Christmas Costume Ideas

About Christmas

December 25th is the day that Christians celebrate one of their major holidays, Christmas. The holiday celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ in a stable in Bethlehem, where the King of Kings was born in the humblest of settings. Although there is a strong religious basis to the holiday, it's also celebrated secularly or in conjunction with gift giving and visits from Santa Claus, a jolly man in a red suit who rewards good children with presents left under the Christmas tree to be opened on Christmas morning.

Dressing up for Christmas

There are so many costumes that work really well with Christmas no matter how you celebrate! You can dress up with religious Three Kings or Magi costumes for a nativity play or deck yourself out in a festive Santa hat or Santa Claus suit while passing out gifts with your family.

Even beyond costuming, there's so much that can be done in terms of decorating for Christmas. Dress up your Christmas tree with ornaments or deck your halls with wreaths.

Christmas - How To Ideas

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	How to make a Toy Soldier Costume   5 up, 2 down  Featured in almost any holiday spectacle that you can think of from the Radio City Rockettes to "The Nutcracker" ballet, toy soldiers are always seen under the tree. You can make your own toy soldier costume easily, pulled together from thrift store items and simple trimmings from a craft store. ##Things You'll Need## * Red velvet or satin blazer OR * White pants * 2 yards of Red ... read more »
	How to make a The Old Man (from A Christmas Story) costume   3 up, 0 down  The Old Man, played by Darrin McGavin, was Ralphie's profanity-spewing, leg lamp loving father in the film "A Christmas Story." Add some character to your next holiday party (at the Bumpus's house?) dressed as the Old Man with this simple how-to: ##Things You'll Need## * A haggard expression (possibly some makeup to "age" you and outline facial lines in your brow and jowls) * Light brown ... read more »
	How to make a Psycho Santa Costume   2 up, 0 down  Capitalize on all of those Christmas goodies already in stores before Halloween rears its pumpkin head and create a scary Santa Claus costume to scare everyone into being good little boys and girls before Yuletide rolls around. Look to such classically bad horror flicks like "Silent Night, Deadly Night" for some inspiration into creating a Psycho Santa costume of your own! ##Things ... read more »
	How to make a Scut Farkus (from A Christmas Story) costume   2 up, 0 down  Ralphie's arch-nemesis and school bully supreme, Scut Farkus made life for Ralphie and his friends a waking nightmare when he and his toadie, Grover Dill, would torment them in "A Christmas Story." This costume is almost as unexpected as the beating Ralphie gave ol' Scut when he pushed him too far. Run the risk with this simple, yet fun costume idea: ##Things You'll Need## * Short red ... read more »
	How to Create a Christmas Bell Costume   2 up, 0 down  Bells at Christmas time are the norm. People are always ringing bells at Christmas time. There is even a song “Silver Bells,” so Christmas Bells are an essential part of Christmas and if you want to have a costume that no one else has consider making a bell. ##Materials Needed:## *Silver Fabric *Heavy Duty Wire *Black Pantsuit ##Instructions:## **Step 1:** Some ... read more »
	How to Create a Christmas Fireplace Costume   2 up, 0 down  Who doesn’t love a nice crackling fire during the holidays, when it is snowing outside and the entire family is about to sit down to the Christmas meal? This year you can bring the fireplace with you to your costume party. Sure you could go as Santa Claus or even a reindeer, but hasn’t that been done before? How many times have you seen a Christmas Fireplace Costume all decked out with ... read more »
	How to make a Christmas costume?   1 up, 0 down  Christmas is often a time to celebrate and attend costume parties. This year if you are looking for a new costume you might want to consider some of the ideas we have here. These costume ideas will bring the spirit of Christmas to the forefront for you. To give you a couple of ideas we have a Princess Christmas costume, Caplet Set, Vixen, Christmas tree, and even Christmas Coal. Depending ... read more »
	How to make a Blue Christmas/Elvis Claus Costume   1 up, 0 down  Elvis Presley made "Blue Christmas" one of the biggest Christmas hits of all time. You'd have to be a Scrooge to not love Elvis' heartfelt crooning, believing The King would truly have "a Blue Christmas without you." Inject a little Elvis into your holiday with an Elvis Claus Blue Christmas costume! With some simple items, you can take a hum-drum Santa costume and turn it into a rockin' ... read more »
	How to make a Snow Queen costume   2 up, 1 down  A fairy tale queen from a story by Hans Christian Anderson and one of the rulers of the Kingdom of the Sweets in the Nutcracker ballet, the Snow Queen is beautiful and delicate. You can create your own Snow Queen costume easily while still coming up with a striking, regal, and glistening look! ##Things You'll Need## * Long white or blue gown * White faux fur trim * Needle and thread OR ... read more »
	How to make a Ralphie from "A Christmas Story" costume   1 up, 0 down  A modern classic, "A Christmas Story" holds a special place on nearly everyone's favorite holiday movie list. Dress up as the overly imaginative hero of the tale, young Ralphie with a costume guaranteed to make people tell you "You'll shoot your eye out." (Or, you could take the easy route and dress up with Ralphie's "Pink Nightmare" bunny costume). Here's an easy way to make a costume that ... read more »
	How to make a Randy from "A Christmas Story" costume   1 up, 0 down  In "A Christmas Story," Randy is Ralphie's kid brother who enjoys busting up Ralphie's time in the bathroom and showing his mother "how the piggies eat." Randy also is best known for being bundled up to the point where he can't put his arms down, thanks to Mom preparing him to brave the snow in those chilly Indiana winters. Here's how you can put together your own Randy costume: ... read more »
	How to make a Yukon Cornelius (Rudolph) Costume   0 up, 0 down  Rudolph's burly buddy in the Rankin-Bass holiday classic is a great choice for a fun costume with cheery Christmas flair! The gruff and tumble Bumble bouncer, Cornelius accompanied Rudolph to the Island of Misfit Toys and helped to quell the Abominable Snowman's rampage, rehabilitating him into a cuddly critter! Making a Yukon Cornelius costume is a cinch! Don't be left out in the cold ... read more »
	How to Create a White Christmas Costume   1 up, 1 down  White Christmas by Bing Crosby is an amazing song and one of the most popular songs for the Holiday season. The song was even created into a Hollywood film with Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney as two of its stars. This year you could have one of the elaborate holiday dresses that appeared in the final moments of the show. Vera Ellen wore an amazing dress of red with white faux fur ... read more »
	Christmas for HalloweenContest Entry   0 up, 1 down  This is our little baby dressed as Christmas for halloween comment »

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Christmas Blog Posts

Read our latest blog posts to find costume ideas you might not have thought of!

• Settle in for "A Christmas Story" and costumes!

  In what's become a long-standing tradition, TBS is running their 24-hour marathon of A Christmas Story . Based on a story by author Jean... more

• The Newest Look in Christmas Tree Costumes: The Rental Option

  I suppose I should not be surprised to learn that there is a new twist to getting a Christmas tree this year. In certain parts of the... more

• Macy's Thanksgiving Parade kicks off Christmas and offers costume ideas!

  The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is a holiday tradition. Broadcast on NBC every Thanksgiving morning, this past year marked the 83rd time... more

• Christmas in July? Not yet, but brace yourself for Disney's "A Christmas Carol"

  It's not time for Christmas in July yet (although stores do start earlier and earler with stocking decorations and trees every year), however... more

• Network Holiday Specials Kick Off with Rudolph

  With some of the more painful holiday traditions like Black Friday and the inevitable cornucopia of leftover turkey dishes that continue into... more

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