Homemade Cthulu costume
Anthony writes in with his H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulu costume for the Halloween contest! – “Paper Mache + Foam Insulation + Hardhat + Tinfoil + Black Cloth = Homemade Cthulu costume”
Halloween
“The Halloween Reaction” chemistry experiment
George writes – “As Halloween comes right on the heels of mole day I thought this might be a nice cross pollination between the two holidays. This experiment continues the theme of `clock’ reactions. The demonstration is known as the `Old Nassau Reaction’, a clock reaction which turns orange and then black (and has therefore […]
HOW TO – Make a remote power control for battery powered devices
Pronteon shows how to make a remote power control for battery powered devices… – “Thin conductors on both sides of a thin insulator are connected by wires to a remote switch. Slide it between the batteries. It breaks the connection until the switch is turned on. In this case, the battery powered loud and obnoxious […]
Ugly doll costume
Travis writes – “we are super happy to submit this to the halloween costumes list. my wife stayed up all night making my son’s favorite ugly doll into a little costume, 2 year old sized. she used some wool and foam and felt, and this stuff called stitch witchery, which meant there was no sewing […]
HOW TO – Make candy sushi
MAKE Instructable member Applesticker writes – “Here are a set of instructions for making a particular kind of Candy Sushi. I’ve seen other versions that use hostess products (think twinkie) floating around on the internet. Since I can’t stand that sort of food (and I want to be able to eat my creation) I came […]
Homemade Barbarian armor – Halloween costume
Ursuscelticus made this great homemade barbarian armor costume! – “The hat, weapons, and boots were bought in the Halloween section of local stores. The oversized mens t-shirt and black sweats came from a thrift store. Total cost of materials: around $75. I bought way more fabric than I needed. I’ve got enough vinyl left to […]
DIY Transformer costumes
Transformers seem to be pretty big this year – Link. Keep on truckin’ send in your DIY Halloween entries!
