Two Peas in a Pod: 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.

Two Peas in a Pod

A big green cardboard pea pod shape worn together around both of you as one costume, open in the middle so your faces show, each wearing a green pom-pom pea hat. The cosiest couples costume.

TIME
150 min
COST
about $15
SKILL
Some cutting

What you need

  • Large flat cardboard, joined for width
  • Green paint
  • Green pom-pom or felt balls for the hats
  • Black marker for the lettering
  • Rope for two shoulder straps each

How to make it

  1. 1

    Join two big sheets of cardboard with tape into a wide oval pod shape.

  2. 2

    Paint it green and add lines and a stalk at the top.

  3. 3

    Cut a long opening down the middle so you both stand in it.

  4. 4

    Make green pea hats from felt balls on headbands.

  5. 5

    Add rope straps so you wear the pod together.

Make it better

  • Write Two Peas in a Pod across the front.
  • Walk in step.

Questions

Can I walk together in it?

Practise a few steps in a line before the party. Keep the pod wide.

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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