![]() Place the bottom piece with an open end over the end of the wooden pole, and attach it to the pole with a good amount of glue. ![]() The center can be reinforced with duct tape or with ribbon or felt glued around it. Then, use a glue gun to adhere the two mouths of the bottles together. (It will show through the clear plastic and stop from getting scratched that way.) Using a few drops of jewel glue or super glue, place the bottom pieces over the open, wide end of the bottlenecks. The staff basics, two water bottles, cardboard, and a wooden pole.įor the Hourglass: Cut the bottom and curved bottleneck area off each of the water bottles and cut a hole in the middle of one of the “bottom pieces.” Paint the bottom pieces black or silver on the inside. (Optional) Embellishments, such as metal gears, ribbons, strings, feathers.Some scrap pieces of corrugated cardboard.One wooden pole (an old broom or mop handle is perfect).Two empty plastic water bottles (the individual 16 oz kind).Whether historic or fanciful, the Plague Doctor’s staff does add to the cool appearance of the costume and isn’t that hard to make with a few household items. If you want to learn a little more about the “costume” of Plague Doctor, see my “ Eerily Easy Lil’ Plague Doctor Craft” from earlier this year. His look is still part of the popular vision of the Plague Doctor today. The Plague Doctor mask isn’t very hard to find in several varieties, but this centuries-old figure is also often seen with a winged staff.Īccording to, the look of the Plague Doctor’s staff we often see today was first created by Paulus Fürst in his satirical engraving from the 1600s translated as “Doctor Beaky from Rome” where he added a little stick with an hourglass and bat wings to the plague doctor costume. ![]() ![]() The Plague Doctor has been a popular costume for the past few years, but this year it seems to really fit with the times in a darkly humorous way. Upcycle some household items for an easy Plague Doctor Staff costume and cosplay prop. ![]()
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