Periwinkle Costume

Little ones who admire Periwinkle can now dress up like her. Basic clothing and easy to find sewing supplies make it easy.

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Materials

• 1 yd. lightweight purple fabric
• 1 yd. Velcro self-adhesive strips
• Periwinkle-colored long johns
• 12-in.-square purple felt
• 1 pair periwinkle-colored socks
• 2 twelve-in. squares periwinkle-colored felt
• Headband
• 6-in.-square any lavender fabric
• Fabric glue
• 12-in.-square light-blue felt
• 1 yd. blue yarn
  
• Black construction paper
• Craft glue
• White paper gift bag
• Purple construction paper
• 12-in. wooden dowel
• Black spray paint, acrylic paint, or poster paint
• White acrylic or poster paint

Directions

1. Step 1

   Cut a purple fabric cape to fit your child from her neck to her knees. Attach the Velcro strips to the top of the cape and the shoulders of the long-john top.

2. Step 2

   Cut out a purple felt bow. Attach to front of shirt with Velcro.

3. Step 3

   Cut a thumbhole in each of the socks to make hand mitts.

4. Step 4

   Glue a strip of periwinkle felt onto the headband to cover it.

5. Step 5

   Glue a triangle of lavender fabric to the center of the headband so it falls over your child's forehead in a "V."

6. Step 6

   Cut out ears freehand using periwinkle felt and light-blue felt. Glue the ears to top of the headband.

7. Step 7

   Cut a few short lengths of blue yarn, tie in a knot at bottom, and glue to headband for Periwinkle's tuft of hair.

8. Step 8

   To make the magical goody bag and magic wand, first cut a top hat from the black construction paper and glue to the white bag. Glue a strip of purple paper around the top hat.

9. Step 9

   Spray or paint the dowel black and paint on the white tips.