Spooktacular Shadows

Create Halloween magic with the flip of a switch.

Family Graveyard Plot

 

1. Download the pumpkin or bat template, or sketch your own design. Trace the figure onto the back of a plastic sign.

Tip: For best results, the figure should be no larger than 8 inches.

 

2. Place a second plastic sign under the first, and cut out the figure.You will have two matching cutouts.

 

3. If desired, prime both sides of the cutouts with spray primer, and apply spray paint in your desired color. Allow each coat to dry.

 

4. Attach the figures to a floodlight or a flashlight.

 

If you choose a floodlight, glue the two cutouts together with allpurpose cement adhesive to make a stronger figure. Cut a piece of wire about 24 inches long, and wrap one end around the lamp base, securing it with electrical tape. Stretch the other end of the wire to about 12 inches in front of the bulb. Direct the bulb toward the ground. Turn on the floodlight and test the placement of the cutout, allowing the peripheral beam to cast the shadow. Bend the end of the wire into a curl (similar to a paper clip) to hold the cutout, and pinch to tighten around the cutout.

 

If you choose a flashlight, cut a piece of wire about 12 inches long. With all-purpose cement, glue it centered horizontally across one of the cutouts. Allow to dry, and then glue the second cutout over the wire. Cut a separate piece of wire about 24 inches long, and pinch it in the middle to form the shape shown here. Using electrical tape, attach the middle of the wire to the bulb end of the flashlight. Use needle-nose pliers to make loops at each end of the wire on the flashlight. Connect the wire attached to the cutouts to the wire loops on the flashlight so that the cutout is held about 8 inches in front of the beam.

 

Good To Know

Keep the cutout about 12 inches away from the floodlight bulb to keep the plastic from getting warm.

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Skill level: Intermediate

Rough cost estimate: $30* (flashlight version) or $40* (floodlight version)
Rough time estimate: 3 hours

Materials
  • flashlight (#180378)
  • landscape floodlight (#173740)
  • outdoor floodlight bulb (90-watt, halogen, #126740)
  • “For Sale By Owner” plastic sign (#66733)
  • spray primer (Valspar, white, #282324)
  • spray paint (Valspar, black, flat, #282319)
  • spray paint (Valspar, orange, gloss, #282292)
  • 18-gauge galvanized wire
  • electrical tape (black, #39340)
  • all-purpose cement adhesive (#23540)
Tools
  • needle-nose pliers
  • utility scissors
  • pencil

* Does not include applicable taxes, which vary by market, or the cost of tools.

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