Jungle Book for Kids – Costumes

I have had several people reach out to me who are performing my Jungle Book for Kids and ask about costumes.  So, to make it easy for everyone, this is what I have done for my performances in the past.  Please keep one thing in mind, ALL my performances use a minimal costume set. This makes it both economical as well as focused on the kids.  That being said, here is what I did for each character. (disclaimer, there are affiliate links here, but you pay the same, I just get a small % of the sale via Amazon – thanks for the support!)

tiger maskShere Khan – Not amazon, but Etsy – I simply had the kids where a black shirt/pants and where this AMAZING mask and then complement it with a tiger’s tail. Mask is $20 and the tail is $7

Mowgli – simple, dirty torn white t-shirt, ripped jeans, and some dirt on their face – bam! You have a wild jungle boy!

Wolves whether it was Father Wolf, Brother Wolf, or any members of the pack, I had them wear a white or black t-shirt and this cool Wolf Winter Hat. $8/each

BalooSimilar to the wolves, it was a warm winter hat, but a slightly bigger version.  Complemented him with a brown shirt. $20

Bagheera – Another winter hat, closer to Baloo’s style. Complemented that with a black shirt, and black tail, and some black makeup on her face, and BAM! She was looking good! $20

Monkeys – for the monkey scene, where they steal Mowgli, I had them all where Curious George masks, it was hilarious! Inexpensive and effective as well! $5 for a set of 4 masksmonkey mask

Rikki-Tiki-Tavi – since he’s a mongoose, I went with a classic raccoon tail hat from Amazon.  Add a brown shirt or a karate outfit, if one is handy and throw in a few cool karate moves, and you’re golden!

Cobras – Find a snake mask, toss in a black t-shirt and pants, and we are good.

Humans – some torn pants and a t-shirt.  I also tossed on this hat because it was inexpensive and versatile, as the hat can flip up and down to create different affects.

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Brendan is the main creative source and author behind Playing With Plays and the infamous Shakespeare for Kids series. You can typically find him inventing by day, playing with his family by night, and writing by very late night.

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