It looks so much fun for children to perform and even the kids who are quite shy are dancing and singing to every song. Make a marking with pencil of where the two ends of cardboard need to meet, then staple them together. Lie your card flat and draw the outline of the crown with some pencil; you can just do simple triangle cutouts. Make sure it's big enough to wrap round your child, and goes from their neck down to the middle of their calf.

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If you're looking for some more ideas, or you have another child playing a different character, check out more of our nativity costume tips here.Please note these specifications can be used as averaging guidelines only and cannot account for anatomical exceptions or irregularities. 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. The script is sensibly written – it doesn’t go over-the-top or off track but includes plenty of humour and keeps speaking parts on the small side.