DRESS UP AS...

Hiccup horrendous
haddock III
from How to train your Dragon
YOU WILL NEED
Brown card A2 size
Ruler
Pencil
Scissors
Double-sided tape
White card

TO MAKE THE
HELMET
1. Measure a length of card
that will fit comfortably
around your childs head,
then add an extra 3-5cm
more to one end. Staple
the ends together to make a
headband.

Red felt tip pen

3. Print out and draw round

the horn template on to some
white card. Cut them out then
tape the horns on to the inside
of the Viking helment.
4. Print out and draw round
the coin shapes on white
card, decorate with red felt tip
pen and glue onto the front
of your helmet.

2. Cut four strips of card.

Use one strip to create an
arch from one side of the
headband to the other. Staple
in place. Repeat on the
opposite side so you have a
cross. Do the same with the
other two pieces of card,
placing them diagonally over
the cross. Staple into place.
Cover all the staples with tape
to protect your childs head.

4. Lastly, if you want to fill in the

gaps in the helmet, then stick some
brown tissue paper into place. Now
you have your Viking helmet.

OUTFIT TIPS
Use an old saucepan lid
as a shield.

TO MAKE HICCUPS
TOP AND TROUSERS

YOU WILL NEED

Old top and trousers
Green paint
Scissors

1. Either paint an old top

and trousers with some green
paint, or if you are feeling
more adventurous, you could
dye your outfit, or just use
green clothes if you have them!
2. When the trousers and
top are dry, cut a hole in the
knee of the trousers and zigzag jagged edges around the
trouser ankles and the wrists
of your top.

If you want to make

Hiccups helmet from a
e
hat, you can still use th
horn template. Just cut
on
out and stick the horns
ith
to the side of your hat w
double-sided tape. Stick
some patterned coins on
to the front.

TO MAKE THE
WAISTCOAT
1. Cut the arms off an old
t-shirt (ideally a bit bigger
than your childs regular size)
but make sure you save the
arms! Cut up and along the
middle of the t-shirt to make
a waistcoat shape.

2. Fringe the bottom edges

of the t-shirt and the saved
sleeve pieces with scissors.

YOU WILL NEED

Old t-shirt, a brown
one if you have it

3. Place the waistcoat and

cut-off arm pieces into
some brown dye. Follow the
instructions on the packet.

You may need brown

dye or paint
Scissors
Glue

OUTFIT TIPS

e,
If you dont have any dy
with
you can paint the t-shirt
ch
brown acrylic paint, whi
ted.
will dry hard when pain

Finish off
your outfit with
one of the How to
Train Your Dragon
books to read on
the day.

4. When everything is dry,

re-attach the arm strip pieces
to the front of the shoulders
as epaulettes with sticky fixers
or you can stitch them back
on loosely.

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Hiccup from How to Train Your Dragon illustration 2014 Cressida Cowell. How to Train Your Dragon book series by Cressida Cowell, Hodder Childrens Books

HICCUP HORRENDOUS HADDOCK III

Horn and Coins Template
Cut
Fold

coin shapes to go on front of helmet

viking
horns

viking
horns
Crafts & Costumes Editor: Natalie Abadzis, Art Direction & Design: Nikki Dupin, Photography: Laura Ashman