08/08/2025
Recycled Headress
Materials for DIY Nutrition Month Headdress
I. Base & Structure:
Cardboard (Karton) - for the overall headdress shape, and specific food items like meat, fish, watermelon slices, and egg whites/yolks.
II. Food Item Specific Materials:
Bubble Wrap:
Broccoli florets
Corn on the cob
Pineapple (likely the textured skin)
Styrofoam Bits (Styro bits):
Rice
Paper:
Shrimps (for the body/shape)
Grapes
Dragon Fruit (for the white flesh and seeds, or inner layers)
Eco Bag:
Carrots
Radish
Watermelon (rind/outer green parts)
Bitter Gourd
Green Peas
Dragon Fruit (likely for the outer skin)
Plastic Bag:
Banana
Garlic
Baguio Beans
Loaf Bread (for textured surface)
Plastic/Paper Cup & Paper:
Milk (container shape)
Tomatoes (for round shape)
Kiwi (for shape and inner details)
Lime (for slices/shape)
Fruit Net:
Strawberry (for texture/shape)
Other Food Items (from images, material not specified but likely various craft materials):
Cheese (yellow sponge or foam could be used)
Avocado (cardboard for shape, maybe paint/paper for flesh)
Mung beans (scattered as filler/decoration)
Mussels/Clams (from image, could be cardboard or painted shells)
III. Adhesives & Fasteners:
Glue (PVA glue, hot glue, or strong craft adhesive)
Tape (masking tape, clear tape)
Stapler and staples (for securing parts, especially eco bag/plastic bag elements)
IV. Coloring & Detailing:
Paints (acrylic paints recommended for vibrancy and adhesion to various surfaces)
Orange (for carrots)
Green (for broccoli, beans, peas, watermelon rind, avocado, lime)
White (for garlic, radish, rice, egg whites, dragon fruit flesh)
Yellow (for corn, pineapple, egg yolks, cheese, banana)
Red (for watermelon flesh, tomatoes, strawberry, meat)
Purple (for grapes)
Grey/Silver (for fish)
Pink/Red (for meat)
Brown (for wood-like textures, avocado pit, bread crust)
Black (for details like eyes on shrimp/fish, seeds)
Paintbrushes (various sizes)
Markers (for fine details or outlining)
V. Embellishments & Finishing Touches:
Googly eyes (for shrimp, fish)
Ribbon or string (for securing the headdress to the head)
Scissors
Craft knife/cutter