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How to Create an Ariel Costume

Ariel is Disney’s princess in The Little Mermaid movie.  This is a movie that is based upon Hans Christian Anderson’s fairy tale.  There are a lot of little girls who would love to have an Ariel costume to wear today.  

Things That You Will Need



  • A tank top that is flesh-colored

  • A pink bikini top

  • A bag of shells

  • A box of sequins

  • A hot glue gun

  • A long, fitted sea green skirt

  • Sea green tulle

  • A pair of scissors

  • Some pins

  • A sewing machine

  • Some sea green thread



  1. Use your hot glue gun to attach some sequins and shells to the pink bikini top.  Decide whether you want to glue them on randomly or if you would rather attach them in a pattern so that the cups will look like large seashells.

  2. Cut some long rectangular strips of tulle.

  3. Gather up the tulle and pin it to the inside of the skirt near the bottom.  Make sure that the tulle bunches up around the skirt in order to look like fins.  It should also hide your feet whenever you are walking.

  4. Use your sewing machine to sew the tulle onto your skirt.

  5. Glue some shells and sequins onto the skirt to make it look like fish scales would look.

  6. Put on your flesh colored tank top.

  7. Put the bikini top on over the top of your tank top.

  8. Put on your skirt.

  9. Tuck your tank top into your skirt.