A Wonderful Evening in Oz
This year, many travelers made their way to the Emerald City at the Albertson Halloween House. Some 800 trick-or-treaters (plus their parents) followed the yellow…
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Come to the Emerald City
This Halloween, make your way to the Albertson Halloween House for a Wizard of Oz themed Halloween experience! Visitors will pass by Dorothy’s fallen house in Munchkinland, steer…
Oz in Miniature
Sometimes it is challenging to envision how parts of the Halloween house will go together. I find it really helpful to work out some of…
Now in Technicolor—Painting Day Update
On Saturday, September 12th, we hosted the second of three Community Painting Days. After the almost entirely green theme for the previous work day, this…
The Rainbow Projection
One of the iconic images from the Wizard of Oz is the rainbow. Because of that, we had to have a rainbow as part of…
There’s No Place Like Home (Depot)
In the movie, the backdrop for the floating head of the Great and Powerful Oz appears to be made up of a series of cylindrical…
Cardboard Jackpot
We build our Halloween house out of recyclable materials, most of which is repurposed cardboard. Over the years we have found many sources of large…
“…Unnaturally GREEN!”
The color green plays a prominent role in the Wizard of Oz, from the green of the hills, to the green of the Wicked Witch…
The Colors of Oz
Color plays a big role in the Wizard of Oz—from the black and white of Kansas, to the brilliant green of the Emerald City, from…
Come Paint Oz!
This Saturday, August 29th from 9:00 am until 12:00 pm (noon), we will be painting the wonderful land of Oz! Our first Community Painting Day is…
First Stop, Photoshop
One of the first steps in working on the Halloween House is to figure out the plan for what goes where. One way I like…
The 2015 Albertson Halloween House Theme
This year, the Albertson Halloween House is going over the rainbow to the land of Munchkins, talking trees and flying monkeys. The theme for this…
What’s This?
Here is a sketch Grace made of the Halloween House theme for this year (2015). Can you guess what it is?
A Night in Middle Earth
On October 31st, 2014, a fellowship of Elves, Dwarves, Hobbits, and Wizards gathered at the Albertson Halloween House to meet the hoards who came seeking treasure…