The Pizza Slice: a DIY Halloween costume made from cardboard, worn by Wren, AI-generated model

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

The Pizza Slice

A giant cardboard pizza slice worn on your chest, painted golden crust and orange cheese with red pepperoni and green pepper, and a bite taken out of the corner. The costume everyone orders.

TIME
60 min
COST
about $8
SKILL
Easy

What you need

  • Cardboard, about 60 cm tall
  • Orange, red, green and brown paint or markers
  • Rope for shoulder straps
  • Scissors

How to make it

  1. 1

    Cut a triangle with a rounded top edge and a bite shape out of one corner.

  2. 2

    Paint the whole thing orange and draw a golden crust along the top edge.

  3. 3

    Add red pepperoni circles and green pepper strips.

  4. 4

    Punch two holes at the top for the rope.

  5. 5

    Wear it with a napkin tucked in your collar.

Make it better

  • Stand next to someone dressed as a pizza box.
  • Draw some cheese pull at the bottom.

Questions

How do I make the crust look real?

Rub brown pastel or a dry brush over the top edge for a toasted effect.

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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