The Little Mermaid JR

Volunteer-made starfish costume for a youth theater production, featuring a large gold textured starfish headpiece, layered knit scarf in warm tones, sleeveless top, and flowing skirt designed for simple construction and stage movement.
Volunteer-made Ursula costume for a youth theater production, created by upcycling a black dress and layering an Amazon octopus skirt costume with padded purple tentacles, paired with long gloves and a short white wig for a bold, stage-readable.
Volunteer-sewn seaweed costume for a youth theater production, featuring a green layered dress with leaf-shaped appliqués, fringe hem for movement, and a headpiece created by upcycling an Amazon succulent pillow for a soft, organic stage look.
Amazon-purchased Ariel costume for a youth theater production, showing a quick-change design that transitions from a purple top and green mermaid tail to a knee-length green skirt for fast onstage changes.
Volunteer-made Scuttle costume for a youth theater production, created by upcycling a vest with layered leaf-shaped taffeta pieces to mimic feathers, paired with shorts, tights, and simple accessories for a lightweight, stage-friendly look.
Youth theater ensemble costumes for The Little Mermaid JR, featuring sewn rainbow fish, jellyfish, starfish, seahorse, and frog characters, paired with Amazon-purchased headpieces to create cohesive, budget-friendly underwater looks.
Volunteer-made shark costume for a youth theater production, repurposed from a previous show with a simple black-and-gray dress and paired with an Amazon foam shark headpiece for a clear, reusable Ursula’s Lair character look.
Volunteer-made seahorse costume for a youth theater production, created by upcycling a Chinese-style vest, sewing loose knickers for movement, and pairing with a bedazzled Amazon seahorse headpiece for a cohesive underwater look.

Costume Resources

Amazon-purchased purple sequined tank top used for an Ariel costume, providing a simple, lightweight base layer that pairs easily with a mermaid skirt or human outfit for quick onstage changes.
Amazon-purchased Ariel mermaid skirt with green sequined fabric and sheer tulle fin, designed for easy wear and quick onstage changes between mermaid and human looks.
Amazon-purchased foam seahorse headpiece in yellow with orange fin details, used to quickly define a seahorse character for a youth theater production without complex costuming.
Amazon-purchased octopus skirt in purple and black with elastic waistband and bendable tentacles, used to quickly create an Ursula-style silhouette for a youth theater production.
Amazon-purchased frog headband with plush green eyes, worn by ensemble frog characters during the “Kiss the Girl” scene to quickly signal character without full costuming.
Amazon-purchased octopus skirt in purple and black with elastic waistband and bendable tentacles, used to quickly create an Ursula-style silhouette for a youth theater production.
Amazon-purchased succulent pillow in soft green fabric, upcycled into a lightweight headpiece to represent seaweed for a youth theater costume.
Volunteer-made evil eel puppet for a youth theater production, sewn from an Etsy pattern and paired with a simple black costume and arm-mounted design to represent Ursula’s eels with clear movement. yellow eyes, black spiky hair, and white fangs
Gold shell necklace worn as Ursula’s magic pendant, representing the shell that captures Ariel’s voice, paired with a black cord for clear visibility onstage in a youth theater production.
Handmade eel puppet head for a youth theater production, sewn from an Etsy pattern with Amazon-purchased teeth and a lightweight styrofoam eye to create a durable. including large yellow eyes, sharp white teeth, black spiky hair, and a gray face.
Amazon-purchased foam shark headpiece used for a youth theater production, providing a clear, lightweight shark character for Ursula’s Lair scenes without requiring a full costume build.