Simulated mushrooms?

I was planning on making a mushroomy hat for Idiot’s Delicious Friends game, but would rather have something that doesn’t have to be stuck together right before play.

Any thoughts on making fake mushrooms?

(Perhaps stretching coloured panty-hose over some kind of form…)

For a hat? Carve some open-cell (upholstry) foam to shape, spray it with ados, then paint or spraypaint?

Nice thing about using open-cell foam for a hat is that if you make the head hole smaller than your head, it will stretch a little and fit snug and tight without being uncomfortable. It probably won’t breath well though, expect a sweaty head.

I think these are mushrooms to decorate a hat. But that’s just a matter of making them smaller. Para Rubber has open cell offcuts for a few dollars, and its not difficult to carve.

[quote=“theamazingcatherine”]I was planning on making a mushroomy hat for Idiot’s Delicious Friends game, but would rather have something that doesn’t have to be stuck together right before play.

Any thoughts on making fake mushrooms?

(Perhaps stretching coloured panty-hose over some kind of form…)[/quote]

Hah! I was going to do the same thing :slight_smile:

For little mushrooms, you could get that plastic modelling clay (or just some plasticine) and make it out of that?

What about coconut mushroom sweets?

And then you can celebrate the end of the game by Eating Your Costume. Nice.

Oh, not a giant mushroom hat? Totally destroyed my mental image. :wink:

And then you can celebrate the end of the game by Eating Your Costume. Nice.[/quote]
:slight_smile: you could even share them! :smiley:

And then you can celebrate the end of the game by Eating Your Costume. Nice.[/quote]
:slight_smile: you could even share them! :smiley:[/quote]

:smiley:

Where does one get coconut mushroom sweets? (Never heard of them before.)

[quote=“theamazingcatherine”]
Where does one get coconut mushroom sweets? (Never heard of them before.)[/quote]
They are English. Zara bought some from Pack n’ Save pick n’ mix area a while ago - no idea if they would still have them. I found these: bramptins.co.nz/shop/sweets/ … rooms-190/

from a quick google search. But I am sure you can get them from supermarkets that don’t have a british food isle as well :confused:

Thanks.

@Ryan: A hat made from an entire mushroom would also be visually interesting and fitting the theme of the game.

The mushroom sweets are: a candy stick, a marshmellow, dipped in carob or chocolate and encrusted with coconut.

And yeah, you should be able to get them from supermarket bulk bins.