Breakable Tombstone

So Halloween is coming up and you need to put your neighbor to shame. Well I am going to show you how to make a tombstone that not only is a good yard decoration but can be made into a breakaway tombstone for your movies.

What you need:

1. Foam insulation 4x8 sheet - Home center. I used the white foam but the blue or pink foam works also.
2. Tape measure
3. Sand paper
4. Razor knife with a really long blade
5. String - or string substitute (I used headphones)
6. Maker
7. Spray glue - make sure it is foam safe - craft store

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Step 1: Cut out shape

Leave protective plastic on foam when cutting the shapes.

Cut the foam into rectangles the size you want your tombstones to be.

Now grab your string and stretch it across your foam. Now fold your string in half. Where the string bends is the center of the foam.

Grab you marker and hold it in one hand with one end of the string and stretch the string out to the bend, to the center of the foam. Keep that hand there and with your maker hand draw a semicircle at the top of your tombstone. Then cut along the line to make your tombstone shape.

After that, trace that tombstone twice and cut out. You want three identical tombstones.

Now sand the edges to get rid of jagged cuts.

tinker234 says: Feb 25, 2012. 10:29 PM

do you mind tellling me the music please and where i can get it

thatonekid00 says: Oct 17, 2011. 9:53 AM

Is the backing on the foam actually removable on both sides or did you just tear it off?

HeadStone13 says: Aug 6, 2010. 10:32 PM

Awesome Tombstone Tutorial! We are huge fans of halloween and halloween tombstones! Never even thought of using a break away tombstone in a haunt scene before now! Its a great Idea, we'll have to think about how we can work something like this into our haunt! your's HeadStone13, at www.halloweentombstoneprops.com