Decorate Your Home For Halloween

Create a memorable walkway. Trick or treatersHalloween be without Jack O'Lanterns? Every
will be coming up and down your walkway all nighthome should have Jack O'Lanterns in front of
on Halloween. So you'll want to do somethingtheir doorstep. But you want your home to look
special for Halloween to decorate. An inexpensiveoriginal. An easy way to get an original look is to
way to decorate is with paper bag lumineres. Youdo a Jack O'Lantern for each family member in a
can make these with paper lunch bags, smallvery simple carving style. Cut two holes for the
rocks and tea lights. Cut small images in eacheyes and a hole for the mouth. These bold,
paper bag -- like a pumpkin or a witch hat. Thenexpressive Jack O'Lanterns will be the envy of
add some rocks to the bottom of each luminerethe neighborhood and everyone will notice just
as it lines your walkway. Add a tea light and lighthow great your porch looks.
it. The lumineres will glow softly and people willSet the scene with spooky music. Every home
see the images that you cut out.should welcome their Halloween guests with
Add a Halloween-themed wreath to the door.spooky -- or Halloween themed --- music. You can
Your door should have a Halloween-themedeasily find soundtracks at party centers or large
wreath to greet everyone that comes to yourdiscount stores. Set up your CD player right by
door. A fun Halloween-themed wreath to make isthe door, or put a speaker in your mailbox.
to use silk roses to create a wreath and thenAnother option is to open a second floor window
spray them to be colored black or even silver. Aand pipe the music through that. Be sure to be
wreath that is a unique color will get lots ofconsiderate of your neighbors and turn the music
attention. A black wreath is especially attentionoff before 9:30 p.m. as many will be putting kids
getting for Halloween.to bed or turning in themselves.
Don't forget Jack (O'Lanterns)! Now what would