Feet: tennis shoes as they are still children, and do not understand aching feet.

Legs: She wore her dance pants. They were black with a drawstring waist.

Body: This we covered with a rag shirt I made. I simply took one of her old shirts and began adding rags all over, starting at the bottom of the shirt and placing them like shingles all the way up.

Extras: The wings, mask, and gloves we had from previous years Halloween costumes.

Boy:

Feet: tennis shoes as they are still children, and do not understand aching feet.

Legs: He wore an old pare of black drawstring pants, to which I added some sewn on rags. I just used material I cut from his shirt and placed a couple patches on his pants.

Body: For this we used a old striped shirt he had. It was long sleeve and went just below his waist. I cut the bottom, arms, and legs with a jagged cut, cut some holes in the neck , and placed some leather lacing.

Extras: His hat, mask, and sword were all again pieces we had at home. The hat and sword purchased years prior at Faire!

Feet: Again, tennis shoes as they are still children, and do not understand aching feet. Although she would argue the black boots looked much better, and sometimes would win.

Legs: A rag skirt. This was a huge hit at faire. I took one pare of pajama pants of hers. I then began sewing bandanas around the top of the pants. I would just sew a corner on, so that the rest would flow down. I would then use one bandana to wrap around her waist and clinch with a safety pin.

Body: This we had two purchased shirts, however both were already in her wardrobe. This day in time, there are some great clothing out there for kids in the period.

Extras: For her hair I would take two bandanas and cut them into strips. I would then tie those to a hair rubber band. These made wonderful hair pieces! Her belt was a leather belt we had picked up at the nearly new shop.

Feet: tennis shoes as they are still children, and do not understand aching feet. No argument there.

Legs: The next pants I made Skylar came from the same pattern as his dad’s. I simply used newspaper to make a smaller pattern. (here he is pictured with the other pants still.)

Body: I have found that if you take a men’s white t-shirt, just slightly larger than the child would normally wear, and tea dye it ( just make a bowl of strong tea and let simmer for a bit, creates permanent off white color), than roll the neck down and sew it two lines, same with the arms and bottom of shirt, it makes a wonderful boys renaissance shirt.

Extras: We used a black bandana to cover his head like a pirate at times, and he used one of his dad’s caps other times. His belt was an old leather belt that we were going to toss out, but glad we saved.