Create, Scare, Win! Join the element14 Community 2024 Halloween Competition!

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Halloween hijinks are a hallowed element14 Community tradition and this year's Halloween Competition taps into the viral trend of Boo Boxes, where creators use their skills to make a box that delivers the ultimate scare – whether it's for a friend, family member, or even a nemesis.

Build a project incorporating electronics and the Halloween spirit inside a box, share it on our Halloween space, for a chance to win the prize.

Past years have seen all sorts of amazing projects which could be useful inspiration such as…

Now it's your time to shine!

Example projects for this year include:

  • Jumpscare in a Box
  • Spooky 'useless machine'
  • Haunted candy
  • Coffin that won't stop cackling

The Prize

The Winning Prize
(Up to $250 in value)
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  • Halloween decoration kit including: 1.5m giant spider, giant spiderweb decoration, cobweb decorations, small spider decorations, balloons and Happy Halloween banner

  • Philips Hue Starter Kit

  • Raspberry Pi 5 - 4GB

  • Anker 100W USB-C Hub

The Competition:

Competition opens 1st October 2024
Competition closes 8th November 2024
Winners announcement 15th November 2024

How To Win

Register on the Community and submit your project revealing your Halloween inspired project on the Halloween space. Our favourite project posted before end of day November 8, 2024 will win the prizes listed above (or a local equivalent).

Submit Your Project

Additional Conditions:

  • Your project must include an electronics component. Project articles with high-quality videos and photos are highly encouraged.
  • Project articles will be judged as-is on the 8th of November, 2024

Terms & Conditions:

vijeth_ds
  • in reply to kmikemoo

    Sounds like an opportunity for an electro-pneumatics project.

  • in reply to dougw

    Congratulations,  !  When you finally inflate that spider, please be sure to share a picture. JoyThumbsup

  • in reply to joratcliffe

    Great news,

    Those prizes will come in handy.

    Thanks Jordan.

  • Hi everyone, it's time to announce the winner of this year's Halloween contest and it is none other than  !  Tada

    Doug, your interpretation of the Boo In A Box theme resulted in a really original, innovative project. Incorporating the different aspects of the project, such as the legs and arms, into a relatively small form factor was very impressive. Plus, you documented the project well with plenty of images and a great video.

    Enjoy your prize! Gift
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    For anyone who missed out on this competition or was not able to submit their project in time, don't worry. As our minds switch over from thinking about Halloween to planning for the Holidays and end of year festivities, we will be having a new competition launching soon with a theme to match!

  • The Halloween competition is concluded for another year!

    First, we had  's Squid Game Doll:
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    This was definitely suitably spooky for Halloween, the audio is very effective and definitely provoked a reaction. Plus, the videos really captured both the making process and also the finished project.



    Then, a Proverbial Black Box touched down from deep in cyberspace, courtesy of  :
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    The name and concept are a really interesting take on the theme which resonated with us. On top of this, the box's ability to first open its eyes, then stand up, then extend its arms, and then talk, create the feeling of multiple surprises (or multiple boo's in one box, if you like). The speed the box can stand up at is particularly startling and caught people by surprise when I showed it to them.



    We will be announcing the winner before too long but I'd like to say a big thank you again to everybody who has participated as well as our entrants.


    I hope the Boo In A Box theme was inspiring. Some of my favourite projects from previous years were the wearable projects including Rick and Morty-inspired Torture Underwear and the Ghostbusters Equipment + Costume so perhaps there's some potential there for an interesting theme next time Slight smile

    With the Halloween competition over, it is time for me to take a break and hand back over to  . He has booked me a holiday at the Bates Motel. I couldn't find it on Google but I'm sure they'll take good care of me there. See you next year!

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