I need a multicultural costume for my child - any ideas???

Question

it will have to be something i can put together easily. i can't sew!!! any culture would do, just not american. any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

go to a store like party city they have costumes from halloween you can buy for really cheap they usually have like indian or mexican costumes if not will hawaiian work?

you can find hawaiian stuff anywhere.

Answer 2

If  you can't sew, you have a problem.

i would suggest making a child's kimono.

Actually, it would be more in the spirit of the study to look back at the ethnic roots of you and the child's father and put together a costume reflecting one of those.

For an adult, it would be a fun thing to put together a "Heintz 57" mix of all the ethnic identities one has as an American, but a young child would feel foollish.

The point of doing this is to give children pride in their own heritage, so that is where you need to be looking.  Myself, I am Irish, English, and German, so I could wear any of those things.  I speak Chinese and Spanish in addition to my first language, English, so I can also go beyond my ethnic heritage, of which I am proud, and add China, southeastern China, and Spain and Latin America to my cultural heritage, so if I were asked to wear "a multicultural costume," I could wear any one of those (if I were a pre-schooler), as they are all a part of my heritage.  As an adult, I could wear bits of all of them.

Hope that helps.

Again, the purpose of this is to get you and your child to investigate your cultural heritage.  Knowing oneself and one's origins is important, not as a means of Balkanizing us here in America: as a means of seeing the rich cultural heritage we share and embrace, each one of us bringing something (usually several somethings) to the mix.  Dressing in something reflecting any part of your child's ethnic heritage is the assignment, not just picking something out of the vastness of cultures out there.  

The <B><I>lesson<I><B> is to find out something about your and your child's heritage, which is a step into self-knowledge and a step into history.

When helping  your child with assignments, always keep in mind that the lesson, the thing your child is to be learning, is the important part.

Answer 3

Do a sombraro with a mexican smock. Easy and cheap.

Answer 4

Go to your local Salvation Army store or a second hand clothing store and see what you find there.  You might be able to come up with something that looks like a Scottish kilt or something with an African print.  You could look up some clothing ideas on line first so you have an idea what to look for.

Answer 5

roman toga, i did it once, all you do is wrap a sheet around, tuck it in, then have a rope for a belt, and a floral clip of some kind on the shoulder, like a large leaf, pretty easy