Hi my name is Chris and I'm about to
show you a cutting edge parenting
technique that will change your life and I call it
space helmet
Scenes like this will become a thing of the past
just apply one space helmet to each
child and
Voila
everybody's happy
all right time to get to work and you're
gonna need some supplies
contact cement, pattern, a sharp knife, foam camping mat
hairdryer, craft foam, rubber gloves, glue gun
paint and an old chair cushion
optional supplies include Gramma's
electric carving knife, Mod Podge and a knee
ok print off the pattern and tape it
together lining up the registration
marks then you can cut it out and trace
it onto your foam also make sure you
put the little alignment marks on. Those
will be helpful later. Now grab your
sharp knife and cut it out. Start by
gluing the v-shaped cutouts in the
pattern. Apply glue to both sides and use
an old business card to make sure it
gets right into the crack. Now wait until
the contact cement is no longer tacky
and then you can press the two edges
together. Remember to wear rubber gloves
to protect your hands and go outside or
in a well-ventilated place to protect
your lungs. Now glue the two number1
pieces together along the centerline
lining up the front and then working
your way back
watch the alignment marks to make sure
that it's going together evenly. Go over
it again making sure everything is
pressed firmly together. Now pull out your
hairdryer and heat it up a bit and then
you can use your knee to stretch down
the center of each panel this rounds it
out
Now we'll glue on piece number two again
lining up the front and working your way back
Now repeat the old hair dryer and
knee trick
rounding out the helmet until you're
happy with how it looks. Glue the two
front flaps together and you've got the
basic space helmet shape. This would be
perfect if you want it to be a Lego
spaceman. Now mark out the dimensions for
the bottom rim and cut completely
through on the furthest line. Next make a
cut that only goes partway through the
foam on the center two lines. Now flex
the foam and carefully cut out that
centre string. This way when you release
the foam you've got a nice groove down
the center and really the only reason
we're doing this is just to make it look
a bit more interesting. Now glue it on to
the helmet starting in the center back
and then cut off any extra bits
overlapping. Okay we still need more
details though like some round circle
things with some extra round circle
things made by pressing down with the
end of a pen and we can cover up that
line down the front center with a nice
rectangular plate just add a couple
rivets to finish it off. Now we'll glue a
racing stripe down the center to cover
that seam of course my craft foam isn't
long enough to do it all in one strip so
I've lined up the join with one of the
cuts already in the helmet which will
get covered up with this random piece
grab a giant bucket of paint you just found in your
garage
and start painting. It might take a couple of coats
There we go. Just let her dry and while you're
waiting for it to dry why not give
yourself a haircut. I'm gonna go do
something crazy
And if you don't like your haircut...
Boom. Problem sorted. Now is your chance to
pretend you're floating through space.
Use it wisely. You may also notice that
I've added some silver acrylic paint and
I've given the whole helmet a coat of
gloss Mod Podge which gives it that nice
shine. Now it's time for ugly chair
cushion to meet the electric carving
knife. You could use a regular kitchen
knife but there's no way you'll have
near as much fun
or get near as smooth a cut. I've given
you measurements for these pieces in the pattern
but you may have to adjust them to get
the perfect fit for your child's head.
Hot glue the two thinner pieces inside
the top of the helmet and the wider one
at the back. Now cut out and glue the
chin pieces. I use two sets of three here
to get the right fit for my son and glue
them on on either side of the chin and
you're done. Booyah! So the next time you
want to send your kids into orbit you
can. Just click the link beside me to get
the pattern and you're well on your way
to many happy space children.
Do you wanna say hello to everyone on the Internet?
Nah I wanna keep playing with lego.
There you have it. Busy building. You guys are not
important enough. What are you building?
I'm doing adjustments to my double decker couch.
We didn't have double decker coaches
when I was a kid.