Every year, I ask my children what they want to be for Halloween. This year, Ella told me she wanted to be, "Chuck Norris." Seeing as how there aren't a lot of Chuck costumes for 3 year olds, I asked her what her second choice was. She replied, "Green Pringles." Well, being the type of person who will jump through hoops of fire for my babies, I decided to attempt to make Ella into Green Pringles. As near as I can tell, it worked. She has a turtleneck and leggings to wear under the can. These pictures were of her final "fitting." More pictures of all the children nuggets in their costumes later...
Actually, my confidence increased, and I created the whole thing myself. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to do it and have to call in my extremely artistic older sibling, but it turned out fine without assistance.
ReplyDeleteWell...First, I called our local cardboard manufacturing plant. I had them make a 12 inch in diameter concrete form. It was just over 4.5 feet tall. Next, I used a hack saw to cut it to the appropriate length. I wanted one that would give me plenty of tube in case it took more than one attempt. Then, I used basic white primer spray paint to cover up all the yucky black print from the cardboard creation. I followed the primer with three coats of green spray paint.
ReplyDeleteI used excel to create a spreadsheet that contained all of the nutritional information. I edited out all the spanish...simpley because it was easier to type without it. Because Ella eats pringles non-stop, I had several empty cans around the house. I took one to my local printing specialty shop. I used their color laser printer to enlarge the familiar face, logo, and flavor type. Close to the end now...I sprayed the whole can with a clear coat and stuck the logo, face, nutrition, etc. on the wet spray. After everything dried, I used electrical tape to outline the nutritional facts. To attach the straps, I used a cordless drill and a 3/18 bit. The straps are actually shoe strings...easy to adjust and comfortable on Ella's shoulders. Last, I sprayed the whole thing again with the clear coat. Now, it's water-resistant and ready to go!!!