{"id":16693,"date":"2016-10-19T12:46:03","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T19:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.digilentinc.com\/?p=16693"},"modified":"2025-05-30T09:13:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T16:13:41","slug":"halloween-for-makers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/halloween-for-makers\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween for Makers"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is that time of year again, weather changing, leaves falling, and if you listen just<\/em> close enough you can hear the delicate ripping of duct tape from roll as makers all over prepare for Halloween.<\/p>\n

This\u00a0exciting holiday\u00a0is one of those magical times of year where those of the creative persuasion are encouraged to take their talents and apply them in ways that will garner shock, awe and massive amounts of Facebook photo likes.<\/p>\n

Whether you\u00a0plan to\u00a0express yourself through custom decorations, a costume, or even a costume for your dog<\/a>, there are endless possibilities for ways you can make the most out of this holiday.<\/p>\n

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We here at Digilent are committed to helping you achieve your\u00a0ghoulish goals this holiday season, so today we are going to illustrate an at-a-glance guide to help bring\u00a0your project idea to life!<\/p>\n

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If you do not already have an idea, or you are looking for inspiration and to see\/search other projects, check out our project-finding guide<\/a>! Once you have got your inspiration, you will need to gather materials. This can include an endless variety of things, but for the purposes of this post we will focus more on the electronics and hardware you might need. If you are looking more for craft-type material ideas, make sure to\u00a0check out our Household Materials Toolkit!<\/p>\n

If you intend to create a costume, decoration or prop that is supposed to “do” something, you probably will need to use some electronics! This is not to say that it is impossible to create something that behaves a certain way without using a circuit, for example a purely mechanical creepy-contracting tentacle arm.<\/a><\/p>\n