Kids Girls Mary Nativity Christmas Fancy Dress Costume

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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. So whether they're a shepherd, a wise man, an angel, a stable animal, or they're playing a lead role of Mary or Joseph, check out our DIY Nativity costume ideas below. Position the headdress where you want it on your child's head, and where feels comfortable for them, then slide the headband on top.

All you need is a long rectangle of fabric to fashion into a tunic, or you can even cheat and adapt an old pillowcase for little ones! Women often play the part of Mary for a church service, using their own baby swaddled in a blanket to play the Baby Jesus. That means you'll need to sort a costume for them – whether it be Joseph, Mary, the Angel Gabriel or a Wise Man.If your son is refusing to wear a skirt, they may settle for very baggy trousers with a robe (preferably cream or brown) over the top.

I just needed to find a non-musty, non-crumpled one that’s not ‘grey’ from overuse, never to see white again. You'll need a large piece of light blue fabric – about a metre and a half – for the dress, but you can always use more or less depending on your child's size. Obviously if you’re a whizz with a sewing machine, you could add on additional pieces, like a waist coat over for shepherds, or add an elasticated cinched in waist to make the t-shirt more fitted. You’ll need: A long white/cream woolly jumper, some white/cream tights or leggings, black gloves, black socks, black plimsolls, cotton buds, glue, white card, small amount of elastic. Written by teachers and experts and exclusively available to TheSchoolRun subscribers, learning packs (each 50+ pages long) are fun as well as practice-packed.If your little one’s not that keen on putting on a full costume, let them dress in just the leggings/tights and leotard/t-shirt and hold a star. As with the sheep, have your child wear the black socks, plimsolls and gloves to represent the donkey’s hooves.