Begin your Halloween Chef's costume with a quick and easy Chef's Hat which will not tear as easily during a fun night of trick or treating.
Steps
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Measure the length around your head and add an inch to that measurement. Cut a strip of fun foam to this length and 4 inches in height.
- If the foam is not long enough to reach the desired length, then cut more 4 inch high strips of foam and connect them together with tape or a needle and thread until you reach the desired length.
- Put the foam strip around your head overlapping the ends so that it is comfortable for you. Mark this spot and then either tape or stitch the strip together to form the head band of the hat.
- Cut the bottom from the shopping bag, also cut off any handles from the bag as well, leaving just a hollow tube. Begin making random accordian pleats that run from the top opening to the bottom opening approximately 1 to 2 inches apart around the entire circumference of the bag.
- Stand the bag upward on end and place it inside the headband. Spread the bag out until it fills the inner rim of the headband.
- Tape or stitch the bag to the headband along the top and bottom of the headband's rim.
- To enclose the top of the hat.- Place the sheet of typing paper under the hat band and trace the outline of it. Mark another line a half inch out from the your first traced line. Cut along this newly marked line. Fold the outer edges of the paper upward along the first traced line so that the edges of the circle are sticking straight up. Don't worry if the folded edge pleats.
- Insert the typing paper circle into the top of the hat and secure with either tape, staples or by stitching it.
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Have fun trick or treating.
Things You'll Need
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1-2 sheets of white fun foam
- 1 white approximately 12 inch high shopping bag
- scissors
- tape stapler or needle and thread
- 1 sheet of typing paper
