You can make your ears look pointy by taping them into an elf ear shape. All you need to do is fold the top of your ear down and put a piece of clear tape on the back. The sticky side of the tape should be facing forward. Fold the tape around the top of your ear so the tip folds in half to create a pointed end.  You can also buy elf ears from a costume store or online. Buy elf ears that match your skin tone, so the ears and your skin aren’t mismatched. One way to apply fake elf ears is by putting sticky strips in the opening of the fake ears to attach them to the top of your ears.  You can also use prosthetic adhesive to glue the ears to your own. Dab the adhesive to the rim of your ear, and put the elf ear over your ear. Link is blond, so buy a wig that resembles his hair if yours is dark or looks very different. If you have blond hair, style it so that it falls over your forehead and long pieces hang in front of each ear. Remember that Link has long hair in some games, while in The Twilight Princess and the Skyward Sword, his hair is short.  Instead of using a wig, you can use washable blonde hair spray. This is a cheaper alternative, but keep in mind that hair spray can be messy and get on your clothes.  Bleach your hair blond for a permanent solution. Link’s hair is a golden blond, so choose a dye as close to that color as possible. The labels on hair color boxes always have a chart depicting before and after shades to show you how light or dark blond your hair will look. To make a sword from foam, draw an outline of the sword onto the material. Cut out 3 separate sword outlines, and glue them together on top of each other to give the sword dimension. Cut out the cross-guard shapes and glue them to the sword handle. When these are assembled, paint it blue and gray with acrylic paint.  The handle is the most important part of the sword, because that’s how people can identify it as Link’s sword. The entire handle should be blue, with the cross-guard flaring downward in the shape of wings.  You can also purchase a toy sword, spray paint the handle blue, create the special cross-guard using craft foam, and attach it with a hot glue gun. If you’re going to school dressed as Link, find out whether you can bring toy weapons or not. Draw and cut out an outline of the shield on a piece of paper. Trace that shape onto a craft foam board to create the foundation for the shield. Cut the small details from thin cardboard and paint them with acrylic paint. Use blue acrylic paint for the face of the shield and silver spray paint on the rim. Attach the details with a hot glue gun.  Use an X-ACTO knife to cut out the shield and its details. Foam rips easily, so be very patient when cutting. Link’s shield has a lot of details on the front of it, so keep a picture from the Internet or a game guide handy to reference it when needed. Add a strip of fabric to the back of the shield as a handle. You can also buy Link’s shield online from cosplay artists who take commissions. However, this will cost more than making a shield yourself. Some costume stores also sell Link's accessories. Use a round bottle or a round child’s drinking cup. Spray paint it blue, and drill a hole in the bottle cap. In this hole, put a thick string of clothesline to stick out like it’s a wick. Cut it about 6 inches (15 cm) long, and glue one end to the bottom of the inside of the bottle. Thread the string through the hole in the cap, and screw the cap on.  To make your bomb’s wick bendable, you can work a piece of wire through the center of the clothesline before putting the clothesline into the round bottle. You can find spherical drinking cups and bottles at a lot of stores that sell children’s drinking cups.

Summary: Wear fake elf ears, or use tape to alter the shape of your own ears. Put on a wig, or color and style your hair so it looks like Link's. Make a Master Sword from craft foam. Create Link’s shield from craft foam. Make Link’s bombs from sphere-shaped bottles.


Small items like cookies or popcorn balls are nice additions to your May Day basket; plus, you can make 1 big batch and use just 2 or 3 treats per basket. This way you can make a lot of baskets to give away, or you can have leftover treats for yourself. You could also put in some fresh fruit, like oranges, clementines, or freshly picked strawberries. If you do include fresh fruit, make sure the items are still in good shape and won’t go bad by the time you deliver the baskets. If you have a garden or access to fresh flowers, trim off a few stalks and tie the stems together with twine to make a simple, fresh bouquet. If you don’t have access to fresh flowers, you could always buy a big bouquet from a florist or from the grocery store, split the bouquet apart, and assemble smaller bunches to use in your baskets.  Never take flowers from someone else’s yard if you don’t have their permission. Bouquets don’t have to be big to be beautiful. Three or four single flowers put together can be just as attractive as a full bouquet. If your friends or neighbors don’t celebrate May Day, they may get confused when a random spring basket appears at their home. Remedy this by writing out a note on card stock to put into each basket. Have your note read something like, “Happy May Day!” or “A basket of treats to help you celebrate May Day!” The great thing about May Day baskets is that they can be really small and still be nice and meaningful to those who receive them. Find small baskets at the local dollar store, craft store, or even at a used goods store. Place the flowers in the basket so they are sticking out and visible, add the homemade goodies, and prop the handwritten note in the basket so that it is standing up. You can get as complex as you want to with your baskets. Keep them simple, or decorate them with ribbon, add more treats, like chocolates or wine, make them bigger, or do whatever else calls to your imagination. There is no right or wrong way! Traditionally, May Day baskets are left on doorsteps or outside of people’s homes, the doorbell is rung, and the giver of the basket runs away. If you’re worried that someone else might come by and steal the basket, then deliver it in person and make sure the intended recipient gets it. However you end up delivering the basket is okay—it can be fun to surprise people and leave them guessing who gifted it to them, but it also can be fun to talk with someone and wish them a happy May Day in person.
Summary: Make homemade treats to put into the baskets for a special touch. Create small flower bouquets for a simple, yet beautiful, addition. Write a short note to put in the basket referencing May Day. Arrange the basket to prepare it for delivery. Deliver the basket to a neighbor to give them a May Day treat.