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A Jack In The box head that I made for Halloween this year. Took a long time to make....but was worth it in the end!!! This costume was not very expensive, around $30.
Have fun!
Have fun!
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YOU WILL NEED
metal bowl: to put the paper mache mix in
something to hold the ball up while paper mache is drying (a stand).
big ball--you want to find one that is plastic and that is a little bigger than your head... also, for a kid, you might want to deflate the ball a little, so find a ball that you can deflate.
flour and water--paper mache mix.
acrylic paints--blue, yellow, and black.
white spray paint--to paint the head white.
flat circular foam shape--bottom of the little hat on his head.
foam cone--for the top of his little hat.
plastic baseball batter's helmet--for inside the head.
foam sealant for houses (not today!)--to keep the plastic helmet in place.
glue gun--to glue stuff
extra glue sticks--well, let's just say that one glue stick isn't enough.
LOTS of newspaper--paper mache stips
Detatchable needle--like the ones they use on balls (look @ pic #3)
Drill & very small drill bit--to drill two small holes later on
Some salt--for part of the paper mache mix
dremel and circular blade attachment--to cut the mouth out
Cheesecloth--for the mouth
Red food dye--to color the cheesecloth red (duh)
metal bowl: to put the paper mache mix in
something to hold the ball up while paper mache is drying (a stand).
big ball--you want to find one that is plastic and that is a little bigger than your head... also, for a kid, you might want to deflate the ball a little, so find a ball that you can deflate.
flour and water--paper mache mix.
acrylic paints--blue, yellow, and black.
white spray paint--to paint the head white.
flat circular foam shape--bottom of the little hat on his head.
foam cone--for the top of his little hat.
plastic baseball batter's helmet--for inside the head.
foam sealant for houses (not today!)--to keep the plastic helmet in place.
glue gun--to glue stuff
extra glue sticks--well, let's just say that one glue stick isn't enough.
LOTS of newspaper--paper mache stips
Detatchable needle--like the ones they use on balls (look @ pic #3)
Drill & very small drill bit--to drill two small holes later on
Some salt--for part of the paper mache mix
dremel and circular blade attachment--to cut the mouth out
Cheesecloth--for the mouth
Red food dye--to color the cheesecloth red (duh)
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These are the 2nd & 3rd Jack Heads I have Made, Mrs. Jack was fun, got lots of comments about her, just added a flower and eye lashes (all made out of paper mache) and gave her a pink hat...
also, what kind of ball are you using that you can puncture it and it still holds up and are u cutting a hole out of the bottom for it? hows it working exactly?
My boyfriend made one sorta following your instructions. He made the head from paper mache using Sta Flo liquid starch from Wal Mart (It works perfectly as paper mache mix). He used a smaller ball, a yellow construction paper hat, and used cheese cloth for the eyes instead of the mouth. He also used a sharpie red marker to freehand the mouth and a sharpie blue marker to color the cheese cloth. We got some great feedback on it. :)
I used a balloon to shape mine, which worked pretty well, and made the mouth, hat, and nose out of construction paper.
Of course the nose has since fallen off, and the head now sits ominously in a window sill to scare new comers and salesmen - quite well if I do say so myself.