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Salt and Pepper: 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.

Salt and Pepper

Two cardboard shakers worn by a pair of friends: Salt in white and Pepper in grey, each with a silver cap hat full of holes. A table-top classic for two.

TIME
90 min
COST
about $15
SKILL
Some cutting

What you need

  • Two cardboard tubes or rolled card
  • White and dark grey paint
  • Silver card for the caps
  • Marker for the labels
  • Rope for shoulder straps

How to make it

  1. 1

    Roll a cardboard tube for each of you to fit round your body.

  2. 2

    Paint one white and one grey and write SALT and PEPPER in marker.

  3. 3

    Make a cap from silver card with small holes punched in the top.

  4. 4

    Add shoulder straps.

  5. 5

    Stand together at the party.

Make it better

  • Stand side by side at the buffet.
  • Add a tiny paper napkin in your pocket.

Questions

Can I sit down?

Cut a slit in the back so you can bend.

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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