Time to Dress Up: SPACE ROBOT

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Time to Dress Up SPACE ROBOT

Remember how fun it was for your younger self to wear mommy’s or daddy’s shoes and strut around in the living room pretending to go to the office or to a fancy ball? Children are natural copycats, and playing dress up is one enjoyable way to star as somebody else. With a few props, such as mummy’s long flowing skirt or silk robe, girls can imagine that they are princesses. A large bandanna or pillowcase can transform little guys into pirates or superheroes.

These activities can spark children’s imaginations and stimulate creativity that drives them to mix-and-match whatever materials and items of clothing that they can find at home. Play acting can also help children to channel their feelings or emotions in a healthy and harmless way. Communication, interpersonal, and social skills are among the many skills that children will be able to grasp during role-plays. As such, children who enjoy playing dress-up have been found to be happier and also do well in school. They are able to express themselves well, show less aggression, and are popular with their peers. These heighten their self-esteem and help them grow into successful adults. Parents can encourage pretend play with their children by helping them create cool costumes. This can be a great way to bond while creating those lasting memories.

Fun and easy costume ideas that parents and children can work on together for a day of fantasy play. These homemade costumes are also sure-fire hits at children’s parties with dress-up themes, where children can be proud to say that they made it themselves.

SPACE ROBOT

For the outfit: the space robot can wear a body-hugging dark shirt and tight-fitting dark pants underneath the robot suit.

For the robot “armor”: Cut out a large cereal box to open it up, and trace two sleeveless “bibs” on the cardboard. Cut the bibs out, and paint or cover them with metallic material such as aluminum foil or gold foil. Attach the two bibs so that they will resemble a sleeveless shirt that can be worn as plate armor. Decorate the armor with bottle caps, buttons, or other knob-like materials. Small colored strips of paper can also be glued onto the “armor” to simulate levers.

For the robot arms: the robot can put his arms through smaller cardboard cereal boxes that have been painted and decorated to match the armor breastplate. Mini cereal boxes can also be painted and decorated for the hands.

To complete the look, a headband can be fitted with springs for antenna, metallic rubber shoes can also add to the outer space appeal.

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