subject: Halloween Home Decor Ideas [print this page] It's nearly that spooky time of year again where the ghosts and ghouls come out and "trick or treat" is shouted at everyone who dares to open their door. If you're hosting a Halloween party or simply want to be part of the spooky spirit then here are some haunting Halloween decoration ideas which will transform your warm and cosy home into a haunted old mansion
Bats
A spooky home wouldn't be complete without the eerie flapping of bats wings. If you're hosting a Halloween party, hanging bats from the ceiling can be a great touch and give your guests the creeps! You can make them yourself by drawing a bat template, purchasing some black felt and cutting around the template. You can mix things up by drawing different sized templates. Once you've cut all the bats out hang them from the ceiling with clear string so it looks like they're mid-flight. Cut all the pieces of string at different lengths for a realistic effect.
Spiders
Halloween wouldn't be the same without some creepy crawlies. Making spooky spiders out of pipe cleaners can be a great activity to occupy children. Make sure you have in particular, orange and black pipe cleaners so they match the Halloween colour scheme. When they're finished place them in fake cobwebs around your front door to give your guests a ghoulish greeting.
Sweets and treats
Another fun activity to do with the children is to bake some ghoulish cupcakes. You could top the cupcakes with icing in a spider's web design and place a jellied sweet spider in the centre of the web. To prepare for the trick or treat knocks you'll need an ample stash of goodies. For a real Halloween theme cut out the face of a pumpkin in the usual ghoulish manner and then cut the pumpkin in half horizontally. Fill the pumpkin with trick or treat sweets and place the pumpkin back together again, now you have a ghoulish place to store your treats!
For an adult treat, Bloody Marys can be an excellent vampire treat - their bloodlike appearance should fulfil any vampire's craving. You could also use a cauldron filled with ice to chill bottled beers and wines to keep in with the Halloween theme and save some fridge space.
Garden Cemetery
If you have lawn in your front garden you could create the ultimate creepy entrance for your guests by turning it into a cemetery. Make some foam tombstones to scatter around your garden and drape cobwebs over them. Place a cauldron, witch's hat and broomstick near your front door to bring "hocus pocus" to your doorstep.
Halloween can be a fun time to experiment with accessories and dcor within your home. Your Halloween decoration can really make your party one to remember for you and your guests alike. Getting your children to assist you in making ghoulish decorating and haunted sweet treats can be a fun task for them and take some of the stress of you too. Happy Halloween!
