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The Raincloud: 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 Raincloud

A fluffy cloud of cotton wool around your head and shoulders, with strings of silver and blue raindrops hanging in front of you. A costume that rains on every party it goes to.

TIME
75 min
COST
about $10
SKILL
Easy

What you need

  • A cardboard base shaped like a cloud, about 50 cm wide
  • Cotton wool or polyester stuffing
  • Glue
  • Silver foil and blue paper for raindrops
  • Thread or fishing line, and a headband or hat to hold the cloud

How to make it

  1. 1

    Cut a cloud shape from cardboard and glue it onto a wide headband, or wear it as a hat.

  2. 2

    Cover the front with cotton wool, pulling it into puffy lumps.

  3. 3

    Cut about 20 raindrop shapes from foil and blue paper and glue each on a length of thread.

  4. 4

    Tape the threads under the cloud so they hang in front of you.

  5. 5

    Stand under a lamp and the drops sparkle.

Make it better

  • Hang the drops at different lengths so they swing.
  • Add a grey umbrella you refuse to open.

Questions

Is it heavy to wear?

Cotton wool is light. Keep the cardboard base thin and it feels like a hat.

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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