Fancy Fairy
- Total Time Needed:
- 1 Hour
Who doesn't believe in fairies? With this costume, a beautiful fairy will magically appear on your doorstep.
- Materials
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- Pink outfit (such as a bodysuit and tutu from her dress-up box)
- Star garland
- Star stickers and/or body glitter
- Glitter
- String
- 9-gauge aluminum wire
- Duct-tape
- Panty hose
- Pipe cleaner
- Ribbon
- Instructions
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Begin by creating the wire wings. Start with a coiled roll of 9-gauge aluminum wire (available at hardware stores). Cut a 13-foot length and bend it in half. Twist a small loop at the bend (use pliers, if necessary). -
About 8 inches up from the loop, form a large wing shape with 52 inches of wire. Repeat on the other side. Close the wings with a twist as shown. (Note: the wing can be bent into different shapes). -
Form a triangle, about 5 by 8 by 8 inches, above the loop from step 1. Twist and trim the ends so they do not protrude from the triangle; duct-tape them, if necessary. -
Cut the legs off a pair of queen-size panty hose. Stretch one leg over one wing, secure with a pipe cleaner, and stretch the excess over the triangle. Repeat on the other side. -
Tie the middle of a 7-foot piece of ribbon to the bottom of the triangle. Thread the ribbon around the triangle so the wings can be worn like a backpack. -
Next, have your fairy put on her pink outfit. Fashion a simple crown for her hair out of a starry garland. Add some star stickers and/or body glitter to her arms and cheeks. Hand her a vial of fairy dust (glitter), tied into a necklace with string.
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Finally, help her put on the Wire Wings.
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- Variations:
- If I had wings, I could also be a ... beautiful butterfly, flying pig, lucky ladybug, Pegasus, black bat, or Tinkerbell.
- Find more about:
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- 1 Hour |
- All Ages |
- Clothes Decorating |
- Costumes |
- Fairies |
- Halloween |
- Pipe Cleaner Crafts |
- Pipe Cleaner Crafts |
- School Age |
- Tween |
- Wire Crafts
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