IT’S NOT TOO LATE: Two Easy Beetle Juice Snake Props to Make Before Halloween

Directions

1. Begin building your props as early as September so you have plenty of time to finish before Halloween.
2. Decide which Beetle Juice snake prop to build: the simpler one takes about an hour, while the more intricate version may require three to four nights of work.
3. Build the two-headed part of the Sandworm by relying on your creativity and whatever supplies you have on hand.
4. For the Sandworm, make two distinct body segments so you can adjust the appearance if your initial try doesn't turn out as planned.
5. Give your ghost props extra volume so they resemble real ghosts instead of flat laundry hanging up.
6. Build a frame underneath your ghost props to hold their shape and provide support.
7. Craft Billy's tombstone out of foam, working through any mistakes and gaining experience along the way.
8. Apply paint in a special way to give the tombstone a realistic stone appearance.
9. Build a full-sized Shock figure from The Nightmare Before Christmas.
10. Construct a life-sized animatronic Demodog that rotates its head when its sensors are activated.
11. Quickly create simple Demodog heads from two-liter soda bottles for a Stranger Things themed yard.
12. Build a Tree Portal from The Upside Down that withstands weather and lets light glow from within.
13. Create creeping vines for your Stranger Things yard to finish the Upside Down World scene.
14. Fashion a realistic beard from actual hair, such as dog fur, for a costume or prop.