Help with making a wig.

[Pottyone]

Well I've stuck this under Family as I need to make a Horrid Henry wig for my son for Book Week. They have to go to school as a character from a book. I thought some other Mums may have had to make a wig at some point. I can't find many kid's wigs on fancy dress websites. So far all I can think of doing is weaving some ginger wool through a woolly hat but I imagine this will be quite hot. Any other ideas?? Ta.

[B00]

Don't you just love it when schools spring these things on you? LOL

Would something like this be any good?

http://www.greatwigs.co.uk/product956.html

[Pottyone]

Probably a bit long and curly for Horrid Henry! Plus, would an adult's one be a bit big?

[annie0000]

Can you not just use gel and spike his own hair up a bit?

[Pottyone]

Nope, its not ginger, or long enough, and it is so fine it doesn'ty spike!! It needs to be bright ginger really.

[annie0000]

I hadn't even noticed that he had red hair! - can you get some of that fur fabric stuff and staple it to a swim cap?

[sophie_1003]

he has brown hair doesn't he?? definitely not bright ginger according to the pictures on the website.

[Pottyone]

Well its sort of gingery brown, in my opinion. Either way, I can't seem to find many kids wigs.

[joko]

you can buy a bald cap in most fancy dress shops...then either use a wool needle and sew wool through an cut to style or get long fake fur and glue on instrips

[Pottyone]

I am wondering about a hair net. My worries with a bald cap or a swimming cap is that he would find it uncomfortable to keep on for very long and take it off.