How to Add Accessories to a Child's Cleopatra Costume

One of the best ways to make a child's Cleopatra costume truly unique is by adding some costume jewelry. You can go to a thrift shop any time of year and pick up some glitzy bling for a few dollars.

Make the day an outing with your daughter so she can pick out the ones she likes. She will feel more involved and it will make her Halloween mores special.

If your daughter has long hair you can braid it and put it up in a bun for the traditional Cleopatra look. If she has short hair you can purchase a wig if you want. There are several available as accessories to this costume at any online retailer. Make sure you have some type of proper head piece befitting a Queen. After all Cleopatra was Queen of the Nile.

If you want to play up the costume more, you can always add some makeup to add the mysterious Egyptian eye makeup that seen in old Egyptian pictures and in the movies. It is easy to do with makeup you probably already have around the house. Here is a video of how: