EASY Halloween Pop-Up Mechanism DIY

Want to add motion to your Halloween display? Look no further. This simple DIY will have ghosts and goblins popping up in your haunt in no time! Plus, very few tools are needed.

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[Lunarstruck]

FINALLY an automated video that is actually easier to do for the novice! THANK YOU!!!

[susanowen]

Using the rollers was a great idea! Really gives the device a smooth motion.

[jeffpicken]

This is the first of your videos I've seen. You have a great radio voice! I thought i was listening to Casey Kasem for a second there.

It would be great to see some examples of how you put this into use. I'm guessing some of your other videos do that.

[Ben-PokeZonan]

I could see many uses for this! I'm imagining a casket lid opening and closing with a spooky something peeking out! This provides a good template for so many applications!

[KJAJOBRIEN]

Nice. I used a shopvac and tubes to create a pop up. By using a motion detector, I hooked that up to the shopvac and used the blower action to push up a tube. inside another tube. i attached a lightweight ghost to the top of the inner tube. When a trick-or-treater passed by, the detector would activate the pop-up ghost and keep it up until the sensore dropped out. Gravity would lower the ghost.

[statesrights]

Simplicity is an art form.. Love this!!

[leighdurrant]

Simplicity in itself, I can see a multitude of uses for this and adding a motion detector would be fun.

[venusvontrappe]

This is exactly what I need right now! I told my husband about a neat idea for a prop that moves on our roof but wasn't sure how to get the right movement. This is exactly what I wanted, and I already have most of the supplies! I know what we're doing next weekend!!

[howtohaunt]

So nicely done! Makes my ideas instantly start churning...

[BlanckMortuary]

I was gifted a ton of haunt stuff from another haunter and they had this same motor in the bins. Wasnt sure what to do with but I do now!! Thanks!

[JackedUpBuilds]

This is so satisfying! I tried making a prop like this but it was a total fail:( this one’s so much better and would last longer! Great job and can’t wait for the next video!

[Raynestorm]

Awesome! Simple yet effective. For the price that simple animatronic props are being sold for in the Halloween stores, it makes financial sense to try to build some things yourself. Thank you for sharing your creativity.

[thebasics]

OMG!!! You're the BEST!!! I have a huge delivery box that would make a perfect coffin, but I wanted to make the tops open and close. This is the perfect solution. Thank You sooo much ❤❤😀😀

[BeeHus]

Thank you!!! This helps much! I can see lots of places I can use this. My cemetery is gonna rock!

[cindypeters]

I love to make halloween decor and never can make animated … but with this Idea I might be able too !! I’m going to !! Thank you for this brilliant idea

[chrisandkat]

Beautifully explained! This is exactly what we’ve been looking for as we plan how to incorporate a “floating” pixie into our Potter display this year. Can’t wait to give this a try!!!

[michaelmeneghetti]

As Always, great ideas with unlimited applications. I'm a fan.

[ceciliamatos]

This is the exact video that I needed!
I want to display a lawn scene that has the Charles Schultz Peanut Gang waiting for the Great Pumpkin.
The mechanism will be the great pumpkin rising up behind them.
Thank you! ♥️

[chance]

I really like the marker actually. Simple design on the project, great video.

[factoriamarciana]

Very useful and well explained, as usual. Cool