{"id":10833,"date":"2015-10-14T20:00:38","date_gmt":"2015-10-15T03:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.digilentinc.com\/?p=10833"},"modified":"2021-06-16T15:52:33","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T22:52:33","slug":"halloween-project-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/halloween-project-inspiration\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween Project Inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. Nothing beats the crisp autumn air, the crunchy leaves blanketing sidewalks, picking out the largest deformed pumpkin at the pumpkin patch, or getting helplessly\u00a0lost in a corn maze but being too stubborn to call for an attendant to come rescue you and then rewarding yourself with a steaming mug of hot apple cider when you finally escape (not speaking from personal experience, of course.)<\/p>\n

Corn maze trauma aside, Halloween means it’s time to bust out those creative projects and scare the candy\u00a0out of trick-or-treaters!\u00a0If you’re tired of spending money on the same old\u00a0store-bought\u00a0decorations, maybe it’s time to start thinking about what really drives these singing skulls, dancing ghosts, or wriggling hands – simple electronics! I’ve compiled a list of some useful projects from around Digilent that may help inspire you to build your own decorations or embellish that plain Halloween costume sitting in your closet:<\/p>\n

Start a\u00a0party anywhere you’re standing by transforming yourself into a human jukebox<\/a>! Bump your favorite Halloween soundtracks as you convince your neighbors that no, you’re not too old to be trick-or-treating.<\/p>\n

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Tommy K. modeling the human jukebox costume.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Servos and motors are\u00a0an amazing\u00a0asset to any Halloween project. Make a spider with wiggling legs or a severed hand with twitching fingers! Get a feel for possible applications by checking out these projects and guides:<\/p>\n