How to make a bee costume with your own hands for a girl, boy, or adult?

New Year's Maya bee costume for girls

To make a bee costume for a girl, you need to prepare smooth fabric and mesh material. It is better to choose fabrics in black and yellow shades so that they resemble the colors of a real bee. You also need to make a top. To do this you will need soft elastic fabric of the same shades.

Step-by-step instruction:

Cut 2 rectangles from yellow fabric that will serve as the basis for the top. The dimensions of the rectangles should correspond to the size of the girl’s chest.
Cut strips 4 cm wide from black fabric. Sew them onto rectangles. Try to ensure that they are located equally on both geometric shapes.

Cut it out

Sew the rectangles together and make black straps.
Now you can start sewing the skirt. Measure the width of the girl's waist to find out the optimal elastic size.
Cut out pieces of fabric of the same size, up to 5 cm wide. The pieces should be made of both smooth fabric and mesh.
The mesh fabric must be tied in knots with an elastic band. Make sure that there are no openings, as they will spoil the appearance of the skirt. The more stripes you make, the more beautiful and fluffy the bottom of the suit will be.

Sample

Start making bee horns. To do this, cut a circle out of cardboard with a diameter of 10 cm. Inside the circle, cut a circle with a radius of 1.5 cm.
Wrap a small circle with black wool thread.
Cut the threads along the edge of the circle and collect them using a silicone rubber band. Fluff the formed pompom.
Wind 2 pieces of wire around the hairband. The ends of the wire need to be raised up. This will be the basis for the horns.
Attach pompoms to the wire.
The Maya the Bee costume is almost ready. All that remains is to create the wings according to the template and you can dress up the girl for the holiday.

Wire wings

Craft “Bees with a hive”

If you wish, you can bring to life with your own hands a whole family of bees with a hive made from plastic bottles. This will require a little more time and materials, but an amazing result is guaranteed.

For the craft you will need:

1 plastic five-liter bottle for making a beehive.
Plastic bottles with a volume of no more than 1 liter for making bees. Their number depends on the desired number of bees.
Yellow enamel.
Black electrical tape.
Bast brushes.
Glue gun.
If desired, additional elements for creating bee faces (eyes, beads, etc.).
Twine rope.
Threads.

The details of the craft are carried out according to the following algorithm:

All containers are painted yellow and left to dry.
Black stripes are reproduced on the dried paint using electrical tape.
Using a glue gun, glue is applied to decorative eyes or beads and glued to the lid.
Advice! If there are no additional elements, you can simply draw a face.
Wings for bees are cut out of a plastic bottle. A thread is attached to the finished parts for hanging.
A hive made from a plastic bottle turns yellow or brown.
The washcloths are tied with twine.
The roof of the hive is generously smeared with glue, the brushes are attached to it, and straightened so that the roof looks more decorative.
Important! When the brush comes off, you can lubricate it with glue again and press it securely to the surface.
The finished craft is left until the glue dries completely.
The bees are ready. Now you need to hang them on the tree and attach a beehive made of plastic bottles. Such insects will delight not only children, but also adults.

Simple bee costume for girls

If you don’t want to spend a long time preparing a bee costume, you can use this simpler method. You don't need to buy anything to create a robe. You can use things that are in the house.
First, prepare a T-shirt that will fit your child's figure. It is desirable that it be black and stretch well. Apply yellow stripes on it, up to 5 cm wide. For painting, use acrylic paints or construction tape.

Stripes on a T-shirt

Attach wings to the corset, which can be made from black paper. It is advisable to use double-sided cardboard so that you do not have to paint it.

Let them be stilettos and rubber bands on your hands - this way the wings will hold more firmly

The bee's skirt should be black. The optimal length is slightly above the knee. For the bee's horns, you can use a regular hoop and attach black or yellow pompoms to it.

Pom poms can be purchased at a hardware store.

The final details of the costume are black tights and shoes.

Shoes and tights

DIY New Year's bee costume for a boy

A bee costume for a boy can be made from ordinary things that you have in the house. First, prepare black trousers and golf or a T-shirt. For the wings, use double-sided charcoal paper. It is enough to draw the wings of a bee on it and cut the blank with scissors. Glue the wings to the turtleneck. Cut out the horns from black cardboard and glue them to a regular hat. That's it, the bee costume is ready.
You can also make a beautiful bumblebee costume. To do this, prepare a striped vest, shorts and a mask with a mustache. Color the shorts with stripes to resemble the colors of a bumblebee. Try to color so that the shades of the vest and shorts match. Since a headband is not suitable for a boy, you will need a regular hat. It is better if it is yellow or black. Sew two wires to the hat and attach beads or pompoms to them. If you don't have pom poms that match the color, you can make circles from plasticine.

For a boy

What kind of paper are honeycomb balls made from?

Balls for decorating a Christmas tree, ceiling cornice, and simply designing a room for the New Year are most often made from colored, crepe, and plain paper. The main thing is that the result pleases your eye.

Craftswomen even manage to make balls from postcards; they turn out well. You can create crafts from different colors of corrugated paper. Then you get a mix of different tones in one ball.

Chinese balls

IMPORTANT : Crafts can also be decorated with sparkles and ribbons, then they will differ from the purchased balls with their unique decor.

Bee costume for adults

If you have to go to a themed party, you can make your own beautiful bee costume for Halloween or another carnival evening. To start, choose a yellow and black dress, preferably not long. It is better if it is much higher or lower than the knees.
Complete the look with long black gloves. This is ideal for a beautiful suit. Wear opaque black tights (the best option is 40 or 70 DEN).

Girl in a bee costume

If a man decides to be a bee, then the situation becomes much simpler. He can wear black pants, a striped (black and yellow) sweatshirt, and pom-pom horns. If you don’t have a striped sweatshirt, you can take clothes in a black or yellow shade and paint them with stripes of the opposite color.

How to make a bee costume for a small child?

If you are planning a themed photo shoot with a small child, you can sew him a beautiful bee costume. To do this you will need:

satin fabric in black and yellow shades;
thread and needle;
beveled binding;
ruler;
chalk.

Step-by-step instruction:

Attach the sundress your child is wearing to the prepared fabric. Step back 1.5-2 cm from the edge and outline the outline with chalk.
Cut out the workpiece. Sew the seams.
Cut out satin strips that will act as flounces. To do this, gather the ribbons onto a needle and thread.
Sew the stripes to the base, alternating shades. It is better to do the work from below.
Finish the neckline and sew on a zipper. Clothes should be easy to put on and take off.
Cut out wings from cardboard and cover them with yellow fabric.
If the room is cool, wear a sundress over a turtleneck.

Little Bee
If you have a boy, then wear overalls instead of a sundress. Start making wire tendrils and pom-poms. Tie the structure to a hat or hairband. Most young children refuse to wear hats. Therefore, it is better to decorate the hat by sewing a felt mouth, eyes and nose to it. When a child sees this beauty, he will gladly agree to wear the accessory.

We will also tell you how to make the costume:

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Making a bee from felt

Felt keychain
Felt is a universal material for creating soft toys. A felt bee turns out bright and neat. Such products are used to decorate New Year trees, use them as soft toys, keychains, or just for play.

Note! Depending on the chosen pattern, the set of materials and complexity of manufacturing the product differs. Simple options are suitable for beginner seamstresses or children.

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Before making a bee prepare:

felt in yellow, black and white;
black threads;
pattern paper;
fabric marker;
beads or seed beads for eyes.

Bee pattern
The bee is created in several steps. The step-by-step description is suitable for making a bee using any pattern.

Pattern. Choose a bee pattern. If the image size is insufficient, it is scaled. The pattern is printed and cut out.
Details. The patterns are transferred to felt. The abdomen is black, the stripes are yellow. The head is yellow, the upper part of the head is black. The wings are white. The abdomen, head and wings are translated in duplicate.
Head. Beady eyes are sewn onto the front part of the head, and a mouth is made with red threads. The black part of the head is sewn on top. The finished front part is sewn to the back. When 1 centimeter remains to the end, the head is stuffed with holofiber and sewn up.
Abdomen. Yellow stripes are sewn onto the front part of the abdomen. The abdominal parts are sewn together. The head is sewn in in the middle, and two connected wings are inserted and sewn up on the back. The product is stuffed and sewn up to the end.
Decoration. The DIY bee craft will be brighter and more interesting if you use adhesive rhinestones, sequins and other decorative elements.

For reference! Felt toys are soft, light and completely safe. They are easy to wash. They hold their shape for a long time and retain their appearance.