Where can I find to make Aust animals costumes for primary school.?

Question

I want to have a play drama with the year two's and three's and it's about Aboriginal legend and the characters are a crane, owl, kangaroo rat, parrot, galas, and other various australian animals. I would like to make some sort of costumes for this play. Where can I find on the internet so that I can make something or some sort of Ideas. Thanks

Answer 1

For this age group, I would think it is important to make this child orientated as far as props go, rather than adult focused. I would simply locate pictures of the animals you are wanting to portray in the play, and then provide basic materials for the children to use their creative skills to produce masks/props. If you look closely at Aboriginal Dreamtime stories, all pictures and re-enactments are very basic with a minimum of props. You need to keep to earthy colours - yellow, red, brown, black and orange. There is nothing elaborate about dreamtime stories, they are simple and to the point. If you want to portray this part of world history then you should aim to do it as simply as possible.

Answer 2

Use Hefty Zoo plates and a matching sweatshirt and sweatpants

http://www.pactiv.com/HeftyPals/ZooPals/...

Easy and inexpensive

Answer 3

For costumes, I'd just have them wear a mask and maybe solid color clothing.

I would sit down with the kids and ask THEM how to make the costumes. Ask them what kind of supplies you would need. You will be amazed! I did this with 5-year-olds (not sure how old your children are) to make goat and troll costumes for Three Billy Goats Gruff and it was great!

Already have on hand lots of construction paper, paint, markers, feathers, etc. Everything you can think of ahead of time.

Give them all the supplies and some pictures of the animals and let them go!

If you want to get more complicated, you could try papier mache: http://www.deepcreektimes.com/kids/june2...

http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/le...

Here are some you could adjust to look like Australian animals:http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/...