Handmade costumes with a bird theme. Great for recitals too!
Handmade costumes that liven up a variety of events such as recitals and school plays.
You can have everyone in the group create pieces around the same theme, or focus on crafting a costume with your own special touches.
In this article, we’ll introduce handmade ideas for bird costumes.
From attaching wings to the back to using a hood to represent a bird’s head, you’ll discover all kinds of ideas.
We’ll present them by material, style, and design, so be sure to find your favorite handmade costume.
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2. Design (1–10)
bird feather
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Why not try making soft-looking wings inspired by real bird feathers? They’re perfect for cosplay of anime or manga characters or for creating bird-themed costumes.
You’ll attach individual feathers one by one with a hot glue gun.
By layering pink feathers over white ones, for example, you can create the look of realistic bird plumage with two colors.
It’s also great to use different colors for the left and right wings or to choose vibrant, colorful feathers.
Finally, attach strings to the back to complete the wing costume.
Try incorporating a design that evokes a bird in flight into your costume ideas.
parrot
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Parrots are captivating with their beautiful, colorful feathers.
Let’s make a costume that lets you become one.
The main material is felt.
Attach felt feathers to the wings using a hot glue gun or similar adhesive.
For the face, use a skull mask as the base, then layer felt feathers on top to finish.
To make it more luxurious, add rhinestones or sparkly embellishments for a glamorous parrot look.
It’s simple, but the result is absolutely lovely.
Sparkling, shining feathers
https://www.tiktok.com/@mmeri_13/video/7016603558380424450Fabric selection is very important when making costumes.
Using shimmering chiffon or organza, tulle with sequins, or satin to create feathers will give you a light yet glamorous finish.
Combining them with stiffer materials like vinyl can also create a striking contrast of textures.
If you have a certain fabric image in mind, I recommend searching online.
The more materials you’re familiar with, the better your costumes will turn out.
jagged feathers
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An idea for costumes with jagged slits in bird feathers.
When making bird costumes, many designs emphasize wings from the back view.
If you want to make a costume constructed from rows of triangular fabric look cooler, adding jagged slits is recommended.
The key point is that it’s easy to make using pinking shears.
This idea can be used for a variety of bird costumes, such as eagles and shoebills.
If you want to incorporate realistic bird feathers into your costume design, be sure to give this a try.
shoebill
The shoebill is famous for being a bird that hardly moves.
How about making a costume that turns you into a shoebill? The main body is made of fleece, but a T-shirt or similar could work as a substitute.
For the wings, simply sew on felt pieces cut into isosceles triangles.
Sew three colors of felt in random order starting from the bottom.
If you’re not good at sewing, fabric glue should work too.
For the head, prepare a baseball cap with a brim and attach a large felt beak to the brim.
eagle
The eagle, which is also the national bird of the United States, looks strong and really cool, doesn’t it? Let’s make an eagle costume.
First, we’ll make the mask using two colors of glittery thick paper.
Sparkly materials are exciting and look luxurious, right? For the wings, cut colored construction paper and glue the pieces onto a backing board.
Add straps so the wings can be worn on the back.
It’s nice to fold the parts with zigzags a little to give them a three-dimensional look.
Attach zigzag-cut colored paper to a tank top as well.
chicken
https://www.tiktok.com/@dadsneednaps2/video/6888791145527250181We’re going to make a chicken costume here.
Place a knit cap on felt and cut out a piece that’s about the same size.
Do the same for the comb (wattle) part: place the knit cap on the felt and cut it out.
For the legs, use yellow leggings and make chicken feet pieces out of felt to attach to the ends of the leggings.
For the body, attach chicken feathers with a glue gun or similar.
It’s fluffy and cute, but if the kids don’t like it, a white T-shirt for the top should work fine.
It’s easy to make, so give it a try.