Halloween House Decoration

Get you house into shape this Halloween, dont be left on the lines.

Have you ever been to one of those spooktacular haunted houses that people set up in the neighborhoods during Halloween? I’ll bet you have and, if you’re like the rest of us gruesome ghouls, you’ve been chomping at the bit to make one for yourself. We’ll stop chomping and start reading because I’m going to take you through the “basics on a budget” spending as few dollars as possible.

And that effect should begin before the unlucky visitors to your house of horrors even step foot inside.

Outside Effects

Start by making sure that any windows which face the front of the house have been blacked out from inside. Black plastic garbage bags work fine. You may have to split them or double them up but they’re cheap enough. Black plastic shower curtains can often be found in the dollar stores. Grab a lot if you can find them because we’ll be using them later.

Replace your porch and outside lights with blue, red, or orange bulbs. A black light works great on the porch if you have some glow-in-the-dark critters or effects you can place nearby. If your street is well lit then the black light effect is reduced, so save your money in that case.

Portable spot or flood lights with colored bulbs can be aimed at your roof or door to add additional lighting effects. If you have some Tiki Torches left over from the summer then place them strategically up and down the front walk.

Wal-Mart (Asda) and the better Dollar Stores have Halloween lights that are a lot like Christmas lights but have little pumpkins or cats on each bulb. They’re cheap and you can string them around railings and lay them in bushes. Of course you’ll need some black cats, jack-o’-lanterns and fake spider webs hanging from the porch.

Decorate your front door to look like a coffin. It’s a great effect. You can also buy the Styrofoam grave stones to put on your lawn or you can make them yourself out of spare lumber and some black or grey paint. Don’t forget the scary music, wolf howls plus some moans and groans!

Inside the Front Door

When your gory guests first set foot inside your haunted house, set the tone for the remainder of their visit by having a body hanging from the inside light fixture or some other convenient point of death. Stuff a pair of jeans and an old shirt like you’re making a scarecrow. You can use an empty bleach container for the face and cut out or paint on the features. Top it off with an old hat. Or, as an alternative, hang a huge papier-mâché bat instead of the dead guy. Don’t forget plenty of plastic spiders and webs.

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If there are rooms or staircases leading from the entryway which are not part of the tour, cover them with those extra shower curtains that I told you to get, or use more garbage bags. If you have a friend who is a cop, see if you can score some crime scene tape to wrap around off-limit areas. Hey, the local PD might even donate some if you agree to put up a sign somewhere thanking them for their assistance. Police Departments have community outreach officers so they’re the ones to call.

The remainder of the house

Close off doors to rooms where you don’t want visitors to go. Decorate the doors to look like coffins, or hang ghoulish effects over them. You can also block them off using black plastic or shower curtains. Most visitors won’t even know that the doors are there. Doors to off-limit rooks are also great places to station your human ghoul helpers who will be jumping out and scaring the dickens out of your guests. Just make sure that they know to never actually touch anyone. That can open you up to a lot of legal problems and it might get them into a fist-fight with a visitor with no sense of humor.

Create you inside effects by using dark and colored lighting in each room. Black light sensitive decorations work great inside but only if you have black light bulbs installed!

Sprinkle gruesome props throughout your rooms. You can make great bloody hands by filling surgical gloves up with sand, tying the open end off with a rubber band, and then some “blood” effects with red paint Dry ice creates great fog effects but it will burn the skin if touched so don’t leave it where guests can get at it.

Hang creepy things from the ceilings. Wet (not dripping wet) yarn feels really creepy when it brushes across someone’s face as they are entering a dark room. Spirtz it throughout the night to keep it wet. Remember that most fishing line will react to black lights so use black thread instead.

Walk through each room as if you were a visitor. Fill in empty areas with appropriate props. Re-walk the house several times until you are 100% happy. Remember that you have a lot of flammable things in your haunted house. Candles, smoking and lighted flames of any type are off limits! Keep several a fire extinguishers handy and spread them around the house. Make sure that your helpers know how to use them. Also make sure that each helper has a flashlight and knows where the room’s light switches are in case anyone gets hurt or a young child becomes too frightened to continue the tour.

That’s it. You’re on your way to having the dream haunted house that you’ve always wanted. Better get busy. It will be Halloween before you know it.

Fun and easy Halloween ornaments and decorations for kids to make

Halloween is one of the fastest growing holidays when looked at from a market perspective. What was once a one day a year celebration is now a whole season. Making Halloween holiday ornaments with your kids is a great way to spread the fun.

Handprint Spider
Black craft foam or construction paper
Pencil - Child safe scissors
A single Â½ inch round head fastener
2 inch -3 inch black pompom
Two Â¼ inch wiggly eyes
Craft glue
10 inch piece of elastic cord

This is literally a hands-on activity to get your kids involved in making their very own Halloween decoration. Have your child trace their hands, one at a time, onto black craft foam or construction paper. Tell them they should have their fingers splayed out slightly, as their fingers will soon be spider legs! They should then cut out each shape with safety scissors. If they are really young, go ahead and help them with these two steps.

Place bottom parts of hands slightly overlapping to form both sides of spider's legs. With round head fastener, push through both thicknesses and secure.

Glue pompom directly over the round head fastener to make spider's head. Glue on wiggly eyes. Tie elastic cord into a loop and glue to back side of head. Hang and wait for your spider's first victim to be spooked!

Kiss Ghosts

Bag of chocolate kiss shaped candies
Pack of 1/8" wiggle eyes (There is usually 144 eyes to a pack)
Glue stick
Spool of narrow elastic cord for hanging (Cut each cord approximately six inches long)

Glue 2 kiss shaped candies bottom together to form body of ghost. Glue eyes onto one candy. Tie elastic cord into a loop and glue to back side of candy that you glued the eyes. Hang these anywhere you need a bit of decoration. If you have a small tree, these would be a perfect decoration.

Halloween Garland

This garland is fun for the littlest kids to do and can be made in nearly any length needed. Just cut the yarn longer and add more beads and candies!

36" length of 4-ply yarn
yarn needle
Assorted Halloween shaped beads or plastic pony beads in orange and black
Assortment of candy that can be strung ( I used a variety of individual sized and wrapped candies)

Thread yarn needle, slide on one bed and tie a knot around bead to secure the end of you garland. In no particular order, allow kids to string beads and candy packs. When finished, hang as decoration or tie ends together to where as a funky Halloween necklace. After the decorations are no longer needed, allow the kids, big and small, to rip off candies and eat. Beads may be worn for fun or saved to be recycled again next Halloween!

Black Cat Pot Hugger

Half sheet black craft foam
Scrap piece each yellow and white craft foam
Pencil - White paint marker
Two inch terra cotta plant pot (These can sometimes be found by regular planters, otherwise check the craft department of your favorite store)
Scissors
Craft glue
Small candies to fill

Draw or trace a cat's head that is approximately three inches high by three inches wide. Cut out, set aside. Draw four cat legs with paws long enough to wrap around from the backside of the pot, to the front. Cut out. From the remaining black foam, cut whiskers, eyes, and a muzzle shape. From white foam, cut eye shapes slightly smaller than those cut from the black. With yellow, cut small circles for pupils.

Glue muzzle shape and whiskers to face shape. Glue black eyes in place, with white and yellow pupils layered on top. Glue the backside of the lower section of the head to the inside of the pot. Glue legs wrapping around to the front. It should look as if the cat is hugging the small pot. Fill with candies. Have a screechingly scary Halloween!


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You may have to split them or double them up but they’re cheap enough. Black plastic shower curtains can often be found in the dollar stores. Grab a lot if you can find them because we’ll be using them later. Replace your porch and outside lights with blue, red, or orange bulbs. A black light works great on the porch if you have some glow-in-the-dark critters or effects you can place nearby. If your street is well lit then the black light effect is reduced, so save your money in that case. Portable spot or flood lights with colored bulbs can be aimed at your roof or door to add additional lighting effects. If you have some Tiki Torches left over from the summer then place them strategically up and down the front walk. Wal-Mart (Asda) and the better Dollar Stores have Halloween lights that are a lot like Christmas lights but have little pumpkins or cats on each bulb. They’re cheap and you can string them around railings and lay them in bushes. Of course you’ll need some black cats, jack-o’-lanterns and fake spider webs hanging from the porch. Decorate your front door to look like a coffin. It’s a great effect. You can also buy the Styrofoam grave stones to put on your lawn or you can make them yourself out of spare lumber and some black or grey paint. Don’t forget the scary music, wolf howls plus some moans and groans! Inside the Front Door When your gory guests first set foot inside your haunted house, set the tone for the remainder of their visit by having a body hanging from the inside light fixture or some other convenient point of death. Stuff a pair of jeans and an old shirt like you’re making a scarecrow. You can use an empty bleach container for the face and cut out or paint on the features. Top it off with an old hat. Or, as an alternative, hang a huge papier-mâché bat instead of the dead guy. Don’t forget plenty of plastic spiders and webs. For cheap Halloween contact lenses suitable for all click image If there are rooms or staircases leading from the entryway which are not part of the tour, cover them with those extra shower curtains that I told you to get, or use more garbage bags. If you have a friend who is a cop, see if you can score some crime scene tape to wrap around off-limit areas. Hey, the local PD might even donate some if you agree to put up a sign somewhere thanking them for their assistance. Police Departments have community outreach officers so they’re the ones to call. The remainder of the house Close off doors to rooms where you don’t want visitors to go. Decorate the doors to look like coffins, or hang ghoulish effects over them. You can also block them off using black plastic or shower curtains. Most visitors won’t even know that the doors are there. Doors to off-limit rooks are also great places to station your human ghoul helpers who will be jumping out and scaring the dickens out of your guests. Just make sure that they know to never actually touch anyone. That can open you up to a lot of legal problems and it might get them into a fist-fight with a visitor with no sense of humor. Create you inside effects by using dark and colored lighting in each room. Black light sensitive decorations work great inside but only if you have black light bulbs installed! Sprinkle gruesome props throughout your rooms. You can make great bloody hands by filling surgical gloves up with sand, tying the open end off with a rubber band, and then some “blood” effects with red paint Dry ice creates great fog effects but it will burn the skin if touched so don’t leave it where guests can get at it. Hang creepy things from the ceilings. Wet (not dripping wet) yarn feels really creepy when it brushes across someone’s face as they are entering a dark room. Spirtz it throughout the night to keep it wet. Remember that most fishing line will react to black lights so use black thread instead. Walk through each room as if you were a visitor. Fill in empty areas with appropriate props. Re-walk the house several times until you are 100% happy. Remember that you have a lot of flammable things in your haunted house. Candles, smoking and lighted flames of any type are off limits! Keep several a fire extinguishers handy and spread them around the house. Make sure that your helpers know how to use them. Also make sure that each helper has a flashlight and knows where the room’s light switches are in case anyone gets hurt or a young child becomes too frightened to continue the tour. That’s it. You’re on your way to having the dream haunted house that you’ve always wanted. Better get busy. It will be Halloween before you know it. Fun and easy Halloween ornaments and decorations for kids to make Halloween is one of the fastest growing holidays when looked at from a market perspective. What was once a one day a year celebration is now a whole season. Making Halloween holiday ornaments with your kids is a great way to spread the fun. Handprint Spider Black craft foam or construction paper Pencil - Child safe scissors A single Â½ inch round head fastener 2 inch -3 inch black pompom Two Â¼ inch wiggly eyes Craft glue 10 inch piece of elastic cord This is literally a hands-on activity to get your kids involved in making their very own Halloween decoration. Have your child trace their hands, one at a time, onto black craft foam or construction paper. Tell them they should have their fingers splayed out slightly, as their fingers will soon be spider legs! They should then cut out each shape with safety scissors. If they are really young, go ahead and help them with these two steps. Place bottom parts of hands slightly overlapping to form both sides of spider's legs. With round head fastener, push through both thicknesses and secure. Glue pompom directly over the round head fastener to make spider's head. Glue on wiggly eyes. Tie elastic cord into a loop and glue to back side of head. Hang and wait for your spider's first victim to be spooked! Kiss Ghosts Bag of chocolate kiss shaped candies Pack of 1/8" wiggle eyes (There is usually 144 eyes to a pack) Glue stick Spool of narrow elastic cord for hanging (Cut each cord approximately six inches long) Glue 2 kiss shaped candies bottom together to form body of ghost. Glue eyes onto one candy. Tie elastic cord into a loop and glue to back side of candy that you glued the eyes. Hang these anywhere you need a bit of decoration. If you have a small tree, these would be a perfect decoration. Halloween Garland This garland is fun for the littlest kids to do and can be made in nearly any length needed. Just cut the yarn longer and add more beads and candies! 36" length of 4-ply yarn yarn needle Assorted Halloween shaped beads or plastic pony beads in orange and black Assortment of candy that can be strung ( I used a variety of individual sized and wrapped candies) Thread yarn needle, slide on one bed and tie a knot around bead to secure the end of you garland. In no particular order, allow kids to string beads and candy packs. When finished, hang as decoration or tie ends together to where as a funky Halloween necklace. After the decorations are no longer needed, allow the kids, big and small, to rip off candies and eat. Beads may be worn for fun or saved to be recycled again next Halloween! Black Cat Pot Hugger Half sheet black craft foam Scrap piece each yellow and white craft foam Pencil - White paint marker Two inch terra cotta plant pot (These can sometimes be found by regular planters, otherwise check the craft department of your favorite store) Scissors Craft glue Small candies to fill Draw or trace a cat's head that is approximately three inches high by three inches wide. Cut out, set aside. Draw four cat legs with paws long enough to wrap around from the backside of the pot, to the front. Cut out. From the remaining black foam, cut whiskers, eyes, and a muzzle shape. From white foam, cut eye shapes slightly smaller than those cut from the black. With yellow, cut small circles for pupils. Glue muzzle shape and whiskers to face shape. Glue black eyes in place, with white and yellow pupils layered on top. Glue the backside of the lower section of the head to the inside of the pot. Glue legs wrapping around to the front. It should look as if the cat is hugging the small pot. Fill with candies. Have a screechingly scary Halloween!
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