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ENCHANTED & ELUSIVE COSTUMES

Whether you're fluttering in on glittering wings or stomping through the woods with a beard full of moss, your character hails from a world of enchantment and eccentricity. From fairies to genies, leprechauns to woodland critters, these roles are steeped in magic, mischief, and mystery. This guide will help you tap into your character’s charm, dress the part with things you may already own, and bring a bit of folklore to life — whether you're the trickster or the accused.

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EXAMPLES OF ENCHANTED & ELUSIVE COSTUMES

Possible Characters in the ‘Enchanted & Elusive’ Category:

  • Fairy or Pixie (Helpful healer, mischievous prankster, or air-headed glam sprite)

  • Gnome or Dwarf (Garden guardian, forest builder, or grumpy treasure keeper)

  • Leprechaun (Trickster with gold to hide and secrets to keep)

  • Woodland Creature (Fox, deer, owl, raccoon — anthropomorphic or symbolic)

  • Genie (All-powerful, bound to rules, or maybe hiding a past wish gone wrong)

  •  Munchkin or Candy-Dweller (Sings in rhymes, might be cuter than they look)

  • Dryad, Nymph, or Moss Elf (Nature-bound and likely underestimated)

 

 What You Might Already Have in Your Closet:

  • Flowy dresses, skirts, or capelets

  • Tights, leggings, or patterned socks

  • Plaid shirts, earth-tone sweaters, or overalls

  • Shiny fabric, scarves, or sashes (for genies or pixies)

  • Blazers or cardigans with elbow patches (Gnomes & Dwarves love pockets!)

  • Suspenders, striped socks, or tiny shoes

  • Velvet, faux fur, or mossy textures

 

 Hair & Makeup Tips:

  • Fairies/Pixies: Loose waves, braids with ribbons, or glittery space buns. Add shimmer to cheeks, lids, and collarbones. Freckles and flower stickers for extra charm.

  • Gnomes/Dwarves: Bushy fake beard (or braid your real one!). Style with earthy tones. Add fake dirt, rosy cheeks, or drawn-on wrinkles.

  • Genies: Slicked ponytail, bun, or head wrap. Dramatic eyeliner, bold lipstick, gold accents.

  • Woodland Creatures: Face paint with animal patterns (whiskers, nose dot), or forest tones. Add a crown of twigs, acorns, or leaves.

  • Leprechauns: Rosy cheeks, curled mustache, or red wig/beard. Shamrock stickers optional!

 

 Accessories & Props:

  • Wings, pointed ears, or flower crowns

  • Tiny vials, crystals, or potion bottles

  • Mini lanterns, acorn pouches, or leather satchels

  • Gold coins, wish scrolls, or magic lamps

  • Walking stick, gnarled staff, or giant toadstool prop

  • Bell chimes, moss capes, or feather boas

  • Props with wind-up keys, fake bugs, or acorns for "currency"

 

Behaviors, Voice, and Quirks:

  • Fairies & Pixies: Light, giggly, easily distracted. Speak in riddles or rhyme. Flit around or spin while thinking. Sprinkle imaginary dust!

  • Gnomes & Dwarves: Gruff, no-nonsense tone. Complain often but love hard. Speak slowly and with authority. Stroke your beard mid-thought.

  • Leprechauns: Trickster energy. Irish accent optional but delightful. Snicker at your own jokes, and never give a straight answer.

  • Genies: Smooth and mysterious, with booming theatrical delivery. Use phrases like “As you wish” or “That comes at a price.”

  • Woodland Creatures: Whispers, chirps, animal-like movements. Act startled, pause to "sniff" the air, or tap tree trunks suspiciously.

  • Munchkins: Sing-songy voice. March in circles. Hug everyone or glare while smiling.

  • Quirks: Speak to plants, hoard shiny things, make odd trades with guests (“I’ll give you a mushroom for your alibi…”)

These characters are magical mischief-makers, eccentric elders, and sparkly agents of chaos. Whether you're saving the forest, hiding gold, or causing pixie-fueled mayhem, your “Enchanted & Elusive” role is sure to charm and confuse in equal measure.

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More Notes on Characters:

This is a magical category, for sure! You can have so much fun with this, and there is so much flexibility when the characters are purely fictional!  If you love pieces of all of them, such as the gnome's hat, the fairy wings, the pickaxe from the dwarves, and the munchkin's honeybun hair - then make a combo character and call it your own. Nobody can debate with you about fiction, right? 

But here's some light, abbreviated background on the character roles: 

Fairy: In the literature, there are a vast array of types of fairies, but one thing seems to ring true with all - they all have wings (unless they've been removed like Maleficient), and they are magical to some degree, whether it be that they have access to pixie dust or were born with powers of some sort.  Some will have pointed elf ears and barely look human, and some are strictly forest dwellers. 

With this said, you have many options here.

     - Dress in everyday attire and put on a set of wings.

     - Go all out with a suit or glamorous gown and, wear a crown (diamond/rhinestone or a nature one),  wings, and hold a sparkling wand as a prop. Don't forget the rhinestones on your face with glitter eyeshadow and lipstick.

    - Purchase a Tinkerbell costume  - this is easy. 

Woodland fairy: a race of fairies that live in the woods. So, do as above, but wear a wooden crown or another headpiece that looks like you made it from your surroundings. 

Gnome/Garden gnome: So, a garden gnome, to folklore, is a dwarf (or other small humanoid creature) that is guarding something hidden in the earth.  This one is super easy. You might even have it in your closet (besides the hat, but you can make that). Longsleeve blue shirt, black pants, black belt (thick) over the blue shirt, black boots, white beard, and red cone hat. All right - you probably or maybe have the clothing, but the hat? Unless you've dressed as a gnome, you do not. But if you get some red construction paper or felt - you can make this so easily. Get some cotton balls and make a rim around it for a cool effect.  Or, they have garden gnome costumes. The girl gnomes can also wear a red, white, and blue dress with a white apron and elf shoes. If you have striped socks - throw those on. 

Munchkin: The land of Oz has defined these creatures. In the Wizard of Oz, the munchkins wore Victorian-esque gowns with bonnets, and the boys tended to wear shorts with suspenders and plaid shirts with big collars. They were all colorful and most of the men munchkins had hair loss problems, with a few red curls on top of their balding heads with honeybun hair on the sides.  I mean - they had to make them look different, right?  Girls had up-do hairstyles - all very proper.  Choose vibrant colors for these roles. Remember? Dorothy was in a black-and-white world until Oz - so they had to make an impact when she moved to colors - so one rule for this role - NO black, white or gray! 

Leprechaun: In Irish folklore, a leprechaun is a solitary fairy - usually a bearded man with a cocked-to-the-side top hat.  I happen to be a biologist, and it's unlikely there were no girl leprechauns or they'd go extinct - but you don't need to be a biologist to know that, lol!  So, girl leprechauns should just dress the same or maybe wear a green dress with a top hat. I think wearing green makes the most sense with a top hat, thick black belt, and a few shamrocks either in your hair/beard if you have one, or stuck to your costume. The iconic green top hat is what will set this off as a leprechaun, in my opinion, so wear anything green with the top hat and call it a day.  

Dwarves: In German folklore, these are small magical creatures who lived in the mountains and were skilled craftsmen and miners of Middle Earth. You've heard of the seven roommates from Snow White, so those guys were diamond miners, and all had various issues with sleepiness, allergies, anger management, and so forth. The Lord of the Rings dwarves were a bit tougher as Tolkien describes them as 'warlike,'  and they mined for mithril (it brought them wealth, as well).

So, one thing is consistent - they are on the hunt for money and love stones and jewels. It would make sense to have huge (fake) stones - diamonds, rubies, or other precious stones as props with a toy pickaxe that you've been mining with all day at work before the party.  Also, since they've been mining, throw on some smudges on your face and backs of your hands - you wouldn't be pristine clean if you came from the mines of Middle Earth or wherever. 

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