Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Our Creative attempt at a Scary Halloween!

Hello Everyone!  I have NEVER done much with scary Halloween decorations.  But when our twin grandsons asked to have their Birthday party combined with a Halloween party,  Grandma and Papa had to get creative. First, we decided to have a haunted ghost walk in the woods behind their house.  I think we surprised our selves on just how creative we can be.  Look at what we made for this haunted ghost walk. 

030

The skull heads are pathway markers that have LED flashing eyes and they also make an Eerie Halloween sound. 

024

We attached the skull head to a piece of PVC pipe.  We added T-joints to attach the shoulders and attached the arms to the shoulder with elbow joints. Lastly, we inserted the PVC piping for the body, attached to the T-joint, inside a cone. 

035

The skeleton hands are gloves that I purchased at the Halloween Spirit store.  I attached the gloves to the PVC piping with a twist tie.  The black cape is nothing more than a table covering from the Dollar Store.  

027

We made the coffin out of a several different cardboard boxes.  I love how the duck tape turned out after I spray painted the coffin with black primer paint.  The chains draping the coffin we purchased at Wal-Mart. 

030 - Copy

I had intended to make hooded capes for all four of them, but I think I like the black and gray cheese cloths draped over their heads.  When we set up for this Birthday/Halloween party, we will use a red spot light on our Scary Skelton display.       

032

This is turning out to be quite a Birthday/Halloween party.  They are planning all kinds of fun Halloween kids games, hay rides, and a bon fire with lots of food!  But I think this haunted ghost walk is more for the adults then the kids.  

I have to tell you, my first attempt at making a scary Halloween project turned out to be anything but scary.  I made the cutest ghosts which are supposed to circle a bon fire, made of lights!  I call them my angel ghosts.  I’m waiting to share them with you because I need to set them up outside first. And these are only two of the many displays that we have planned. 

As always, thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful week. 

Gail

Sharing with:

Primp for Primp Your Stuff Wednesday

Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesday

DIY by Design for Fall Into Fall

DIY Showoff for October`fest of Fun-Crafts

40 comments:

  1. WOW!! This is outstanding Gail..Hugs and smiles Gloria

    ReplyDelete
  2. Gail, this is so awesome!! You should win the "Grandma of the Year" prize for this! LOL!!! The kids will love it!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Gail you two are the greatest. My hubby and I are laughing out loud... That is so inventive. Great!!! I wish we were in the area just to see the faces of these kids when they see this lit up at night.Linda

    ReplyDelete
  4. Those guys are amazing. I love how you're making the eyes light up. Genius.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Well goodness I am scared for sure. Well done you two. I bet your grandkiddos think you are the bomb.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Gail those turned out so cool!!! I bet they are going to love this!So creative!
    xx
    Anne

    ReplyDelete
  7. You just might be the creepiest, most cool grandparents ever!

    ReplyDelete
  8. Hi Gail,
    Wow, that's one scary looking bunch of creepies. Looks like something from a horror movie set! The kids are going to love it.

    hugs
    sissie

    ReplyDelete
  9. wow! amazing job... you may be hired for the local haunted house!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Oh my gosh, this is too much, Gail! You and your hubby did a great job putting this together. I get chills just looking at it; I can't even imagine what it is going to be like on a Halloween walk.

    ReplyDelete
  11. You are so creative! Your skeletons are pretty scary looking, I think! I look forward to seeing the angel ghosts.
    Hugs, Cindy

    ReplyDelete
  12. Wow! what a great job you two did! You are so creative. Everyone is going to have a great time at your party.

    ReplyDelete
  13. Really, really great job! Sounds like it is going to be a really fun party...wish I could go on the walk..lol!

    ReplyDelete
  14. That is pretty creative, Gail!
    I would think that a set up like that would be costly if you were to try and order something like that from a party store...but, it looks like you created this pretty inexpensively...Don't you just love dollar store table cloths?! They can be used for so much!

    Ghost walks are scary...we had a haunted hay ride a couple of years when our kids were younger ...on down the country road we live on...it was always creepy!

    Pat

    ReplyDelete
  15. Wow! Awesome work, they turned out great! I'm impressed Gail! :)

    ReplyDelete
  16. Pinned it & shared on FACEBOOK! :)

    ReplyDelete
  17. Wow! You did an awesome job. I don't decorate scarey, but this is really wonderful. Thanks for sharing!

    sandraallen260@centurytel.net

    ReplyDelete
  18. I know I'm scared. lol I don't do goulish decor either, but you rocked this.

    ReplyDelete
  19. Those skeletons turned out amazing. Love that they are holding a coffin - perfect Halloween decor. Great ideas!!

    ReplyDelete
  20. This party sounds---and looks--so fun! Those skeletons are "spooky"--in a good way. I know it will be wonderful! Love your ideas!

    ReplyDelete
  21. WOW!!!! You and your husband have wonderful imaginations to come up with this clever and SCARY display for the party. This will be a party to remember!

    ReplyDelete
  22. Very scary! Amazing and so clever!

    ReplyDelete
  23. Tis absolutely amazing! You should work for Disney! Love how it looks! Come link up to centerpiece Wednesday and share this!
    Karin

    ReplyDelete
  24. You hit this one out of the haunted ball park! Awesome, getting pinned.

    Bliss

    ReplyDelete
  25. Oh my...this is the scariest, most creative Halloween thing I have ever seen!! WOW!! Laurel

    ReplyDelete
  26. Great job on your display! Happy Fall!

    ReplyDelete
  27. This is incredible! So clever and the coolest looking thing! I love Halloween decorations and this one is the best! You and your husband did an awesome job and thank you for letting us know how you did it! I love the head pieces better than hoods too! Can't wait to see more! Your grandsons are going to freak! Hugs, Leena

    ReplyDelete
  28. I'll bet this will be a birthday/Halloween party your grandsons will remember forever. The skeletons are fabulous. Can't wait to see your other decorations.
    Babs

    ReplyDelete
  29. I love it!! Very creative! I bet the boys will love it!

    ReplyDelete
  30. How fun! Halloween is one of my favorite holidays - and it's also Mr. Handyverger's birthday. What a fantastic Grandma and Papa you are. I bet your grandsons will just love their party. :)

    Stopping by from DIY by Design! :)

    ReplyDelete
  31. Wow, Gail, how creative is this? They will love it or be scared to death. Featuring this at wow this week.

    ReplyDelete
  32. Hi Gail,
    It is so nice to meet you! Love your creativity!
    Your newest follower,
    ~Wendy

    ReplyDelete
  33. Gail, this is AWESOME!!!! I bet the kids AND adults will LOVE this. It is beyond creative! XO, Pinky

    ReplyDelete
  34. Awesome job...this looks like something right out of a professional Haunted House. You have some lucky grandsons! :)

    ReplyDelete
  35. This is great Gail, the kids are going to love it!
    ~Audra :)

    ReplyDelete
  36. This is the coolest thing I have ever seen! I featured you today in my Friday I'm In Love favorites!

    http://socialsalutations.blogspot.com/2012/10/friday-im-in-love-with-spooky-projects.html

    XOXO
    Jenn @ Social Salutations

    ReplyDelete
  37. Hey Gail! Fell in love with this. We always do a big Halloween party each year, and I loved this such much I am attempting it myself! Did you have a problem with all 3 of the heads eyes glowing? The set of heads I bought have to be connected together from the main head to all work. As of right now they are to far apart and only one can work.

    Love the site!

    Thank you,
    Brandy

    ReplyDelete

I love comments. Thanks for stopping by and leaving one.

Related Posts with Thumbnails