By Jazer Basan
For the practical and creative mom, making your kid's Buwan ng Wika costume yourself can be very fulfilling. Old clothes of your own, borrowed from relatives or bought from second-hand clothes stores will not only save you cost, your original creation might even make your child a standout. Here are 9 Filipino kid costumes you can put together yourself.
Tomorrow, we will feature stores where you can buy ready-to-wear Filipiniana clothes.
Photography by Jazer Basan
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Harvest Boy
plain white shirt - boy's own
plain red pants or jogging pants - cousin's old PE uniform
native hat - store bought for P60
slippers - boy's own
Variation:
farmer with plough made from paper mache
fisherman - with any type of net for fishnet
accessorize with big red handkerchief as triangular bandana - from daddy
Materials for boy's Ifugao props:
Feathers from a feather duster or make your own by making tassels out of skewers and crepe paper:
4 sheets of crepe paper (black, brown, red and white at P8.00 each = P32.00)
circular rattan pot coaster - from the kitchen
spear: bamboo stick - from Lola's garden
styrofoam for the blade
(scrap) aluminum foil
Yakan of Basilan
Costume materials:
black long-sleeved top - girl's own
head wear and skirt - made from an old sweat shirt bought from a garage sale - P30.00
leg warmers - from sleeves of another sweat shirt bought for P30.00
wrist bands - from old sweatshirt trimmings
face marks - face crayon - girl's own
Total costume cost: P60.00
Jazer Basan, Contributor
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yhamslove®
9
months ago
Mommyjazz's article is really a big help to those parents who are scouting for non-pricey Filipino costumes for their children's use. My son's only 2 years old but I consider myself lucky having this idea for my son's future participation in the celebration of the Lingo ng Wika. Congrats Mommyjazz! -
yhamslove®
9
months ago
Mommyjazz's article is really a great help to those parents who are scouting for non-pricey Filipino costumes. My son's just 2 years old but I'm lucky that I already have an idea for my son's future participation in the Lingo ng Wika Week. c",)
