Halloween Decorations

Halloween is a celebration of joy and fun, particularly appreciated by children, not only by the haunting images of witches and monsters pumpkins, but also for the “trick or treat” magic line they announce in unison at every door.

A Halloween decoration with original accessories, lots of candy and some thematic details are all it takes to enter this fantastic, sweet, scary and funny world, ideal for escaping routine and our daily issues.

Here are some inspiring ideas and easy to do at home:

1. Spider web on the wall

You can make a giant spider web on your wall using only wool yarn and tape. Start by pasting small pieces of double adhesive tape at the points where you want to grab the wool yarn to create straight lines crossed at the centre, as in an asterisk. Finish with the wool yarn in concentric circles, slightly loose, fixing it in the adhesive tape spots. Simply add some rubber or paper spiders to create the effect on a spider web on your wall.

Image via theartofdoingstuff

2. Silhouettes on the windows

Simply cut some scary silhouettes on black cardstock and put them on the windows. You can create ghosts, witches, monsters, cats or give free rein to your imagination. Attach the silhouettes with just a bit of adhesive tape so you can remove them and reuse them for the next year.

Image via who-arted

3. Ghosts balloons

You can create some ghosts using a black marker to draw googly eyes and scary faces in colourful balloons. Also can use fluorescent or inserting balloons within balloons rods white fluorescent to obtain a more dramatic effect, especially in the dark.

Image via marthastewart

4.Mice around the house

Just cut some cardboard silhouettes in the form of crows, rats or black cats, and arrange them around the house to give an effect very entertaining. To enrich the decor just add some pumpkins or candles. You can download some silhouettes of mice here.

Image via thriftydecorchick

5. Bats Mobile

With a branch or dry twig and some black cardboard cut outs you can create a bats mobile perfect for placing near a door or window. Just make a small hole in each bat in order to pass a string and tie them to the tree branch, if you prefer, you can paint it white, black or diverse colours.

Image via marthastewart

6. Party table

A table full of goodies can be even more appealing with the proper decorations. Just cover the table with a sheet or with a white or colourful towel and decorate with a wreath of black paper napkins and some cardboard spider webs.

Image via marthastewart

7. Jars of treats

For children, the real delight will always be candy. You can create very unique hanging baskets full of treats by recycling glass used bottles with some Halloween decorations. Just paint inside them with pumpkin colours and draw some scary faces from the outside, using black ink or a permanent marker. To make the handle, just wrap a wire around the jar opening and bind it with pliers. With another wire make a bow and hook the wire around the jar, squeezing it with pliers.

Image via marthastewart

8. Haunted frameworks

An original way to decorate for Halloween is to create haunted frameworks. Simply replace the pictures and frames you have at home, or just cover them with white paper, and use adhesive tape to paste a few cardboard silhouettes in the shape of witches, monsters, bats, black cats or mice.

Image via deliacreates

9. Spooky shadows

By using a wire, you can hang spooky silhouettes over lighted candles to create a spectacular effect of shadows that appear to be dancing on the walls. You can download some silhouettes of witches, cats or other monsters here.

Image via burdastyle

10. Witch Legs

Add a little humour by turning your tables and chairs legs of into witch legs and feet. Just dress your tables and chairs legs with colourful socks and make witch shoes using black cardboard or foam. You can combine different colour socks and even some bright accessories and black satin ribbons for a more festive look.

Image via plowhearth