Halloween optical illusions

The first front yard decoration is on display! I hoped to finish my variation of the classic Witch Crash gag last night but it needed another hour or so today to get done. At first, my idea was just having the legs and broom sticking out of a nearby shrub as a small accent. Telling my niece Devin about the plan, she pushed the gag to this level... I had to do it. This is made with stuff I already had. It's pretty simple to make. The busted hole is a piece of plywood cut into a rough oval…

Man Cut in Half Costume: This costume is a major hit because the boy in the picture is "beside himself" as one man says. Total cost due to finding used clothing to buy was $15 or less.

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Super fun, and very simple pumpkin optical illusion for kids. Spin and watch as the face appears in the pumpkin.

Sue: My oldest son ( 12) is wearing this costume made of clothes from a thrift shop and a mask sewn into the hood of a jacket. I needed to sew...

Nina: My 11 year old daughter is wearing this optical illusion costume which looks like she is cut in half. Yes, it is a little awkward to walk in it but...

This Halloween make some spooky and fun Halloween Thaumatrope Toys and learn how our vision works, about optical illusions and animation.

This simple science experiment helps kids understand how the brain works to reason out the world. It's a fun science project that's easy to do.

Makeup is supposed to be fun and you certainly don't have to wait for an annual appropriate occasion like Halloween to explore its endless possibilities! Some artists become celebrities' and famous characters' doppelgangers with spectacular resemblance, while others explore spooky, horror film-worthy makeup looks, focus on a specific part of their body to create whole paintings, or try to seriously mess with our minds.