MAKE Magazine and Jameco Electronics are calling for DIY submissions for Halloween props that move, light up, and make noise in a creepy manner. MAKE offers plenty of help and inspiration for amateurs, providing a list of past projects like mummified alien hands, DIY cauldrons, and spiderweb balloons, but keep in mind that the judges are specifically looking for cleverness, clean documentation and clarity when presenting your project. Click here to sign up and see the detailed list of prizes. A brilliant submission from last year featured a pumpkin that shot silly string when triggered by motion sensors, while simultaneously cackling like a goblin, and updating its own twitter after targeting a victim. For a kit to help get you started Jameco suggests this.
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