I ordered 5 of these with the intention of building in the rest of their bodies with PVC pipe to save a few bucks on having life-size skeletons for Halloween decorations (didn't really save me much in the end). The knees and ankles are all movable, which is great. But the arms only have movable wrists, with solid elbow joints. Weird that everything else would be posable but not the elbows. All in all, they're made well enough except where the holes are to attach the bones to the stakes. Unfortunately, the holes were put right in the middle of the seams in the plastic so if that seam separates at all (which happens really easily when screwing the stakes in even if you're careful), the stake will not stay in the bones. I ended up taping some and even drilling nuts and bolts through others to get them to stay attached to the stakes. Once I did that, however, they've held up just fine and really do look fantastic.
PunkleEJ
November 25, 2017
Dimensions are incorrect
The detail on the skeleton is good, however, the dimensions are incorrect. The arms and legs were several inches shorter than what was listed in the description. It is listed as "life-sized" but when I stood one of the legs up next to my leg, the hip joint was just above my knee. Seeing as though I'm only 5' 8", it may be life sized for a five year old but not an adult. Overall, I am disappointed with this purchase. I will likely not buy from Oriental Trading again.
Dcybele
November 24, 2017
– Livermore, CA
Looked great!
My neighbors all commented on how good this looked! Super easy to place/install.
VioletsDaughter
October 18, 2017
– Blowing Rock, NC
Love it!
This is great for the money. Looks cute in the yard. The only setback is that with the stakes screwing into PLASTIC "bones", the bones sometimes cave in and hard to keep the two attached.
CatLady111
August 21, 2017
– IN
Spooky!
This will be a great addition to my graveyard scene in my front yard. It comes with 5 stakes so you can arrange the bones separately as needed. Nice quality too!
Grandma4554
November 18, 2016
Great for lawn.
Great product. Fun to display.
JSoup
October 23, 2016
– MD
Very happy!
This is a great product - seems sturdy enough to stay outside. Very happy with the purchase. My kids put it together and placed it in our yard - they loved it!
tallymh
October 09, 2016
– Tallahassee, FL
Good Idea, Cheaply Made
The concept of this skeleton is good and could look really cool. However, the spikes that push into the ground are cheap, flimsy plastic that bend easily. The skeleton parts screw onto that part, but they are also made of cheap plastic, very thin, and the opening tears and breaks easily. I even used a screwdriver and hammer to prep the holes for the spikes, and two of them are bent, and two skeleton limbs are broken and barely stay on the spike. This of course needs to be taken up to mow the lawn, and to use again next year, but I don't see these cheaply-made pieces surviving even this year. Very disappointed in this.
GGgranny
September 26, 2016
– Detroit Michigan
perfect for Halloween
Just the right size to use as a table decoration . Use head at top of table and used the arms and hands to come around pans of meat and legs and feet to come up around
vegetables and salads.
