| Many people consider Halloween their favorite | | | | with smiling jack o' lanterns and colorful leaves |
| holiday. Who can blame them? This is the one | | | | spread all around. A jovial looking scarecrow on a |
| time of year that we can tap into our "dark | | | | post adds a bit of charm. |
| sides" and do it all in good fun! Decorating for | | | | Inside Decorating Ideas |
| Halloween has endless possibilities. Just when you | | | | Are you planning a Halloween party? Homemade |
| think you have seen it all, you stumble on | | | | decorations can cut down on the costs for the |
| something completely new. There are some | | | | festivities. If you are anxious to spook your |
| terrific decorations in the market this time of | | | | guests, turn your home into a monument of old |
| year but many of the best decorations are | | | | and undead. Think vampires, bats, spider webs, |
| homemade. | | | | spiders, ghosts and ghouls. You can even create |
| Outside Decorating Ideas | | | | your own sound recording to make background |
| Depending on your view of the Halloween holiday, | | | | noises that will send shivers up the spines of |
| your yard can be a graveyard with multiple | | | | everyone who dares to enter your house of |
| zombies set up or a picture perfect example of | | | | horror. |
| autumn, with colored leaves, friendly scarecrows | | | | Whether you are having a formal sit-down dinner |
| and a few Jack O' Lanterns. | | | | or plan to serve up food buffet style, a great |
| Tombstones can be made of thick foam that has | | | | centerpiece is a necessity. Think squash, |
| been spray painted in grey or even made to look | | | | pumpkins, dried flowers and candles or set up |
| like marble. With a set of stencils and permanent | | | | your own "ghoulish centerpiece" containing a |
| markers, you can write up spooky epitaphs. To | | | | standing menu that renames your foods to make |
| make zombies, purchase old clothing or go | | | | guests think twice about what it is they are |
| through your storage space. Sew or pin the shirt | | | | eating... all in good fun, of course. |
| and pants together. Rub them around in the dirt | | | | In all of your Halloween decorating, make sure to |
| to get them properly disgusting. Stuff with leaves, | | | | keep safety in mind. Set candles in glass |
| upholstery filling, newspapers or any other | | | | containers and make sure they are not near |
| materials that can be manipulated. Make a head | | | | flammable materials such as costumes, drapes |
| out of cloth and stuffing and use costume wigs | | | | and napkins. |
| for hair. Get creative with the red paint. You can | | | | Let your imagination run wild and your Halloween |
| use stakes, poles, chairs and other objects to | | | | décor theme will not only be fun to |
| pose your zombies. | | | | create, it will be a big hit with party guests and |
| A less morbid approach to outside Halloween | | | | trick-or-treaters alike. |
| decorations is to create a friendly atmosphere | | | | |