Thread: $1 plus 1 minute= Easy & cool Halloween Project!

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As I was working on some Halloween projects my kids wanted to get in on the fun. My littlest picked up a Dollar Tree plastic hand and said "what does it do?"....when I told him nothing, he said that it would be much better if it lit up. (Did I mention that I am proud of myself for training my kids well in the fun of Halloween ???)
So.....quick drill bit in the upper palm plus one flickering Dollar Tree tealight and *VOILA!* Instant creepy flickering zombie hands. I am impressed at how much they light up with just a little tealight inside.
My boys put them in the bathroom as a night light, but hubby wants to add a couple of hands and feet to our cemetery outside.

This is a great cheap idea and could be used with a lot of cheap props. Thanks so much for sharing badgirl!

That is an awesome idea. Maybe you could make a whole garland of light up hands by using a string on mini lights Thank you for posting....and thank your son for the idea

Excellent! You raised him well! You should be very proud!

Those would look great in the yard, in front of a tombstone.

Reminds me of the hands on my "Marcus the Carcass".

that looks kewl......... running off to go buy cheap hands, do ya think it will work as well with a foot?
im picturing severed glowing feet walking through the graveyard

OOOhhhhhh I must do that this weekend!

Fab Idea!! Props to the kiddos with such creative minds. I'm going to use this idea as my daughters nightlight in her room.

Thanks everyone....this is about as technically challenging as my props get!
Miss Mandy: I can totally visualize a string of lights done like this!
Boogybaby: You can drill the hole for the tealight where ever works best and depending on how you want to place the foot/hand. The lights easily pop back out if you decide to use it for something else later. The benefit of cheap Dollar Tree props is the plastic is very thin so they light up really well

Great job!!!