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    9 DIY Costumes for Buwan ng Wika

    Here are some costume ideas to inspire you all throughout the Buwan ng Wika celebration.
    by Jazer Basan .
9 DIY Costumes for Buwan ng Wika
PHOTO BY Jazer Basan
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  • 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.

    Photography by Jazer Basan

    Looking for stores where you can buy ready-to-wear Filipiniana clothes? Click here.

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      baro (top) - used by older cousin plain white inner shirt - girl's own bohemian skirt - mommy's own headband - mommy's scarf
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      plain black long sleeved shirt - girl's own plain black leggings - girl's own malong - borrowed from lola any printed sheet or mommy's sling carrier accessorized with fancy jewelries - borrowed from Tita
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      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
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      coconut shells - store bought at P25/pair; 5 pairs - P125 old red jogging pants - boy's own   costume cost: P125
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      white long sleeved top sewn with laces for "barong" effect - boy's own black pants - boy's own black hat (made from 1 roll of black cartolina board) - P18.00 black umbrella for props
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      Cost of costume: P18.00 for the hat made from black cartolina
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      Daddy's old shirt for the "bahag" red swimming trunks - boy's own black face crayon for tattoo art
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      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
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      Total costume cost: P32.00 for the crepe papers
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      2 old sweaters from from a garage sale at P30 each accessory - old necklace   Total: P60.00
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      2 clay pots made of or rattan bowl rattan basket and paper mache paper mache : old newspapers, starch glue and 1 roll of brown crepe paper at P8.00 circular rattan coaster to balance the pots on the head
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      2 pots of paper mache boy's feather headpiece spear
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      Costume cost: 2 old sweaters at P30.00 each = P60.00 crepe paper for the paper mache pots = P8.00   Total costume cost: P68.00
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      top: made of old sweater with sleeves cut off skirt: made with body of old sweater with sleeves cut off and sides sewn sash: made from the sleeve of one sweater head band: made from sweater's trimming clay pots: made of paper mache
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      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
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      plain shiny top from a garage sale at P35.00 plain shiny long skirt from a garage sale at P80.00 sash: old beach shorts
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      for the crown: entwined thin wire (P20.00), cord and 1 roll gold foil (P16.00), clear tape and head band (girl's own) for the fingernails: rectangular pieces of gold foil rolled and taped into cones
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      Costume cost: Shiny top = P35.00 shiny long skirt = P80.00 wire for the tiara = P20.00 gold foil (tinted plastic sheet) = P16.00   Total cost: P151.00
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