Saturday, October 22, 2016

Pumpkin Smashing



The kids are always sad when it comes time to throw out their wonderful pumpkin creations. 

We came up with a fun family activity to ease their sadness.

I don't know what they like better, carving the pumpkin or smashing it up.

We always carve our pumpkins the week of Halloween, so they are usually mold free and still firm when we smash them up.
*Do Not Smash Moldy or Rotten Pumpkins. 
You could get sick from the bacteria and mold growing on your pumpkin.

Take all safety precautions. 
Eye protection is suggested.
Adult Supervision.
And any other special needs for your surroundings and participating group.


We smash ours on the grass, so the kids don't chip the concrete.




We did have a seed or two sprout in the grass in the spring when we smashed painted Pumpkins.

Have fun, but be SAFE!
Smash Pumpkins at your own risk!
If you liked this post, you might also like:


mustruninthefamily.com

Saturday, October 15, 2016

How to Glue Eyes on a Halloween Mask

mustruninthefamily.com

The number one question everyone keeps asking me when they see my Halloween decorations,  is how I got the ping pong eyeballs to glue to the Halloween masks.

People have tried duct tape, hot glue, rubber cement, and super glue.  One person said they even tried gum.

mustruninthefamily.com

Loctite Vinyl, Fabric, & Plastic is the only thing I've gotten to work.
Don't even bother with the other stuff.

mustruninthefamily.com

These masks are suppose to look like severed  heads  on a spike  

My girls keep saying I need to add eyeballs to them. 

mustruninthefamily.com

Make sure your mask is good and clean.
Wait for it to completely dry.

  Put the eye inside your mask to get a good idea where it will fit, and where to put the glue.

mustruninthefamily.com

I got these ping pong balls at my local dollar store, but I've seen them on Amazon if you can't find them anywhere.

mustruninthefamily.com

Put the glue directly on the eyeball where it will adhere to the mask.  Be careful the glue will take the paint off if you rub it. Follow all safety precautions on the label.

mustruninthefamily.com

Blow on it just a little to help dry it.
Then, set the eye in place and hold it at least a minute, maybe longer.  

mustruninthefamily.com

I think it kind of looks awesome with only one eye

mustruninthefamily.com

I got out voted, and repeated the steps for the other side.

mustruninthefamily.commustruninthefamily.com

mustruninthefamily.com
Pretty creepy if I do say so myself.

If you liked this post, you might also like:

mustruninthefamily.com 

mustruninthefamily.com

Gothic Dolls

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Halloween Yard Statues

mustruninthefamily.commustruninthefamily.commustruninthefamily.commustruninthefamily.commustruninthefamily.com

We wanted to make some life size Monster Statues for Halloween.  We bought some costumes on clearance after Halloween last year for 75%-90% off.  Making them $5.00 or less each.

mustruninthefamily.com

We used PVC pipe to make the bones, pool noodles to add body mass, and case lot card board boxes covered in plastic for the body.

mustruninthefamily.com

We used an old plant holder to give the head shape. 
You can also use PVC pipe to make a form.

mustruninthefamily.com

mustruninthefamily.com

Cut the pipe to size of the costume.

mustruninthefamily.com

We used safety pins to hold the costume in place.

mustruninthefamily.com

Repeat steps for all your monsters.


mustruninthefamily.com

mustruninthefamily.com

mustruninthefamily.com
mustruninthefamily.com


mustruninthefamily.com

mustruninthefamily.com

We used dowels in the ground to keep them standing.
One in the pole and one outside the pole and zip tied them together.

We didn't want them to become projectiles in the wind.
If the wind is strong enough the possibly could break in half.
Take all safety precautions when installing your monsters.

mustruninthefamily.com

mustruninthefamily.com

For the scarecrow Scream costume, we made a cross out of PVC pipe to replicate a real scarecrow.

mustruninthefamily.com

mustruninthefamily.com

For this phantom costume, we wanted it flowy and ghost like.
We only made shoulders out of PVC pipe and stuffed the head.

mustruninthefamily.com

 It blows in the wind like a sock kite.


mustruninthefamily.com

We put some yard lights to light up the monsters.
You can see the cool shadows the project on a house.

mustruninthefamily.com

We'd love to hear about how your monsters turned out, leave us a comment.

If you liked this post, you might also like:
mustruninthefamily.com


Gothic Dolls



dollar store halloween decorations

mustruninthefamily.com

mustruninthefamily.com