well. The process is very similar to making a costume for Joseph or an innkeeper, involving stripy tea towels, a length of rope, and a homemade tabard.

As with the sheep, have your child wear the black socks, plimsolls and gloves to represent the donkey’s hooves. If you need to provide your own baby Jesus prop, you can use a child's doll, swaddled in a blanket or towel, for your little Mary to carry. I just needed a long piece of fabric (brown duly bought), fold it over, cut a head hole, pop it over the head and then tie round the waist with a piece of cord (we don’t do belts in our house). You can do this with a sewing machine if you have one, but for a no-sew option use something like Wonderweb hemming tape.All that needs to be added is a crown, created easily from cardboard and covered with sparkling 'jewels' (used coloured tissue paper for this or bits of glitzy wrapping paper) and an old cardboard box, covered in gold wrapping paper. Make a simple white headdress using a length of white material, secured to your child's head with a length of white elastic or a headband. Plus, find out how to make your own no-sew tutu here– and you can pair it with a white top or white leotard to complete your little one's outfit. If you're lucky, the school will take care of all the costumes but - more often than not - you'll receive a letter home telling you what part your child has been chosen to play and asking you to bring in a costume.

One of the highlights of your year will probably be watching your kids star in their school Nativity play. TheSchoolRun offers parents thousands of printable and interactive worksheets, covering every aspect of the primary curriculum.To make the neckline: place a plate at the top of the fabric in the centre of the fold and draw around half of the plate to make a semi-circle for the neckline. You might struggle if your children are tall, but unless they definitely need to the floor costumes, they’ll do the job. But what with all the other things you need to organise over the festive period, you'll want it to be quick, cheap and hassle-free.

Meanwhile, cows look good in black leotards and leggings, accessorised with cut-out white 'splodges' made from felt which can be sewn or glued onto your child's clothing. So many Nativity costumes can be started by making a simple tunic, otherwise known as a tabard, which is a long rectangle of fabric that can be adapted to be the basis of almost any costume.Thank you for providing a much-needed service for parents and one which really represented good value for money. If you don't have a suitable tea towel, try using a pashmina which can be wrapped around your child's head. If your little angel is honoured with the role of Mary, or your shining star is to be a sheep, here are some sewing-free, stress-free ways of getting simple, yet effective, handmade Nativity costumes recommended by non-crafty mum and teacher, Phoebe Doyle. Once you've made the tunic (trust us: it's easy peasy) then you're pretty much halfway there to any Nativity costume. For a simple belt, have your child put the dress over their head, then take either a length of leftover blue fabric, blue ribbon, some rope or even a dressing-gown belt and tie it around their waist – just make sure you measure the size so that it fits them properly.