Ketchup and Mustard: 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.

Ketchup and Mustard

Two tall cardboard bottles in red and yellow worn over your body, with white labels and cone nozzle hats in matching colours. Squeeze past each other at the party.

TIME
120 min
COST
about $15
SKILL
Some cutting

What you need

  • Cardboard tubes for the bodies
  • Red and yellow paint
  • White paper for labels
  • Cone hats from card
  • Rope for straps

How to make it

  1. 1

    Roll a tube to fit round each person.

  2. 2

    Paint one red and one yellow.

  3. 3

    Make labels and glue them on the front.

  4. 4

    Make nozzle hats from cones of card.

  5. 5

    Add shoulder straps.

Make it better

  • Add a drizzle of paint down the front.
  • Stand close for the photo.

Questions

Do these look like a real brand?

They are generic bottles with plain labels, not any brand's design.

Wear it in front of your own haunted CCTV

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