Utah Resident Creates 12-Foot Secret Lives of Mormon Wives-Inspired Halloween Display — with DIY Dirty Soda Included! (Exclusive)

• Kristina Jackson built a The Secret Lives of Mormon Women-a Halloween-inspired display in the front yard of her Utah home, sharing her creation in a video that went viral on TikTok
• Halloween decorations were homemade to match the eight Mormon influencers MomTok made popular in 2020, including a 12-foot skeleton with eyelash extensions and a wig
• A viral TikTok video caught the attention of one of the The Secret Lives of Mormon Women cast members and the famous “dirty soda” store Swig

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Kristina Jackson upped her Halloween game this year for The Secret Lives of Mormon Women-inspired display in the front yard of her Utah home.

Jackson first shared a video of her creation with a creepy twist on TikTok, where it has garnered hundreds of thousands of views since it was posted. In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, the designer behind the exhibit explained how she brought the skeleton scene to life.

Having only lived in Utah for four years, Jackson admits she “didn’t even know” about the eight popular Mormon MomTok influencers trending in 2020 and starring in The Secret Lives of Mormon Women. To get to know each other, she and her husband watched the hit Hulu show.

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Kristina Jackson’s 12-foot skeleton creation inspired by ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Women’.

Courtesy of Kristina Jackson

“Fan is a strong word,” Jackson says with a laugh The Secret Lives of Mormon Women following the end of Season 1, which takes viewers into the viral “soft swinging” scandal. She described the series as “over the top” yet “fun”.

For someone who has gone all out for Halloween displays in her home for “the last seven years,” Jackson was still inspired by the series. “I thought, ‘I’m going to make skeletons from Utah’!”

Before doing so, Jackson — who is not part of the LDS community — says she first got her temperature taken from her neighbors. “I didn’t want to upset them,” she notes, adding that they thought the idea was “hilarious.”

After Jackson got the go-ahead, she began what would become her DIY project for the next two weeks. “I chose the eyelashes, the lips, the hair, and then the Swig cups because everyone here drinks dirty juices,” she says of the important elements she created for the decor.

Swig is a popular soda shop in Utah that has grown in popularity since The Secret Lives of Mormon Women where they share their “dirty soda” orders.

Kristina Jackson’s “Secret Lives of Mormon Women” Halloween Show.

Courtesy of Kristina Jackson

They’ve become a mocktail mainstay in the state probably because Utah has a large population of Mormons, who tend not to drink alcohol and coffee and instead enjoy sugary drinks.

“It’s almost like a soda cafe, except there’s going to be a lot more sugar involved,” Jackson tells PEOPLE of Swig, where she bought several 44-ounce cups to complement her assortment of skeletons with eyelashes and wigs.

Since one of the skeletons is 12 feet tall, Jackson made a sippy cup out of a plastic container and two huge pieces of poster board. “Then I actually bought pool noodles for a straw,” she says.

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The cast of the first season of ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Women’.

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To further align with the mainstays of MomTok, Jackson added a child’s skeleton in the arm of the 12-foot bony creature. She also placed a ring light on the lawn, a popular tool used by TikTok creators.

As for who’s who within the skeleton community she assembled on the lawn, Jackson says she didn’t have specifics The Secret Lives of Mormon Women cast members in mind when creating them. However, he says that the “magic” was in the reaction of passers-by.

“Everyone has their own interpretation of it,” Jackson says of the people who drive by her display. He says everyone was “having fun” and was “totally engaged.”

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Kristina Jackson creates a Halloween skeleton inspired by “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” on Hulu, complete with sippy cups, lights, wigs and more.

Courtesy of Kristina Jackson

Mayci Neeley herself is among the engaged! The Secret Lives of Mormon Women star reacted to Jackson’s TikTok video showing off her skeletal setup, writing “Too good” in the comments section.

The official Swig TikTok account also reacted, writing: “This is everything to me.”

After even discussing the idea of ​​creating this Halloween exhibit, Jackson says she hasn’t had “one negative comment from anybody about anything.” She reveals, “They all think it’s so, so funny.”

This eased Jackson’s initial fears. “It made me feel better because the whole point is for everyone to have fun,” she says. “It’s Halloween!”

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