How to make the ears of Cheburashka

For a Christmas party children love to dress up in costumes of favorite fairy-tale creatures and heroes of books. Many children want to be in a suit Cheburashka. The hardest part of this outfit is to make the most important part of this character, large ears. Sometimes they can live without. There are several ways how to make them.

You will need

• yarn;
• hook or needles;
• - wool or polyester batting;
• - thin wire;
• - Hoop;
• - thick cardboard;
• or
• - black faux fur, velvet or ivy;
• - thick cardboard;
• - cap;
• or
• - construction paper in brown colour;
• glue;
• or
• - bezel;
• - threads;
• - needle;
• - brown fabric.

Instruction

1. Method 1. This method will suit those who know how to knit. Tie close to the head a round hat. Also tie the ears. For one ear, tie two of the oval or circle: one brown, of the same wool as the cap, the second is smaller and of a different color, e.g. light brown or yellow. They need to carefully sew and stuff with cotton or polyester batting that they were voluminous. Insert inside the frame made of thin lightweight wire. Can be cut from cardboard two circles the size of the bound and stitched ears and insert instead of the frame. You can also get them on the Hoop. For this you will need two sets of hoops (small diameter). In this case, you need to connect the lugs on the basis of the size of the Hoop. When the ears are ready, sew them onto the hat.
2. Method 2. If you have black or brown faux fur, velvet or plush, sew the ears of this material (the second circle made of cloth of a light shade). Size cut out cardboard circles and insert the ears. Or use the wire frame. Sew to the associated cap. Don't make the ears too large, they can be hard to keep in shape and be uncomfortable for the child.
3. Method 3. If you do not want to mess with fabric or thread, make a hat out of paper. Prepare a sheet of thick paper or thin cardboard brown color. Make it three stripes. The longest will be the basis. Measure the circumference of child's head and add another few inches to bonding. Glue the ends of the strips. We then glue the two crashes, which will be crossed on top. They go from forehead to nape and from ear to ear. To the hat attach the ears, which can be made from paper, cardboard, and any listed in the way – to tie or sew.
4. Method 4. Take an ordinary hair band (better to take the wider option) suitable for head circumference of your baby, his panel brown fabric. Make the ears, as already described. Attach (better to sew) ears to the rim.