Halloween

Here There Be Halloween On Ambush!

Here There Be Halloween On Ambush!

There are front yard Halloween displays and then there is Tony DeMatteo’s Halloween On Ambush in Churchville, NY a.k.a Port Royal which, unsurprisingly, has won accolades for its craftsmanship and raised thousands for local hospitals.

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The Easiest Remote Control Animatronic Skull With Micro:Bit and Crazy Circuits

The Easiest Remote Control Animatronic Skull With Micro:Bit and Crazy Circuits

They think treat, we think trick! This DIY talking skull project can be controlled from afar so that you can prank your trick-or-treaters. They’ll think it’s a store-bought Halloween display, but then when it starts to say things that could never have been pre-recorded, they’ll think it’s possessed and run away!!!!! Talking skull projects can […]

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Hacking Cheap Halloween Toys To Make Awesome Props

Hacking Cheap Halloween Toys To Make Awesome Props

Buying cheap toys and ripping the tech guts out of them is a time honored tradition. Here’s where and how to get a cheap tiny projector!

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Mind Flayer - Dude Dad

Dude Dad and Stranger Things

I am a huge fan of Stranger Things. So when one of my favorite YouTubers, Dude Dad, built a 14-foot mind flayer and a life-sized Demogorgon 20 miles away from me, I knew I had to go check it out!

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Cursed Objects: Jumpstart the Season With These Spooky Builds

Cursed Objects: Jumpstart the Season With These Spooky Builds

Make your Halloween the spookiest it can possibly be! There’s no way we could include all the wonderfully inspiring projects that we loved this year. Here are just a few that stood out.

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Three MakeyBit Projects To Haunt Your Halloween

Three MakeyBit Projects To Haunt Your Halloween

Hi everyone! My name is Cecilia Hillway and I like combining art and technology. Today I will be talking about how you can use the new MakeyBit Adventure Board to make some spooky Halloween projects. For these projects, I chose to use the Microbit microcontroller with the MakeyBit.  The Makeybit is such a fun-looking board […]

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A Simple Technique to Add Lights to Masks and Props 

A Simple Technique to Add Lights to Masks and Props 

Buying a mask at the Halloween store is fun, but very few store-bought masks include lights. It’s a good thing we’re makers and can fix that! In this quick tutorial, Natasha from TechnoChic shows how to add a simple circuit to any mask so that it can light the night.  The trick is to create […]

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