my kids like sushi...I think this is awesome...




Serve up a slice of costume genius with this tasty look. The seaweed
wrap is made from cardboard covered with black duct tape, the grains of
rice are actually packing peanuts, and the filling is drawn on a cut-up
paper plate. Add a soy sauce goodie bag, and you're ready to roll.

CRAFT MATERIALS:
	3 large pieces of corrugated cardboard (see measurements below)
	Yardstick
	Craft knife
	Scissors
	String
	Pushpin
	White double-sided carpet tape
	Black duct tape
	2 dinner-sized paper plates
	Packing peanuts
	Markers
	Card stock or white paper
	Red gift bag
Time needed: About 1 to 2 Hours

1.
SUSHI ROLL: Use the craft knife to cut the cardboard as shown, with the corrugation running parallel to the rectangle's short side [A].





2.
Make a half-inch fold along one short edge. Starting there, roll the rectangle into a compact log shape, then unroll it.






3.
Tie one end of a 19-inch string to a pushpin inserted into the center
of a cardboard piece; tie the other end to a pencil. Hold the string
taut as you draw a 17K-inch circle. Cut out the circle. Repeat for a
second circle [B].






4. Apply strips of double-sided tape along
the interior edges of the roll as shown. Make a drum-shaped cylinder by
pressing the roll's taped edges around the circumference of each
cardboard circle. Trim and seal the roll's seam with duct tape. Add
more tape inside and outside the roll to reinforce it [C].





5. Have your child try on the costume. Fold
the underarm tabs down and inside the costume and widen any other
openings as needed. Have your child remove the costume.




6.
Cover the outside of the cylinder with black duct tape.








7.
FILLING: On the underside of a paper plate, draw
3 sections of sushi-roll filling (salmon, avocado, etc.), extending
your drawings to the plate's edge for a three-dimensional look [D].




8.
Cut them out. Repeat on the second plate to make filling for the roll's back side.





9.
To attach the filling and "rice," apply closely spaced strips of
double-sided tape all over the roll's circular ends. Press the filling
pieces firmly into the center of each side, securing with extra tape if
needed. Cover the remaining tape with packing peanuts.




10.
SOY?SAUCE: Draw and cut out a soy sauce label from white paper. Use double-sided tape to attach the label to the gift bag.