The Trap!

One thing I've learned over the years is that while the traps my dad makes are cool, they are very hard to photograph and impossible to get the whole effect of it on film. They almost always make noise and have some gadget that triggers the whole thing that just doesn't look as grand as the effect it causes. So imaginations are required when trying to explain them. Here goes this year's:
My dad came to our house a bit before Christmas (just passing through) and took measurements of door ways and the hallway. Then on Christmas Eve, he pulled out a large duffel bag of stuff and got to work. It took him most of the night to get it all set up. Basically it was a frame that fit snugly in front of the bedroom door made from 1x2's. It was all held in place without nails, screws etc. You can see pieces that go across the hall that held it in place. There were a couple on the floor as well. He strung string across it in a spiderweb fashion so that if it were touched on any part, a burglar alarm would go off. You can see the contraption that caused that. Then he wrapped the part the kids would see when they opened the door in wrapping paper. Viola, a trap of all traps! (he even said so himself!)One funny thing about Caleb breaking through was I was outside the door trying to get pictures but I had my lens cap on so only the flash was going off (couldn't figure out why I couldn't take any pictures!) But Caleb on the other side could see the flash going off and thought that the trap was a camera set up to take pictures of him coming through. So he got busted this year. . .in more ways than one since we were all outside watching him get through and he couldn't avoid setting the alarm off. Fun stuff and a great way to start Christmas day!