Camel Costume made from a BOX

The book "Christmas Promise" by Abingdon Press, 9780687064977, has a photo on the front cover of a camel costume made out of cardboard that is really neat and looks easy to make. (Note I have this book and there are no comments or directions in the book regarding the camel costume pictured.)

Here are directions I've cobbled up:

Supplies (per camel): 

• Head:  is cut from a single flat piece of cardboard.
• Body:  medium to large cardboard box, newspaper, brown wrapping paper, tape (shipping tape would be strongest)
• Accessories:  red ribbon (halter); gold rope (reins);  and two pieces of thin rope (suspenders).

Directions: 

1. Body: Use a medium to large box for the body.  The top of the box needs a hole big enough the child can get their top half to their waist through it easily.  Cut the bottom out of the box.
   The top of the box will sit at their waist.  The bottom of the box will sit around their knees (so they can walk, their legs are the camels legs).
   Attach two ropes to top of box on each side of the holes to create suspenders.  These will go over the child's shoulders to hold camel's body in place.
   Crumple up newspaper and tape around hole in top of box to create a hump.  Because the suspenders will be holding the body up it does not need to fit tight to the waist.
2. Head/Neck: Draw neck and head of camel from a flat piece of cardboard (use a coloring book picture as a guide). Just make sure you draw it larger than the picture - so the head is in correct proportion to the box (body of your camel).  Make sure you draw the head on both sides!
   Note: Draw an extra long neck so you can use the extra to attach your neck to the camel's body (box).  I'd suggest you cut the neck end that's being tape to the box with a lengthwise cut.  Cut a slit in front of box for neck, on front of body, in the center, near the top.  Insert extra neck, then bend the neck where you have cut it, to the left and to the right and then tape down really good on the inside and outside of box.  This should keep the head facing straight ahead and so it will stay attached.
3. Wrap the box in brown wrapping paper to cover any writing on box and and over padding (hump) to make the body uniform (look like one piece).
4. Glue on red ribbon to head to make a halter.
5. Attach long gold rope (halter), so an end is attached to each side of halter.  The halter will then lay across camels neck, easy for child to reach.  And if they drop it, being one piece it will stay on neck, easy for them to grab again. 
6. You may want to add a tail!
7. Make as many camels as you need.
8. Lower box over child, place suspenders over their shoulders.  Give them reins to hold.