DIY Halloween photo body part props - inexpensive outdoor decorations - party decor ideas

I absolutely LOVE this idea for cheap gory & gruesome decorations. We do a yearly family zombie photo/card. Some people send holiday cards and we send zombie cards. You can see past family photos HERE & HERE & HERE 

or below. :)

Our theme this year ............... 

FAMILY CAMPING or eating a family that was camping. :) Either way, I LOVE IT!!!!

Tent, lantern, grill, sleeping bags, bloody severed body parts, etc. You know, the usual stuff.

I probably have a ton of decorations for this theme but I wanted everything extra exaggerated and gruesome with severed body parts and intestines everywhere. Mwahahahaha!!!

Here are the severed body parts I started working on.

How to make video tutorial

If you haven't used Great Stuff yet, you NEED TOO!! It's not only fun and dries fast but goes along way and reasonably inexpensive. If you just buy the basic 16oz (red) can it's $4.25. The other cans are the same size but cost $6.97 and up. I purchased from Home Depot.

I recommend wearing gloves because it's EXTREMELY sticky. Serious stuff! I made that mistake once last year and never again. I also like to setup all the projects I plan working on since the nozzle can clog and it would be a shame to waste 1/2 can.

GreatStuff (red can)
Shirt, pants, bucket, or whatever you want to look gory
Newspaper
Plastic grocery bags
Parchment paper

ONCE DRY
Black spray paint or black paint
Red spray paint (glossy)

First I "ripped" the sleeves off a dress shirt to look severed and holes wear zombies might eat intestines.

Then I crumpled up newspaper and filled plastic bags to create the arms, neck, and body.

Placed on parchment paper so it wouldn't stick and then time to get creative with the Great Stuff! Fun fun fun!!!! It really expands so you don't need a ton.

Once dry, paint. I started with the black flat spray paint and focused on the creases and any holes. I spray painted the rest with glossy red spray paint and lightly went over the black. So easy.

I love how they are turning out!!!

Hope this helps and let me know if you have any questions!!
I'll update with our family photo once done.

Well, I've at least gotta see what he's working on :)

UPDATE: 2017 Family Camping Zombie Photo

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2015 Family Zombie Photo - Walking Dead Themed - Annual GORY Photoshoot & Halloween Cards

So excited to reveal our annual family zombie photo!!!! This year we did a Walking Dead Theme getting the idea from the zombies along the fence and eventually they knocked it down. I know you are completely shocked and surprised that we watch that show. Totally not our style, right? ;)

Normally our theme is family type things/activities but as zombies......dinnertime, family bbq, sightseeing, breakfast in bed, bath time, etc. 

We had the best time taking the photos. I found a fence that was actually half a fence. It made it so easy to run stick my arm through the gate to take a pic and run back to the camera to see what it looked like. All done with a tripod and remote!

Easy prep for props. Probably the easiest I've ever done besides 2009 graveyard photoshoot. We only brought severed arms and signs.

Funny story -

So we are in the process of taking the photos when I see a little girl about 4 years old by herself in the backyard playing. Fearing we would scare her I went to the front of the house (in make-up) to let the parents know we were outside. So excited and intrigued the whole family came out including another younger little boy. So in between growling and moaning during the shots (to get into character) I was running back and forth to the camera in a super sweet voice saying, "Aren't we so silly!?" "I'm going to tickle them with my funny spray" (spray blood when they needed it freshened.) LOL!! Then the boys would giggle to try and show them we weren't scary. The family loved it! The little girl asked if she could hold one of our severed arms. "Of course sweetie!" So funny!

Okay, here is our annual family zombie photo! EEEEEEeeee! It's so awesome! Check out my youngest. He really wanted his jaw to be missing or that it fell off. The things kids ask for. Lol!

((drum roll))

Happy Halloween!

You can see past years -  2009-2013, 2014

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