Finding a economical and ecological costume for Haloween in today's time is slim to none. So in my school our teacher decided to ask us to make cardboard costumes for an average sized middle schooler. Our challenge was to only use cardboard. No adhesives and no other materials.
Design Brief
A costume can be cheap and eviromentally friendly without being a hassle Design and create a flat pack killer whale costume that is easy to store and easy to put together.
Specifications
• The costume must be wearable as a Halloween costume
• The costume must be wearable by a middle school student
• The costume must be flat pack
Limitations
• No adhesives
• Only out of cardboard
• Only slotted construction
• Must be flat pack
Material list
• (S1) Two 3 feet by 2 feet pieces of cardboard for the body
• (S2)Two 1 foot by 6 inches pieces of cardboard for the sides/ support
• (S3)One 1 foot by 1 foot piece of cardboard for the tail
• (T1) Cutting mat to protect the floor
• (T2) Utility knife to cut the cardboard
• (T3) Ruler to measure the materials
• (T4) Pencil to sketch lines
• (T5) Compass to make curved sides
Parts List
(P1) Body, Qty 2
(P2) Sides, Qty 2
(P3) Tail, Qty 1
Note: If you would like to paint it remember that cardboard warps. To fix this simply paint the other side
Warning: may not come out the way you hope it to due to limitations and difficulties.
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