The psst two years for Christmas, we used net lights for a "light wall." These were a frequent fix and repair daily sort of thing. In 2022, we decided to construct a wooden frame that supported interchangeable lights so we can use it both Halloween AND Christmas!

Built in 2019, we took inspiration from our V2 Halloween Fences and decided to come up with a collapsible Christmas Fence. There are 13 sections, all hinged in the center to make storage easier. May see more of these on the 226 side next year... dunno... we'll see :)

Built in 2012, this monstrosity was built out of ABS plumbing and spray foam. Original design was much larger, but we couldn't get it out of the basement! Over the years the legs were modified to come apart using threaded sections and continues to be a centerpiece on the 228 side.

Built in 2012, these fences were made using 2x1 construction lumber and a nail gun for the 228 side. Still going strong on the 226 side.

Built in 2019, these fences are made using hardwood nailing strips and craft foam. The surface is painted black flocked with playground sand. They are currently used on the 228 side.

In 2017, we found a nifty little gadget at Home Depot called a Webcaster gun. Basically, it's a hot glue gun that hooks into an air compressor! Every year since, we've used this for all our cobwebs. In 2018 we discovered we could create more 'sturdy' webs using 2 inch rolls of Saran Wrap. Prior to 2017, we used that Dollar Store stuff that stuck to everything and to this day, you can still see remnants of it glowing under the blacklights up in the trees!

Most of our animatronic gadgets were activated by sound/IR. This led to a LOT of dead batteries leading up to Oct 31. In 2020 we wanted something moer interactive and on-demand, and built switch boxes with pushbuttons. Well, being a pandemic we quiclly realized button pushing was somewhat of a sensitive topid so we created step pads. The 202 versions were made fairly quickly using plastic sheet laminaion and fell apart after Halloween night. Out 2021 versions are a little more durable, made from corrugated plastic. We still find they fail here and there and require occasional tuning... but the design will improve... promise :)

EDIT : Unfortunately, these poor little guys never survived a season. Guess 2000 little feet are more than they can handle!

Now that the pandemic has more or less passed, we have replaced these with standard push button boxes located on the fences.