Dress up as...
willy wonka
from charlie and the chocolate factory
You will need
✓ Gold card
✓ Pencil
✓ Ruler
✓ Serrated scissors
To make the golden ticket
1. Draw a rectangle on the back of some gold card.
Cut out with serrated scissors. If you don’t have any it
really doesn’t matter—just use regular scissors!
✓ Black marker pen
✓ Gold glitter
2. Write Golden
Ticket on the
card with a black
marker pen and
decorate round the
edges. For a bit of
sparkle, add a little
gold glitter. There
you have it!
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• If you don’t have a
suitable jacket, add some
cardboard lapels to a dark top
for a super-quick solution!
tips
You will need
✓ Black card A2 size
✓ Paper plate
✓ Purple card or paper
✓ Black tissue paper
✓ Black paint
✓ Paintbrush
✓ Scissors
✓ Pencil
✓ Ruler
✓ Stapler
✓ Double-sided tape
✓ Strong tape e.g. parcel
tape or gaffer tape
✓ Hole punch
✓ Black elastic
✓ Downloadable
Willy Wonka hat
brim and hat letters
templates
To make willy wonka’s hat
1. Cut a 4cm wide strip of black card that is long enough to fit around your child’s
head. Staple the ends together to make a headband.
2. Cut a rectangular piece of black card, long enough to fit around your child’s head
and approximately 40cm tall. Use double-sided tape to make a cylinder and attach
it to your headband. Staple it into place and tape over the staples. Cover the staples
with tape to protect your child’s head.
3. Using the hat brim template as a guide, cut four tabs in the centre of the paper
plate. Fold the tabs up and attach them to the inside of the hat with strong tape.
Cover the brim with black paint and leave to dry.
4. When the paint is dry, punch small holes in each side of the brim, thread through
elastic and tie each end so that the hat stays on!
5. Use the hat letters template to cut the letters W W out of some purple card.
Use double-sided tape to stick them to the front of the hat. Or, if you’re feeling
spontaneous, paint your own letters straight onto the hat! Finally, wrap a strip of
purple paper just above the brim and tuck some crumpled black tissue paper into the
top of the hat. Hey presto—you have a hat!
To make willy wonka’s walking stick
You will need
1. Screw up some
newspaper into a tight
ball. Wrap masking tape
around it. Place the
ball on one end of the
cardboard tube and fix
into place with some
masking tape.
✓ Cardboard tube e.g.
a wrapping paper roll
✓ Newspaper
✓ Masking tape
✓ Brown and gold paint
✓ Paintbrush
✓ Black marker pen
✓ Black tape
2. Paint the tube brown. Leave to dry,
then cover the ball at the top of the stick
with the gold paint. When the paint
is dry, use the black pen to add wood
patterns to the tube then wrap some
black tape around the top (below the
ball) and bottom of the stick, for extra
distinguishability!
To make willy wonka’s bow-tie
You will need
✓ Purple card or paper (or
sparkly or foiled paper)
✓ Pencil
✓ Scissors
✓ Double-sided tape
✓ Black elastic
✓ Downloadable bow-tie
template (there are two
sizes to choose from)
1. Print out one of the bow-tie templates and cut
out the pieces. Place the bow piece on the purple
paper, then draw and cut around it twice. Draw and
cut around the strip.
2. Use double-sided tape to stick the two bow
pieces back-to-back. Wrap the strip around the
middle of the bows and fix with a piece of tape.
You can keep your bow-tie plain or, for some extra
pizzazz, paint some spots on it!
3. Push a piece of black elastic through the back of
the bow-tie, tie around neck and knot into place.
Don’t forget to add your
copy of Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory or
Charlie and the Great Glass
Elevator to read on the day.
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Willy Wonka © Quentin Blake
Willy Wonka
Hat Brim Template
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Crafts & Costumes Editor: Natalie Abadzis, Art Direction & Design: Nikki Dupin, Photography: Laura Ashman, MakeUp: Sarah Gilbert
Willy Wonka
Hat Letters
Crafts & Costumes Editor: Natalie Abadzis, Art Direction & Design: Nikki Dupin, Photography: Laura Ashman, MakeUp: Sarah Gilbert
Willy Wonka
Bow-Tie Template 1
You will need to draw and cut round
the bow template twice.
Crafts & Costumes Editor: Natalie Abadzis, Art Direction & Design: Nikki Dupin, Photography: Laura Ashman, MakeUp: Sarah Gilbert
Willy Wonka
Bow-Tie Template 2
Paint on spots for
some added Willy
Wonka style!
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You will need to
draw and cut round
the bow template
twice.
Crafts & Costumes Editor: Natalie Abadzis, Art Direction & Design: Nikki Dupin, Photography: Laura Ashman, MakeUp: Sarah Gilbert