Chilliwack family unveils monsters made of driftwood for a unique Halloween display

Gore told Fraser Valley Today the idea to build and assemble the creatures arose during time spent at the family cabin in the Harrison area close to the water. One thing led to another and the next thing you know, Tony and the kids were hauling assorted shapes and sizes of driftwood to his truck.

“The kids and I collected driftwood throughout the summer,” said Gore. “It’s actually Harrison River driftwood, as driftwood from Harrison Lake tends to be a little more rounded and bone-like. Vedder River (driftwood) is more splintered. And then we put these things together like Lego. It is a very fun project.”

Gore says he used wood screws to hold the limb-like pieces of wood together – with the help of his kids, of course. It didn’t require much cutting or trimming – and it wasn’t just Dad doing all the work.

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“Naomi said once you get the hang of it and get started, it’s actually pretty easy,” Gore said. “W’yatt said he likes to do it because it’s fun and people enjoy it afterwards. The kids really enjoyed building them. They constantly wanted to go out and work on them. It got addictive building them.”

Speaking of public reaction, people were already intrigued at the driftwood monsters when he brought them out to his driveway this past Sunday.

“We got a lot of attention with those things,” Gore said. “People were taking pictures and videos.”

This might not be a one-and-done project, however. Once Halloween comes and goes, Gore and his family will store them in a family barn for next year’s Halloween and get to work on the next batch of driftwood monsters.

“And hopefully work on some more creating a bigger army for next year,” he said.

by Mike Vanden Bosch

Chilliwack family unveils monsters made of driftwood for a unique Halloween display

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