So you want to dress up as Little Bo Peep for Halloween? Here are some ideas for a Little Bo Peep Halloween costume for young girl or adult.

For an adult, remember you are dressing up as a nursery rhyme character. Little Miss Peep, was a young girl, so any make up should be kept to a minimum. Look around your local thrift stores or 2nd hand stores for an inexpensive costume. A pastel colored, short sleeve, knee to shin length dress would be ideal. Remember when you add a hoop under the skirt you will be taking off inches in length. To have a realistic costume try and find a dress with a wide skirt so you can wear a petticoat, or hoop skirt underneath. The sleeves should be puffy as well. A nice light blue or pink material would be really pretty. White stockings or bare legged would work for your legs.

Accessories are a must for this costume. Some white elbow length gloves will add to the look. Mary Jane type shoes will also keep the young look going. Of course, you must have some bows in your hair. If your hair is long enough, a hairstyle with plenty of ringlets that you can tie the bows in would be perfect.

Then it is an all important prop would be Miss Peep’s staff. You may be able to purchase one of these at a costume store. If that is not ideal you could try and find a nice long wooden stick that needs to be about head high. If you are lucky enough to find one with a curve that would be even better. Another idea, is to make your own staff out of empty paper towel tubes, or wrapping paper tubes if available. Stack them together and use clear packing tape to hold them together.

Now of course, some people may still wonder what your costume is, so a great prop would be a nice, fluffy stuffed sheep for you to carry. Again, this may be available at a thrift store and will keep the price of your costume down.

There is always the easier way, and you can purchase a costume at a costume store. The fun of a Halloween costume is being original.

Source by Arthur Adams