{"id":22901,"date":"2015-04-08T05:34:40","date_gmt":"2015-04-08T10:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/?p=22901"},"modified":"2015-03-24T07:43:46","modified_gmt":"2015-03-24T12:43:46","slug":"fun-with-cockroaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/?p=22901","title":{"rendered":"Fun with Cockroaches"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I was cleaning out a closet recently I ran across a package of rubber cockroaches that I picked up at some post-Halloween clearance and decided to put ’em to use. This project is pretty much the ultimate in “last-minute,” since you only need three things: Fake cockroaches, small magnets, and something to stick one to the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Supplies\"<\/a><\/td>\nFake cockroaches are widely available at party-supply stores around Halloween, but you can also get them online<\/a>. If cockroaches aren’t really your bag, this project would work well with plastic spiders or other lightweight creepy-crawlies.<\/p>\n

You’ll need two small magnets for each roach. I used these<\/a> little round guys, but you could also get flexible magnetic tape<\/a> and cut it to the desired size.<\/p>\n

Now you just need something to stick ’em together. I used a hot-glue gun, but just about any adhesive should work. (I guess you could also save yourself a step and use self-adhesive magnets<\/a>.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Roach<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\nTurn each roach over and glue a magnet to its underside. Let dry.<\/p>\n

Boom. Done. That’s the entire amount of work required for this project.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Roaches<\/a><\/td>\n\nNow to have fun with them. Place the roach on a lampshade or curtain, and stick the second magnet behind it on the other side. The magnets will hold the roach in place, so it looks like it’s crawling around by itself.<\/p>\n

The magnets will also hold the roaches on any metal surface, so arrange several crawling around on the refrigerator too.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

If you’ve got leftover bugs, you can:<\/p>\n