It Begins…
After doing some Photoshop work to determine sizes of the set pieces, it was time to get to work! This year, in contrast to previous…
Theme for 2020 Albertson Halloween House: The Nightmare Befo...
We pondered not doing a front yard display for Halloween 2020, but based on the encouragement of our friends, we have decided to still do…
Welcome to Jurassic Park!
What an amazing time we had on Halloween night! Over 1000 trick-or-treaters (and that doesn’t count their families!) passed through the gates of Jurassic Park,…
Building a T-Rex
What would a Jurassic Park-themed Halloween house be with out a T-Rex? I wanted to make sure that visitors to the house on Halloween had…
The 2019 Albertson Halloween House Theme: Jurassic Park
The theme for the 2019 Albertson Halloween house is Jurassic Park! Take a walk back in time as you enter through the torch-lit gates, pass…
Halloween Night 2018: Video Games
What a night! Halloween at the Albertson Halloween House was a night filled with video games, costumed characters and smiles. Visitors were given the opportunity…
The Final Community Painting Day of 2018
On Saturday, October 20th, we had our last community painting day of 2018. A dedicated crew tackled a variety of projects, from prepping the Donkey…
Building Donkey Kong—Part 1
Donkey Kong was one of my favorite video games growing up and so when we decided that this year’s theme would be Video Games, I…
Photoshoppin’ the House
One main tool I use to help design the house is Photoshop. I use it to ideate, try out ideas, and see what the house…
Painting Pixels
For our second painting day, we focused on painting some classic video game elements. First, to achieve the latticed look of the girders for Donkey…
Additional Designs
In addition to the overall sketch that we have shown, there are a few other areas of the scene that we are excited about. First,…
Encountering NPCs (Neighborly Painting Citizens)
For our first painting day of 2018, neighbors, co-workers and friends pitched in to paint some pixels – specifically the backgrounds for large pieces of…
Cardboard Management
We love to use cardboard to create different shapes and backgrounds for the Halloween house. So, finding large, free cardboard is always part of the…
The Theme for the 2018 Albertson Halloween House
The theme for the 2018 Albertson Halloween house is Video Games! Visitors will walk past a full-sized Pokestop, through a Minecraft arch and up a…