How to Make a Scare Box

A scare box can be part of a haunted house.

A scare box is a spooky prop typically put out at Halloween as a fun prank or as part of a haunted house. The scare box can be as simple as a box with someone hiding in it who jumps out to scare unsuspecting trick-or-treaters or it can be a more involved setup such as a "Halloween feel box," where kids reach in to touch "brains," "eyeballs," and "guts," which are really cold spaghetti noodles, grapes and Jell-O. You can make a scare box easily at home, using an old cardboard box and a little preparation.

Things You'll Need

• 3 cardboard boxes
• Scissors
• 3 bowls
• Cold, cooked spaghetti
• Peeled grapes
• Jell-O
• Marker

Instructions

1. Cut the top flaps off of three, medium-sized cardboard boxes. Appliance boxes, such as those used for toasters or blenders, work well.

2. Flip the boxes over so that the side with the flaps cut off is on the bottom. Cut a circle from the side of the boxes that is now on top. Make the circles just big enough for a hand to fit inside.

3. Place three bowls on a table. Fill one with peeled grapes, one with cold, cooked spaghetti noodles, and one with Jell-O.

4. Place one box over each bowl so that the side with the circles cut out is on top.

5. Label each box with a marker: write "Brains" on the box with the noodles, "Eyeballs" on the box with the grapes, and "Guts" on the box with the Jell-O.

References

• Moms Who Think: Haunted House Ideas