DIY Pie Slice Costumes

1. Cut the following shapes from cardboard: Two rectangles to form the sides of the cake slice (mine were 32″x”22″), a triangle shape with a curved bottom triangle shape should match the length of your rectangles and it can be as wide as you want (Mine was 25″ at it’s widest point) and another rectangle, to form the back of the slice. This should be the same length as the curved edge of your pie shape, and the same height as your rectangles. Bend along the entire rectangle, as shown, to make it curve.
2. Cut an opening towards the back of the triangle shape (so you can stand in the costume later!).
3. Glue the pieces together to form the pie shape. You'll glue the two rectangles to the side. of the triangle, and then the curved piece to the back.
4. To give your pie it's color you can do one of two things: 1. Paint it. Paint the entire shape (besides the back) white and let dry. Then paint it the color of the pie you want it to be and let dry again. OR 2. Cover it in poster board. Use spray glue to adhere the sheets to the top and side of the pie and trim accordingly.
5. Making the crust is easiest with two people. You'll want the brown paper to be about 3-4" taller than the pie slice itself, so trim it accordingly. Use a hot glue gun to glue the edge of the brown paper to the back edge of the pie.
6. You'll want the crust to be "rippled" instead of flat against the back of the pie. To do this, run another line of glue a few inches away from the last and adhere the paper, making sure the paper isn't pulled taught, but has a gap between it and the cardboard to form that "ripple" effect. Repeat this until you've covered the entire back of the pie.
7. Roll up a three foot length of cotton batting and twist it into a whipped cream shape. Use hot glue to glue the cotton to itself so it holds its shape.
8. Glue the whipped cream to the top of the pie.
9. Hot glue ribbon straps to the underside of the hole you cut in the pie. Wear with your dress and fruit hat to finish it off!