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When you ask many children what they want to be when they grow up, many answer the same thing: when they grow up I want to be an astronaut. Taking into account that it is a dream job, it is not surprising that astronaut costumes are one of the most recurrent and appreciated at Carnival, Halloween, etc. parties.
If you also want to make your homemade astronaut costume to travel to space, in this oneHOWTO article we show you an easy and well-detailed step-by-step. We not only explain how to make an astronaut costume fabulous, but we help you make your own homemade astronaut helmet. Pay attention and don’t miss any detail!
How to make a homemade astronaut helmet
One of the central elements of the astronaut costume is the helmet, because if this element is well made, it will make all the difference compared to other costumes … it will be much more authentic! To perform the homemade astronaut helmet you easily have several options:
- Make the astronaut case with paper mache: Using a balloon as a base to cover with the paper and paste, you will get the perfect shape of the astronaut helmet. Cut out the excess parts so that the child can put his head in and have good vision, then paint it white and draw some buttons in blue, red and black to give it a more authentic look.
- Use a bucket as a helmet: you can make a cutout in the cube so that the child can see well. In addition, we also recommend you pad the inside of the bucket with kitchen paper or foam and paint it as we have commented in the previous point. If you can’t find adequate paint to adhere to the surface of the cube, we recommend that you first line it with newspaper.
- The motorcycle helmet that you no longer use: if you have a motorcycle helmet that you no longer use (and if it is white on top), with little effort you will get a homemade astronaut helmet perfect for the children’s astronaut costume.
In any case, to complete the kids astronaut costume you have to add something essential: the tubes that connect the helmet with the suit or space backpack. You will find suitable tubes for this craft in any hardware store, although you can also use the cardboard in which the kitchen paper is rolled. With these simple steps, you will be closer to making an astronaut costume for children with recycled material. In addition, from UNCOMO we recommend you make other homemade costumes for Carnival.
How to make the space backpack of the astronaut costume
The next step to continue with the explanation of how to make a homemade astronaut costume for children is to prepare a good space backpack. So, from a HOWTO we recommend that you be the most original and use two 2-liter bottles to make this accessory:
- Clean and dry both bottles.
- Paint them metallic gray and join them with glue or a little white tape. You can also stick them to a cardboard that goes on the child’s back.
- Add some tapes as straps that you can glue with glue or sew to the cardboard once the paint has dried.
- Finally, add some red, yellow and orange strips of paper or felt to make them look like space engines.
You can also create a space backpack from a cardboard box and decorate it with gray paint before adding red, black, and blue buttons. Remember connect any of the tubes from the helmet to the space backpack.
How to make a homemade astronaut costume
Next, we show you the different alternatives that you have at your fingertips to make children’s astronaut suit:
- Wear white clothes: you will only need pants, socks, tights or leggings, as well as a long-sleeved shirt. Make sure all the clothes are the same white color and you will be good to go.
- Make a tailored suit– You will only need a sewing machine, white fabric, and sewing skills. You can always help yourself with the patterns to make it easier for you, although if you prefer you can order the suit from a dressmaker. Add some false pockets with strips of black fabric and try to make the cuffs of the sleeves and the neck somewhat thicker and black.
To decorate the suit you can use different patches or motifs such as flags and stars, something that you can make yourself with felt and sew on top of your clothes. Placing on the suit, for example, the characteristic NASA logo and the American flag will give the costume a much more real and spatial touch.
To complete the costume, it will also be important to choose your footwear well. In this case, it is recommended to use boots gray or black waterAlthough you can also make some covers to cover the shoes of the little one in the house and simulate boots.
If these options are not possible, you can opt for classic black ankle boots or sneakers. Don’t forget to include a couple of white gloves, because this way you will achieve that the final appearance of the homemade astronaut costume is incredible.
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