...and tape both ends shut. You can stick them in bushes or anywhere you like.

• Note: DON'T activate the sticks until the last minute, as well as taping the ends shut afterwards. Wait until it gets dark enough.

-Skeletons are fun to mess with. You can decorate them anyway you want and just have them do anything, like pose, stuff in a closet, etc.

-If you have an empty fireplace or if you can remove anything out of it, you can decorate that as well. Another thing you can do is put fake bars in and make it look like there's a dungeon in it. You can have arms sticking out.

-We bought a zombie baby prop and I've painted a baby doll to look like a zombie. Mine's nibbling on the arm. I've put spiders around them and stuck a pair of skeleton arms under the couch.

-Last picture is fun with rats. You can make them 'run' on a stair banister, climb a thermostat, and anything else you can think of.

-With a bit of an imagination and some ideas, you can create amazing things. Try to choose a theme, like a haunted house, zombie outbreak, and so on. See what you have around the house. Experiment with items, like cardboard boxes and an old doll to paint or whatever. The possibilities are endless.

All the pictures are quite a few years old, except the Amazon box one. This was back in the old California home. Anyway, thought you might get some ideas for Halloween, in case you needed to figure something out.

For any special effects tips and such, go check out @AugmentedArtist . Make sure you check out his recorded fireside as well:

( https://gamejolt.com/p/did-you-miss-mr-jolt-aka-atbabblingbendu-s-chat-with-ataugmentedar-8pgmhbk3 ) . There's a little tip or two in it.

Hope this helps!

~ Chell