Pumpkin Head

This Halloween after i decided i didn't really want to travel around wearing my BP oil spill clean up costume, i needed another idea. I came up with this project after seeing some foam pumpkins at the local craft store.

This is a really cool and simple project. You could do it in an afternoon.

For this instructable you will need the following:

1 foam pumpkin that will fit over your head
4 leds
1 2AA battery pack
4 56 Ohm resistors
Hot glue
Red see-through fabric
Black fabric
Knife
Marker

First you want to carve your pumpkin head. I started by cutting out the bottom and making sure my head fit then drawing a basic jack-o-lantern pattern and cutting that out.

With your new found pumpkin powers, harass your co-workers, especially those wearing shirts with knives on them.

Also if you have time look at a chart about the internet.

Next you want to make the head more comfy. To do this i used some weather stripping foam and just put it inside the head to make it more cushy and fit better.

Then you want to make it light up. I did a simple circuit of 4 leds soldered in parallel. Once you have them together, hot glue them into the pumpkin head.

I added extra hot glue around the mouth to simulate saliva.

So people can't see your eyes, i added some red lace to the eyes and mouth. I also added some black fabric around the base so you can tuck it in your shirt and make it look more legit.

After that you're pretty much done. Put the head on, add sweatshirt and you're good to go. This costume is a bit on the hot side, so be prepared.

Happy Halloween Everyone!