I have had so many people ask about how I made the paper beard from the viking helmet post. So I thought I'd put together this post where you can download a free template and watch a short video on how easy it was to put together a DIY paper beard costume
The beard is such an awesome dress up addition, and can add a lot of character to your costume. You can have it scrunched up, straight or even with plaits. It's up to you how you want to style your beard.
The paper beard is so much fun and really quick to make for maximum effect. Great for those last minute costumes and you need to need to make a miracle happen overnight.
Things you will need for this little DIY:
- Paper Beard Template (FREE Click Here)
- Paper Packaging (a lot of parcels come with paper packaging now days, however you could use anything from newspaper to wrapping paper)
- A4 printer/paper
- Scissors https://amzn.to/3ThKilj
- Glue stick https://amzn.to/4e5yU45
- Elastic https://amzn.to/4gexzJW
- Paper Shredder
The shredder needs to be able to reverse and do fine lone strips of paper, these are my two favourites:
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- Portable Manual Shredder https://amzn.to/3ZjkCbE
- Small Hand Held Shredder (only does small amounts) https://amzn.to/3ThDwvI
The above affiliate links are to amazon products we currently use for making cardboard costumes. (they may differ from the video) but please use whatever is available, these are suggestions.
See how easy it is to make by watching this short video on how to use your general household paper shredder and paper packaging to make yourself a big bushy beard costume.
By Zygote Brown Designs