Friday, April 25, 2008

Make a TALL HAT with onion bag and balloons

(If you're looking for PLASTISAURUS, skip a few blog entries down.)

To make a TALL HAT with an onion bag and some balloons:
  1. Find a 5 lb plastic mesh bag from onions or potatoes. Make sure it's empty first, or it may weigh too much to put on your head. You also need two or three round balloons, depending on size; and something to make an elastic headband from. I used the cut-off sleeve of a short-sleeve shirt.
  2. "Peel" the sides of the bag down half way, and carefully inflate one of the balloons inside it. The balloon should fill the bottom half of the bag that it's in. If not, you'll need 3 balloons.
  3. Pull the sides of the bag up, and inflate another balloon in it. Continue until the balloons fill all of the bag except for that top 3-4 inches or so.
  4. Pull the headband over your head too far, so it's over your eyes and ears.
  5. Pull the bag over your head, and pull the headband back up so it holds the bag in place atop your head.
  6. Since you're now about 2 feet taller, duck to go through doorways.
A photo will be available as soon as I get one from the rally at which I recently wore this costume piece.

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