When the world spun into pause mode during 2020, the DeGuerre family chose to bring some life back into the area. So, they posed life-size skeletons in their yard for the Halloween season.
“Nothing was going on,” says Connie DeGuerre. “Everyone had been shut in. So we started with just a few skeletons. It was just for the kids in the neighborhood. Everyone really loved it. Our goal was to bring joy to everyone’s day. That’s really the reason we still do this. Now our house is known for the skeletons.”
The family also gave out Halloween treats while keeping it safe. They maneuvered PVC pipe through their skeleton display, dropping candy so it ran through the pipe and into the hands of trick-or-treaters without anyone else touching it.
Skeletons Gain Notoriety
Word spread, and the skeletons gained popularity. They also prompted intrigue, especially with children.
“I try to put the skeletons out and pose them at times when children won’t see me,” DeGuerre says. “At first, the children thought the skeletons were magic, and they thought they were real.”
These days, the DeGuerres have 11 or 12 adult-size skeletons, along with child-size skeletons, and animal frames. So, those old bones are posed walking pets, reading books, doing yoga, and just going about their everyday lives.
"One of our most popular years was Taylor Swift on stage with her audience," DeGuerre says. “We’ve also had the skeletons doing gymnastics, fishing, and camping. We did the Rockettes, and people loved that.”
Fans might spy the skeletons other times of the year, because the family keeps them at the ready. When a DeGuerre grandson sells lemonade in the driveway, he pulls skeletons into his marketing plans. And one year, the skeletons posed at Christmas wearing ugly Christmas sweaters.
When and Where You'll Find the Skeletons
Each year, the DeGuerre skeletons go into Halloween action on the last day of September, and they keep on entertaining until the day after Halloween, the Day of the Dead. The family also has photo ops in the mix for anyone who wants a picture. But DeGuerre points out they have spotlights on the skeletons, so she cautions revelers to watch out for the wires.
When in The Woodlands, check out the DeGuerre family's signature skeletons at 166 S. Cochrans Green Circle.
“Our goal was to bring joy to everyone’s day.” - Connie DeGuerre