Overview

A night of fun preceded by weeks of DIY preparation, this is why Halloween is our favorite holiday! Get ready to submit your awesome costume, haunted house, gruesome treats, or anything else to celebrate Halloween. You’ll be eligible for some fantastic prizes while terrifying the neighborhood - everybody wins!

The Halloween Challenge has 6 different categories, each with its own set of prizes. You can enter your Instructable in up to three categories, including Decorations, Props, Food, Epic Costumes, Easy Costumes, and Photos for those who just want to share their photos. This year we're giving away two extra special Grand Prizes - your choice of a 15” Macbook Pro with Retina Display or a Full Spectrum Laser New Hobby Laser Cutter! All entries are automatically eligible to win a Grand prize.

For the Epic Costumes Category show us your awesomest costume builds for your chance to win an iPad 2!

So what are you waiting for? The countdown is on. We can't wait to see what it is!

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Multiple entries are accepted, but each entrant can only win one prize. Contest is open to entries from US, Canada [excluding Quebec], UK, China, Belgium, the Netherlands, Australia,  Colombia, Germany, Switzerland, Norway, India, and Denmark<. Contest closes for entries at 11:59pm PT, November 7, 2012.

The winner(s) will be solely responsible for complying with any and all applicable statutes, laws (including, without limitation, common law, if applicable), rules and regulations and for bearing any personal income tax, VAT, withholding taxes, customs duties, or other taxes, fees, insurance, surcharges or other costs relating to receiving, claiming or collecting any prize.

The Halloween Epic Costumes Contest is closed.

9 Prizes

First Prize (1)

One First Prize winner will be awarded a WiFi 16GB Apple The new iPad. Winner will also receive an Instructables Prize Pack.

Second Prize (3)

Three Second Prize winners will be awarded an Panasonic Lumix SZ7 14.1 MP Digital Camera (Black). Winners will also receive an Instructables Prize Pack

Third Prize (5)

Five Third Prize winners will be awarded a Dremel 7300 cordless rotary tool and a high speed cutting accessory. Winners will also receive an Instructables Prize Pack
How It Works

Write an Instructable

Create a new Instructable that fits the guidelines outlined in the contest description above. To be eligible, Instructables must be published between Nov 8, 2011 and Nov 7, 2012 (11:59pm PT).

Enter

Upon publishing your Instructable you'll see checkboxes for open contests. Select Halloween Epic Costumes Contest. If you have entries currently eligible for entry, it will also show up by clicking "Enter this Contest" on the right side of this page.

Accepting

Entries are accepted by Instructables staff within one business day Monday - Friday. What matters is the submission time, not acceptance time.

Judging

A panel of judges made up of Instructables staff and respected members of the community rate the finalists. The averages of the ratings determine the winners.

Winners

When the winners are decided they will be notified and announced here on the contest page.