DIY Fairy Tale Princesses Costume: 15-Min Cardboard Build
Time15 minEffortEasy
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A dress or a crown from the closet. Every princess works, and that's the point. Fifteen minutes, easy: a dress from the closet per person, a cereal box per crown, and gold or silver paint or markers. The crowns should be visibly homemade; perfect crowns look store-bought.
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Tip: tie the ribbon as a bow under the crown, not on top.
Steps
- Each princess picks any dress from her own closet.
- Safety: Adults handle the scissors when cutting the cardboard crowns.
- Draw the crown shape on the cereal box in pencil first.
- Hold it against the head to check the fit.
- Cut the crown.
- Leave a 1-inch tab to tape the ends together.
- Color it with gold or silver paint or markers.
- Let it dry.
- Tie the hair ribbon as a bow.
- Tape the cardboard crown on top of the head.
- Line up for a princess parade photo.
- Check each crown sits snugly.
- Optional pro finish: tie the ribbon as a bow under the crown, not on top.
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Common questions
How do you keep a cardboard crown on a kid's head?
Tape a bobby pin inside the crown and clip it to the hair. Crowns balanced on top slide off; pinned crowns survive the parade.
Do the princesses need matching dresses?
No: any dress from the closet works, and different dresses look like different kingdoms. The crowns are what make it a group.
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