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Fruit Dating Show: a DIY Halloween costume made from cardboard, worn by Arlo and Wren, AI-generated models

AI-generated picture to show the idea. Yours will look handmade.

Fruit Dating Show

Fruit dating shows were one of the funniest internet moments of the year, which makes this one of the best couples costumes to make at home. One of you is a cardboard pineapple, the other is a watermelon slice, and you both carry name badges and a phone for the drama. About $20 for two and an afternoon.

TIME
120 min
COST
about $20
SKILL
Some cutting

What you need

  • Cardboard for two fruit shapes
  • Yellow, green and brown paint or paper for the pineapple
  • Red, green and black paint or paper for the watermelon
  • Green card for the pineapple crown
  • Rope for shoulder straps
  • Two name badges and a marker
  • Two toy phones or cardboard phones

How to make it

  1. 1

    Cut an oval of cardboard for the pineapple and paint it yellow with a diamond pattern in brown. Cut a spiky green crown and attach it to a headband.

  2. 2

    Cut a half-circle of cardboard for the watermelon, paint the front red with black seeds and the rim green.

  3. 3

    Add rope straps to each and size them to chest height.

  4. 4

    Write each name on a badge, such as 'Pine' and 'Melon', and pin them to the front.

  5. 5

    Make a cardboard phone each, with a fake text on the screen that says 'We need to talk'.

  6. 6

    Walk in together and argue gently about who got the villa.

Make it better

  • Pick a rivalry and stick to it, such as who got to the pool first.
  • A cardboard rose for the winner finishes the costume.
  • Add a third friend as a grape and you have a love triangle.

Questions

Is this the Fruit Love Island costume?

It is a homemade take on the internet's fruit-dating-show videos. It is not affiliated with any TV show.

What is the easiest fruit pair to make?

Pineapple and watermelon are the easiest, because they need only one flat shape each. Strawberries and bananas also work well.

Can we add more people?

Yes. Every extra fruit makes the show better. Add a grape or an apple and give each of them a dramatic name.

A homemade parody of viral fruit dating videos. Not affiliated with any TV show.

Wear it in front of your own haunted CCTV

Upload four photos of your house and Cursed Cam turns them into a night-time security monitor where something is very wrong. Put it on the TV by the door.

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