You know when you start something thinking it’ll be a quick job, and before you know it, it’s midnight, there’s sawdust in your tea, and you’ve accidentally created a slightly terrifying robot?
That’s pretty much how Scarybert was born.
It all started with an engineer (Andy), a pile of broken parts, and a workshop that looks more like a scene from Wallace & Gromit meets Frankenstein. Add one broken music box, a set of glowing eyes, and a late-night filming session, and suddenly, we had a new character on our hands.
A little spooky. A little steampunky.
And, as it turns out, absolutely adored by our granddaughters. 👀💀
We decided to film Scarybert at night, because if you’re going to make a scary Bert, you might as well go all in!
The lights were low, his glowing eyes flickered to life, and that eerie, slightly off-key music box tune played softly in the background. The kind of sound that makes you glance over your shoulder if you hear it in the dark.
I’ll be honest… I didn’t fancy bumping into him in the hallway at 2 a.m.
But when our granddaughters saw the video, they loved it! They thought Scarybert was the funniest thing they’d ever seen. They weren’t frightened, they were fascinated.
They giggled, pointed, and said, “He’s not scary, Nanny Lou, he’s cool!”
And honestly, that reaction melted me.
It got me thinking about how differently children see the world.
Where adults see something eerie, children see something exciting. They don’t jump to fear; they jump to curiosity.
To them, Scarybert isn’t a spooky skull with glowing eyes, he’s a story waiting to happen.
And isn’t that what imagination is all about?
It’s one of the reasons we created Weebert’s World, to encourage children (and their grown-ups) to see the world not for what it is, but for what it could be. To see possibility where others see scrap.
Because somewhere along the way, as adults, we start to lose that spark. We worry about being sensible, tidy, professional, and we forget what it’s like to play, to wonder, to build something just because it makes us smile.
Our granddaughters reminded me that creativity doesn’t always come neatly wrapped. Sometimes, it comes with flickering lights, a slightly broken tune, and a grin that’s more cheeky than chilling.
Like all of Andy’s creations, Scarybert began life as a handful of forgotten parts, vintage broken meter, and aviation scraps that had been sitting on a shelf, waiting for their moment.
In Andy’s hands, those pieces became something new. Not perfect. Not polished. But full of personality.
And that’s the beauty of what we do at Weebert’s World , turning the overlooked into something extraordinary. Showing that creativity doesn’t need to be neat, and imagination doesn’t have an age limit.
Maybe that’s why children love Scarybert so much.
Because he’s proof that being different isn’t scary, it’s special.
Halloween might be about spooks and scares, but in our house, it’s really about transformation.
A pumpkin becomes a lantern.
A box of scrap becomes a character.
And a late-night experiment in the workshop becomes a story full of laughter.
So this Halloween, if something feels a bit broken, messy, or unpredictable, whether that’s a project, an idea, or just the week itself, remember this:
Even broken parts can build something beautiful.
And if your story happens to glow in the dark and play creepy music?
Well… you’re in good company. 😉
From Andy, me, and the entire Bert family, wishing you a Happy Halloween full of laughter, creativity, and just the right amount of spook!
with love
Lotty x
