The best Halloween decorating ideas are often the simplest ones, which is great news for those who want to save time and money this Halloween, yet still have great looking Halloween décor. Let’s take a look at three suggestions for Halloween decorations that are guaranteed to make an impact on your party guests.
1. Outdoor Halloween Decorations
- Come Halloween even the most commonplace houses can be turned into haunted houses with the right Halloween yard decorations! If you have a lawn outside your house, you have the perfect setting for a spooky graveyard – just pick up some Styrofoam or plastic tombstones
, and place them in a random manner around the lawn (not too regularly – you want it to look like an old graveyard for best effect).
- A dilapidated old gate makes a good entrance to the ‘graveyard’, and placing a few fake hands or other body parts on the grass close by will create an even more horrifying effect, as will Halloween props
- If you have trees in your yard, make the most of them by hanging skulls, spiders, cobwebs, bats and ghosts from the branches. You could also thread some spooky orange lights through the branches, or if you really want to create an impression, use spotlights to pick out the scariest parts of your spooky scenario. Otherwise, use minimal lighting, so people walking through the graveyard have just enough to light to see by.
- Even if you don’t have a garden, you can still make use of outdoor Halloween decorations, by placing lights, carved pumpkins and scary Halloween figures around your windows and doorways, or even on the roof if it’s easily accessible.
2. Indoor Halloween Decorations
Indoor Halloween décor is easier to create than the outdoor variety, and is generally cheaper too, so don’t worry if you’re unable to have a yard full of decorations – the inside of your home can look just as good!
- Small hanging figures (such as spiders, bats, witches etc) work well indoors, and can be hung from the ceiling or doorways, as well as in the windows. The windows can also be decorated with Halloween cutouts (if you have kids, they’ll have fun making these), and you can hang strings of small pumpkin lights and other Halloween lights around to create a spookily festive atmosphere.
- Then there’s Halloween pumpkins – while these can be used outdoors, they make great interior decorations for Halloween too, especially when they’re carved and lit up from within. Pumpkin decoration isn’t all about carving either – you can also paint pumpkins and/or embellish them with beads, glitter, sequins and the like, as well as dressing them in Halloween hats or masks, so let your imagination run wild!
- Don’t forget about music too – pick up a CD of haunting Halloween music or sound effects
- Candles also go a long way towards creating an effective Halloween atmosphere, both when used inside jack-o-lanterns, and around the house. Just be safety-conscious if you decide to use them.
- Finally, the best way to create a truly unique Halloween scene is to make your own Halloween decorations, which can be as simple or complex as you like. If you have kids, be sure to get them involved, as they’ll probably come up with lots of ideas you’d never have thought of!
Happy Halloween and have a spooky party!
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