Children collect pictures or bring in fancy dress costumes. Talk about how to look after the costumes - look at the care labels. Learning Experiences Watch the video , The Fancy-dress Party and talk about the outfits the children wear. Read A Birthday Party and Dressing Up . Children explore ideas for a simple modification to a garment or for a new fancy dress costume and choose one idea to develop.
Children identify suitable material and colours for the new garment.
They design and produce a costume for a cut-out paper doll. Children discuss how they feel about their costume and say why they made it. Assessment Children are able to produce an original design using suitable materials. The lesson plan above comes from Bayview Junior School . Ask each of the children to wrap an item from the classroom as a surprise present for someone.