Halloween Witch Cauldron Secrets - How to
Create a Fogging Cauldron For Less
by Dan Wright
Mom had talked about how having a witch's
cauldron prop for Halloween this year would really put her into
the spirit of things. So naturally, when I saw one in a store at
the mall with color-changing fog rising up from within the large
black cauldron all covered in cobwebs, it got my attention.
Examining this enchanting Halloween prop further, I discovered it
had a most bewitching price too...$80 plus tax! Costing a bit
more than I had budgeted for mom's creepy cauldron, I immediately
began conjuring up ideas on how I might make one just as spooky
for half the price or even less.
First, I knew I needed that fogging device
with the colored lights. That was the secret ingredient to my
brew, the "eye of newt" if you will. I began hunting
around online and finally found a similar fogging device with
color-changing lights was available for $25.
Next, I needed the cauldron kettle itself.
A quick browse through the Halloween section of the local
department store netted me a large, black plastic cauldron for
about $4 that I knew would look just as great at night,
especially once the attention was drawn into the colorful
cauldron fog brewing within it.
While there, I bought a small jug of the
highly-touted "fog juice" only to later read in the
fogger's instructions that distilled water can be used just as
well so long as you clean the device properly after each use. So,
I experimented using both the fog juice and the distilled water
and guess what I discovered? The distilled water indeed worked
just as well, if not better, than the expensive fog juice! So,
now I knew the fog juice was one pricey element I could eliminate
from my secret brew. Onto the finishing touch...
Of course, to make it truly an authentic
cauldron that any self-respecting witch would be proud of, it
just had to have cobwebs wrapped around it! No problem as, once
again, packs of cobwebbing (both standard white and yellow glow
in the dark) were found for a buck or less in the Halloween
section of the same store.
Placing a couple bricks in the bottom of
the cauldron supports a small dark colored pan near the top for
the distilled water in which sits the fogger. Voila, my pretty!
For less than half the price of the witch's cauldron that
initially captured my interest in the mall, mom is enchanted with
her authentically large Halloween witch's cauldron and now whips
up a fresh batch of brew at every opportunity. ;-) Check out this
video
clip of the witch's cauldron in action!
Enjoy and Happy Halloween!
This article may be reprinted in full so
long as the resource box and the live links are included intact.
Copyright Dan Wright & Scared-Out-of-Your-Wits.com, September
2006.
About the Author
Dan Wright has been a Halloween enthusiast
ever since he got scared out of his wits at a haunted house at
age six. His website, http://Scared-Out-of-Your-Wits.com/
provides 999 frightfully fun ideas for Halloween and any time of
year. He also has a haunted house directory in the works at http://Ultimate-Haunted-Houses.com/
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