Zombies, I’m Lovin’ It!
You deserve a scary break today, at McDonalds. We’re lovin’ this costume idea that combines America’s love affair with fast food and zombies. You know how hard it is to go a week without a Big Mac and fries or a catching an episode of the hit show “The Walking Dead” on AMC. Now you can have your proverbial burger and become a flesh-eater too by dressing up as a McDonald’s server zombie. When serving up an order of severed finger fries with a plate of platelets (okay, ketchup), you may just be the ultimate heart-attack giver.
A fast food zombie costume is super easy to make, you just need a few costume accessories, stage makeup, some clothing from home and a little creativity. If at all possible beg or borrow a McDonald’s uniform from a friend; you can also check resale shops for something in a similar vein. Add a half-apron around the waist that has been spattered with faux blood and a server’s cap or hairnet.
For the makeup, let your imagination run wild. You can use theatrical makeup from a costume shop in shades of green or even white and grey. Black eye pencils and charcoal eye shadow help give the look of sunken, skeletal eyes. Wound kits, fake blood, prosthetic teeth and other special effects makeup can help give you the undead look you so long for.
The props are all up to your particular sense of creepy humor. You can recycle fast food containers from your lunch and refill them with crafty props that you make – finger fried, flesh burgers, blood shakes or whatever else you can think of. Even though the allure of the Golden Arches is strong, you may have another favorite restaurant that you’d like to give a Zombie make-over. Just think of how funny it would be to see a zombie Burger King or a zombie Wendy from Wendy’s with her pinafore and red braids.
Snowboarder Flips for Wendy’s
As if we didn’t already have an idea; Olympic snowboarder, Shaun White, knows how to have a good time in costume (aside from those crazy “anti-uniforms” he and his team mates are wearing at the 2010 Winter Olympics). The picture, originally snapped by skateboarding legend, Tony Hawk, and posted on twitter certainly allays our concerns about what livelihood White might fall back on if the snowboarding and endorsement deals don’t work out. I’m sure that every snowboarder has flipped a burger or two in his day.
Even if you aren’t a snowboarder who has taken too many bangs in the head, you may still want to dress up as the young burger maiden, Wendy, from the eponymous international burger chain. Named after founder Dave Thomas’ fourth child, Melinda Lou “Wendy” Thomas, this fast food restaurant is known for its “fresh not frozen” square patties and Frosty frozen treats. To create a Wendy’s costume, you’ll need to gather up a few key elements like the blue striped blouse with the ruffled lace bib and a red apron. If you don’t have a friend employed at Wendy’s that can help you out with the apron, just use any old apron and iron –on letters. Of course, you’ll also need a Pippi Longstocking like red wig that curls up in two perky braids; check at Costume Machine for a few good choices. Use a grease pencil to speckle in a few freckles an you’ll be a hit with all the carnivores that you know.
If you are looking for other fast-food costumes, we’ve seen larger-than-life pizza slices, soft-serve ice-cream cones, hot dogs and sleeves of French fries. Or, recreate a corporate character by going in mascot costume from other restaurants such as the iconic clown, Ronald McDonald or the slightly subversive “King” of Burger King fame.
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