Keith and the kids have been busy creating props for our Halloween display this year. They arranged everything so the kids and parents virtually had to run the gauntlet passing different creations as they climbed the stairs.
Don't worry, we brought candy to the little kids who were overwhelmed and didn't want to climb the stairs. We didn't scare the littles and only 1 child cried...but it was truly her father's fault.
We had a lot of friends stop by and it was great to visit with them and let their children have a chance to push the buttons for the trick or treaters.
Unfortunately, it was difficult to get pictures of the full effect at night time due to little lighting. They set up many black lights strategically pointing at signs and the glow in the dark paint they used. It really was cool.
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| This is the gauntlet. |
On the left, you have warning signs, a shaking box and orange glowing ghosts in the garage windows. In Zack's room directly above the ghosts, (sorry, no picture) there was a glowing green ghoul.
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| The box has fake legs underneath so it appears someone is stuck and/or trying to get out. |
The right side of the stairs has a failed experiments section with gravestones, skeletons and ghouls. They would pass the ghoul and graveyard, then a skeleton hand would pop out of a box.
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| The graveyard |
One of the benefits of not having grass yet is the graveyard looked better in the dirt.
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| Ghoul with the sign |
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| Skeleton in the graveyard |
After the hand popped out, there was Gordon's garbage can. Keith and Nicole jazzed it up a bit this year for a more powerful effect.
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| Popping up garbage can |
This looked awesome at night with the glowing red light inside the can.
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| Bubbling poisonous water and snakes. |
The trick or treater now must pass the snake cage and then go by the bubbling water. The bucket at the top of the stairs has green, glowing, bubbling water (soap bubbles) inside of it. Nicole built this prop with her friend, William.
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| Snake cage |
This creation is a cage of sorts with snakes escaping from it. It is hooked up to a tube that shoots air out at your feet/legs as you walk by. We also made a sign which is hard to read in this picture. It says, "In Memory of Gordon Calkins." Keith may not be so into Halloween without the influence of Gordon in his life. Also, the garbage can, box shaker, and fake legs all belonged to Gordon.
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| The sunset |
The sunset was amazing, so while taking pictures of the yard, I had to take some of the sunset.
They already have a plan for next year. A mad scientist's lab in the garage. Oh the things they can do....
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