
DIY Halloween Photo Op
Level:
Advanced
How-To:
Outdoor Decor
Seasonal Event:
Halloween
MATERIALS:
- 19 Plastic Pumpkins
- Serrated Knife
- Hot Glue
- Black Spray Paint
- 3 1x4 Wood Boards
- Plywood Round
- 2 L Brackets
- Screws
- Drill
- 4 PVC Pipes
- 4-6 Hula-hoops
- Nails
- Fur Fabric
- Safety pins and/or zip ties
- Foam core
- Paint
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Cut tops and bottoms off of pumpkins using a serrated knife
- Glue 4 pumpkins on top of each other placing the biggest pumpkin on bottom. Position pumpkins at a curve to mimic a clenched hand.
- Repeat step to create 3 additional fingers (4 in total)
- Repeat same technique to make thumb but only using 3 pumpkins
- Spray paint black
- Let dry
- Take 2 1x4 and align the sides (long ways) together, making an “L” shape. Screw together
- Repeat
- Take your first set of 1x4’s and screw them to the top of the plywood round board.
- Repeat step about 3 feet away
- Connect both vertical boards by laying a 1x4 piece wood board along the top of the two boards and screw in place.
- Screw in the four fingers along the side of one of the vertical boards.
- Repeat step with the thumb, but place it towards the top of the opposite vertical board.
For arm:
- Make end of pvc pipe and screw it to the hula-hoop
- Continue adding hula hoops and screwing them along the pvc pipe, about 1 ½ feet apart, until you reach the end of pvc pipe.
- Add three other pvc pipes inside hula-hoop structure, equal spaces apart.
- Attach hula-hoop structure to wall using two nails
- Cover structure with fur and secure using safety pins and/or zip ties
- Move hand in front of arm and also cover that with fur. Secure in place
For face:
- Draw face on foam core
- Paint face and add fur if needed
- Place on wall