Christmas Tips: Santa Suit Material

April 2nd, 2009 Shaka

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Christmas Tips: Santa Suit Material
Red, red, red. A Santa costume is a Santa costume is a Santa costume, right? The material doesn’t matter.

Actually, that’s as erroneous as having an elf costume without pointed ears and shoes, or a reindeer costume without antlers. Santa suits come in all materials, including:

* Cotton
* Velvet and Velvet Lined
* Corduroy
* Polyester
* Wool
* Heavy Weight Plush

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Christmas Tips: Dress Up In A Mrs. Claus Outfit

April 2nd, 2009 Shaka

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Christmas Tips: Dress Up In A Mrs. Claus Outfit

For Christmas, dress up in a Mrs. Claus outfit so Santa won’t have to feel alone. Various versions of the Mrs. Claus outfit can be found in costume shops, but in case you’d prefer to put your own together, here’s the look you’ll need.

* For hair, Mrs. Claus needs a white wig pulled back in a bun.

* Select a deep red plush pile fabric like velvet for your Mrs. Claus outfit. If you’re coordinating with a Santa costume, match the fabric and color.

* Make a long-sleeved, floor-length dress with faux rabbit fur collar and sleeves.

* Add a satin apron at the waist.

* For the finishing touch, put on spectacles and your Mrs. Claus outfit is complete.

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Christmas Tips: Santa Wigs Out

April 2nd, 2009 Shaka

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Christmas Tips: Santa Wigs Out
A Santa Claus costume with a zipper (for removing that Santa belly), plus a wig and beard? What a buy! But before you plunk down cash and practice your ho-ho-ho, think about what quality of Santa costume you want.

All Christmas costumes aren’t created equal. You wouldn’t buy an elf costume with too-tight shoes or a reindeer costume with too-big antlers. Even the Grinch (another great Santa costume option) went through alterations and refused to settle for a less than perfect Santy Claus hat and a coat.

Be as picky as the Grinch but not as nasty. A higher-quality Santa costume may not have the wig and beard–that’s because all the value goes into the fabric. That plush soft fabric is a plus when kids are crawling on your lap. You don’t want them to suspect that Santa shops at the 99 cent store.

Besides, a good beard and wig set will cost you chicken, er, reindeer feed. Bear in mind that the wig and beard that comes with that “bargain” Santa Claus costume may not suit your face.

That said, many excellent Santa Claus Christmas costumes do include the wig and beard. Just test out the suit (make sure you know the store’s return policy) to see if the beard and wig work. We don’t mean for you to wig out–we just want to make sure that your Santa suit makes you want to ho-ho-ho with feeling.

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Christmas Tips: Hooray for Mrs. Claus

April 2nd, 2009 Shaka

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Christmas Tips: Hooray for Mrs. Claus
Mrs. Claus, like her husband, represents the warmth and hominess of Christmas, and love for all the children of the world. If you’re dressing as Mrs. Claus or even Ms. Claus or Miss Santa, there’s a certain image to uphold. Homemade cookies, apron, warm smile, eyeglasses, white gloves.

There are sexier Ms. Claus or Mrs. Santa Claus costume options, but be careful with them. A cute knee-length miniskirt trimmed in marabou is fun and pretty, but a midriff-baring Mrs. Santa costume is a no-no in mixed company. Don’t laugh or groan–it’s probably happened. Like the illusion of Santa himself, the rep of Mrs. Claus needs to be protected. It may seem old-fashioned to some women, but Mrs. Claus is a lady who’s chosen to do what she’s doing and genuinely enjoys it. Truth be told, she’s the one who runs the North Pole–Santa’s too busy checking his list twice and eating cookies!

So embrace the covered-up aproned Mrs. Santa Christmas costumes. If you want to skip the theatrical makeup wrinkles and pretend Mrs. Claus has had Botox or a facelift at the North Pole, that’s fine–Santa and the elves can work magic! On the other hand, maybe making millions of children happy and living in a castle with lots of elf helpers keeps Mother Nature at bay.

Whatever you decide, though, Mrs. Claus is a legend in her own right, so wear the Mrs. Santa Claus costume with pride.

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Christmas Tips: Santa Makeover

April 2nd, 2009 Shaka

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Christmas Tips: Santa Makeover
Ever notice that no one accuses Santa of beign too old for the job? Or how about Mrs. Claus? No one hints they need to retire. This is one time in your life, wearing the Santa Claus costume or Mrs. Santa costume, that you’ll be happy to look older.

You might think you need makeup to get that Santa grandfatherly look and Mrs. Santa grandmotherly face. If you’ll be bouncing kiddies on your lap, makeup with your Christmas costumes is essential. Here’s how to get that aged look, according to AnytimeCostumes.com:

* Use a warm makeup base for a healthy Santa look.
* Apply shadow, i.e. black or gray, makeup tones to create wrinkle lines and hollows.
* Highlight cheeks and bones with a tone lighter than the base.
* Powder makeup with Colorset Powder.
* Add warm red or pink tinges in the cheeks if you tend to be pale even after running a marathon.

You can always go for the ageless glowing look as Mrs. Claus or Santa Claus, but it’s more realistic to have the wrinkle effects! Kids expect to see an old Mrs. Claus and Santa Claus, the way you expect to see someone in an elf costume or reindeer costume at a mall at Christmas. It’s refreshing to know that in our youth-driven society, people still want an older Santa Claus.

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Christmas Tips: Jesus Christmas Costume

April 2nd, 2009 Shaka

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Christmas Tips: Jesus Christmas Costume
You nitpick Bible scholars and Mel Gibson’s “Passion of the Christ.” Doubting Thomas? Analytical? You know you have faith. But you object to your neighbor dressing up in an adult Jesus costume at Christmas–Jesus was just an infant then!

It might be a tad historically incorrect to dress in fully grown Jesus Christmas costumes, but the Jesus costume with full Biblical wig will remind everyone what Christmas is supposed to be about.

If you’re afraid your neighbor will get attacked by other doubters, surround him with the Three Wise Men, the angels, the donkey, ox and lamb as well as Biblical Mary and Biblical Joseph. Children dressed in religious Christmas costumes usually bring as many smiles as a child wearing an elf costume or Santa Claus costume, and the doubters will hush up. You can even use the robe from an angel costume and a Jesus wig to create a child’s Jesus costume, or your kids can dress in baby swaddling clothes and a halo.

You’ve given your neighbor the seal of approval, although he doesn’t need it to express his faith. But you have a point when you tell him Jesus didn’t wear Timberland moccasins.

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Christmas Tips: Child Elf Costumes

April 2nd, 2009 Shaka

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Christmas Tips: Child Elf Costumes
Kids love Christmas elves. After all, elves have the best job in the world–making toys and helping Santa. If you’re Hermey from “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” you get to be a dentist too! (Imagine–Santa gives his helpers free dental care.)

An elf costume for a child is, other than a baby Santa costume, just about the cutest outfit you can find, either at Christmas or Halloween, plus it can double as a Peter Pan costume. But will your children’s Christmas costumes be safe? If your kid dresses as Nestor the Long-Eared Donkey (Shrek Donkey garb works perfectly), will she trip over the ears? Will those elf shoes be too tight? Sometimes we adults worry too much and forget to enjoy the wonder of Christmas and seeing our little girl pirouette about in a green elf costume with those cute shoes.

You do need to make sure that the elf costume is loose enough for movement and unobstructed breathing. Be sure that the elf hat can be secured by a hatpin or chin strap if your little girl cavorts about in a Christmas play or during a Halloween or Christmas party.

Also, be sure that the costume doesn’t have a lot of bells or accessories that can get caught or get in your little elf’s way.

Your little girl loves being an elf, so give yourself peace of mind and you can enjoy the magic with her.

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Christmas Tips: Fat Santa

April 2nd, 2009 Shaka

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Christmas Tips: Fat Santa
Okay, okay. We all know America needs to eat better, exercise more and trim the junk food from our diets. But do we really need to have Santa start endorsing low-carb and fat-free? As Mr. Claus and Mrs. Claus would agree, homemade North Pole cookies and candy canes beat the processed junk any day.

Your Santa Claus costume doesn’t have to be politically correct. Maybe Santa doesn’t have to have the stump of a pipe in his teeth, but a padded Santa belly is as essential for a Santa Claus costume as pointed elf ears are for an elf costume and antlers (as well as a red blinking nose) for a reindeer costume.

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Christmas Tips: A Right Jolly Old Elf

April 2nd, 2009 Shaka

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Christmas Tips: A Right Jolly Old Elf
You have the Santa spectacles. You have the leather boots or boot tops. You have the full Santa Hat and beard. You’ve got the requisite padding. And despite Hollywood’s trend that started with “Bad Santa,” you have a smile in your heart and a ho-ho-ho on your lips. Plus you’re not drunken like the Santa in “Miracle on 34th Street.” You’re ready in your Santa Claus costume.

Some other holly jolly holiday hints for bringing comfort and joy in your Santa costume:

* While candy canes and cookies are always welcome at Christmas, some parents may want the kids not to have so much sugar. Carry healthy snacks in your Santa sack.
* Flick those reins if you’re in the sleigh, the way Kris Kringle did, as played byRichard Attenborough or Edmund Gwenn in “Miracle on 34th Street”.
* Here’s a tip from AnytimeCostumes.com: If you have a full natural beard, get temporary haircolor to maintain the illusion of the white-bearded Santa. If not, get a full beard and wig.
* Santa doesn’t work alone! Recruit friends and fellow employees or volunteers to dress in a gingerbread man costume, reindeer costume and an elf costume or two.
* The best Santa Claus costume accessories you can wear are a merry smile, look of genuine interest in children, and red healthy color in those cheeks. If you’re naturally pale, try jogging around the mall or drinking some of Santa’s hot chocolate!
* Make sure the Santa costume is comfortable, especially the trousers–you don’t want to look uncomfortable or grumpy on that dais!

Most of all, have fun. That’s the best Santa Claus costume accessory.

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Christmas Tips: Santa Claus on Halloween

April 2nd, 2009 Shaka

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Christmas Tips: Santa Claus on Halloween
You’re worried like Santa trying to diet to slide safely down chimneys that your Santa Claus costume and reindeer costume or elf costume that you and your sweetheart plan to wear won’t be appropriate for Halloween.

Before you spend more time fretting than trying on your Santa costume, remember two things:

1) Santa always gets down the chimneys.
2) Malls start hanging their Christmas decorations in July.

Christmas costumes at Halloween remind everyone that the shopping days and the season of goodwill are just around the corner. Plus, a Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus (or Sexy Ms. Santa/Sexy Santas Helper) duo is one of our favorite couple costume ideas.

So shed those fears just like Santa sheds pounds making toys and wear your Santa Claus costume with pride at Halloween.

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