Halloween Mausoleum from Styrofoam

This is a prop built for my daughters haunted house at her school. We used styrofoam to create the mausoleum.

Step 1: Materials & Tools

Materials:

2 x 8 Blue Styrofoam for side pillars
4 x 8 Styrofoam for Capstone
Spraypaint
Latex Paint
Black Acrylic Craft Paint
Water
Foam Adhesive
Sandpaper
Decorative Moulding

Tools:

Saw
Dremel Tool with Router Attachment
Paintbrushes
Hot Wire Foam Cutter

Comments

[macleod1]

Great work. We also do a Haunted House each year. Last year had 450-500 trick or treaters come through. It's all outdoors wrapped around trees and such. We've always used a wooden Mausoleum front which we had to retire last year. This new much lighter weight version could be just what we need. One question - how did you attach to your door frame?

[GhettoEngineer]

This looks like a great project to distract me from my midterms! Great work!

[jangorenn]

Awesome! Just happened to find this. Great job. Mind if I borrow this idea? my kids would love this in the house this halloween.

[tinker234]

wow ver y nice i wonder if i could use pvc and foam and make a mauslim thats full size

[trekerbear]

great idea! i can make a smaller version to place infront of the arbor at the entrance to the back yard.

[yardhauntcreator]

wow this looks great. I make a haunted house every year an my front and back yard. I think I will have to try this this year for the doorway to a crypt great job!!!

[bryansierra]

Thank you. I just looked at the big sheets of blue board in my attic and was wondering what i am going to create this year. I think a broken obelisk. Let me know what you end up making..... Bryan

[topperpowr]

where did you find the 4 x 8 sheet of styrofoam?

[bryansierra]

It's called Dow Blue Foam. I found it at Allied Building supplies in Fullerton, CA. You should be able to find it at any Home building supplies company.

[robodud3]

where do u get thos skulls

[watermelonhead]

my friend got a rubber skull at universal studios :P

[mowie]

wow this looks great i live in australia were no one serbrates halloween so its not really any use to me but great work