Since the film adaptation of Stephen King's monstrous novel It is among the most iconic horror movies, it's only right to traumatize — I mean, entertain — your guests with this eerily realistic life-size Georgie Halloween decoration, complete with his yellow rain slicker and a red balloon.
Place him on your front lawn or porch to give trick-or-treaters a good scare or stand him in a corner of your living room for a creepy addition to your Halloween party. No matter where you display this unique Halloween decoration, you'll surely float to the top of the list of the creepiest houses on your block!
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Things You'll Need
Two 2 lb. weights
Kids' rain boots, hunter green (we used size 13)
Kids' jeans
5–7 pool noodles
Duct tape
Scissors
Kids' yellow raincoat
Balloon sticks
Red balloon
Knife or box cutter
1. Weigh down the boots
The key to getting the Georgie figure to stand and remain sturdy is to weigh down the boots. Place a 2-pound weight in the bottom of each rain boot and lie them flat so you'll have space to fit the legs inside.
Tip
Make sure you use boots that are big enough to fit the weights inside the very bottom. We used kids' size 13, and there was a perfect amount of space.
2. Slip pool noodles into the jeans
To create the legs, slip two pool noodles through each leg opening of the jeans.
3. Slide the legs into the boots
Fit the bottom of each pool noodle leg into each of the rain boots. Tuck the bottom of the jeans into the boots to completely cover the pool noodles. At this point, Georgie should be standing.
Tip
The figure will have more stability when standing if you spread the boots about shoulder length apart rather than right next to one another. If you're placing your figure on your lawn, try anchoring the boots into the ground with stakes and string for increased stability.
4. Fill out the jeans
To fill out the jeans and create a more realistic look, cut a piece of pool noodle that fits snugly horizontally inside the jeans at the hips.
5. Cut down the pool noodles
The pool noodle legs will be standing a bit too tall. Cut down the top of the pool noodles to a more realistic height for a small child. The best way to determine the proper height is to hold up the raincoat by the hood right against the pool noodles, leaving enough space below the bottom of the coat to see 6 to 7 inches of the jeans. Then, cut where the top of the raincoat's hood is.
6. Create the torso
Tape the top of the pool noodles together to create a solid torso. Then, snugly fit a shorter piece of pool noodle through the center of those noodles to create the look of shoulders. At this point, you'll want to flip the figure to face backward.
7. Put on the raincoat
Place the yellow raincoat onto the figure and button it up. To create a more realistic look, slip shorter pieces of pool noodle into the arms and tape them in place.
8. Give Georgie a balloon
If you plan to use your Georgie from It figure as a yard decoration, you'll want to use balloon sticks like we did, as they provide more stability. Tape three balloon sticks together for added length, attach a red balloon, and tape the sticks onto the front of the figure. Remember that only the back of Georgie should be visible.
If you're using the figure indoors, a regular red helium balloon on string will work just fine.
9. Position the figure
Place the figure in front of a tree, against a wall on your porch, or in the corner of your party or haunted house and get ready to cause some serious scares.
