A Jester Hat and Clown Costume are popular with kids of all age groups and more widely accepted than traditional clown costumes. They are simple to make and inexpensive if you follow these directions.
1. Buy a basic jester hat. They are available online or at a costume store. You can choose one with 2, 3, 4, or 5 points on it. Buy florescent glue paint and glitter at a craft store or a store that sells everything for about a dollar.
2. Collect small accessories such as flowers, hearts, ribbons and bells to use as decorations on the hat. Dab the glue paint over a small area and apply the glitter and small accessories to the paint. Attach the bells to provide jingle when you walk.
3. Go to a Thrift Store that sells bulk fabric for as little as a dollar. Find a seamstress that can sew a costume for around $10. Another way is to purchase, at the Thrift Store, costumes others have made. You can layer together pieces from several costumes for one new costume.
4. Now you have the best hat and clown costume around for very little outlay. Most important, remember clown work is about the kids and not the costume. It is the heart that makes a good clown. Even in clown work, it is his character that makes a man and not his clothes.
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The pencil toppers are sewn pieces of felt which I then Hot Glued onto the pencils. At the top of the party bags, just white lunch sacks, I bought a pack of wooden clothing clips (100 for $1) and then glued on two squares of decorative paper. The notebook came with the butterfly cover, bought from the local dollar store and then I added their name and the ribbon along the bottom.
I made doll-sized party hats with the same decorative paper that I used above.
I wanted to make deocrations that would emphasize the decade. I found these images on Google by simply typing in phrases such as "1930's children."
