How to Make a Master Chef Costume Out of Cardboard

The master chef wears a tall hat and white apron.

The crowning glory of the master chef's attire is the chef's hat. For an effective costume, the hat size should be exaggerated and made as tall as possible. Thin cardboard poster board is the perfect construction material for the hat. White cardboard poster board can also be used to make a sturdy white apron. Top off this costume with a rubber chicken, over-sized spatula and cardboard butcher knife. This chef costume will be the toast of a Halloween or dress-up event.

Things You'll Need

• White cardboard poster board
• Tape measure
• Scissors
• Stapler
• 2 yards white silk ribbon, 2 inches wide
• Fine tipped marker
• Glue
• Glitter

Instructions

Chef's Hat

1. Measure the circumference of the costume wearer's head.

2. Cut a piece of cardboard poster board to the circumference length and 2 feet high.

3. Cut 2-inch slits along the top of the hat at 1 inch intervals.

4. Staple the side edges of the hat tube together.

5. Bend the 2-inch pieces at the top of the hat to the center top and staple the pieces together, creating a puffy hat top.

Make a Chef's Apron

1. Cut 2-feet by 2-feet and 1-foot by 1-foot squares of cardboard poster board.

2. Center the smaller square at the large square edge and staple them together to create an apron.

3. Cut four 2-feet long pieces of ribbon. Staple the ribbons to the sides and top of the apron.

4. Cut a 6-inch square piece of cardboard poster board. Staple to the apron front for a pocket.

5. Write "Master Chef" on the hat and apron. Add glitter to the letters with glue.

References

• "The Colossal Book of Crafts for Kids & Their Families;" Phyllis Fiarotta and Noel Fiarotta; Black Dog and Levantal Publishers, Inc.; 1975
• "The Fantastic Costume Book;" Michelle Lipson & Friends; Altamont Press, Inc. 1992