Pumpkin Pie Costume

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What Makes It Work

There are two good ways to build it. The wearable slice is a triangle of foam or cardboard worn on the front like a sandwich board, painted orange with a golden crust edge along the wide end. The whole pie is a round orange tunic with a ruffled tan crust edge around the hem.

The whipped cream is the cherry on top. A puffy white hat or headband shaped like a dollop of whipped cream makes the costume instantly readable.

Keep the rest simple: cream or tan leggings, comfy shoes, and maybe a cinnamon-brown dusting of fabric paint on the filling.

What People Get Wrong

Forgetting the whipped cream. Without it, a plain orange triangle can read as a slice of pizza or a traffic cone. The crust edge and the whipped cream hat are what make it a pie.

Buy It or Build It?

Ready-made pie costumes run about $25 to $50, and whipped cream hats run about $10 to $15. A foam board slice is an easy DIY for under $15.

Where to Buy

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See Also

Frankenstein’s MonsterStitches, a too-small jacket and a slow, heavy walkGhost BrideA tattered white gown, a torn veil and a pale, hollow stareGarden GnomeA tall red hat, a fluffy white beard and rosy cheeks