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Fun, Easy Halloween Decor Ideas

Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Community Family

Halloween used to be the warm up for the holidays, but now it stands on its own decorating occasion. You can’t beat a pumpkin on the steps for a quick seasonal pick-up, but here are a few other ideas that have proven easy:

This wreath could be dressed up in all sorts of ways.

Halloween Wreath. This wreath is $19.99 from Michael’s (you know to use the 40% off coupon, right?) but what distinguishes it is the single letter I added. Grab your monogram from the wood craft section – admittedly, the letter “H” is probably a better fit for Halloween than most – and paint it with a bright orange, acid green, or purple. Secure it to the wreath with clear filament like fishing line or dental floss, and there you go – around fifteen bucks if you use the coupon. You could really spice this up with a spider hanging off of it, but I never do spiders. Spiders do not amuse me.


Be sure to hang bats at different levels and from different points (ears, wings, etc.)

Bats from the chandelier. Buy a couple of sheets of craft foam and cut out bat shapes, then suspend them from a light fixture using more of that fishing line. These take only a few minutes to cut out and are so easy to store and bring out every year. The bats hover above the table and make a simple “cauldron” (crock pot) of chili look wicked and festive. You can’t tell from the photo, but I cut some shapes from a matte black foam sheet and some from a sparkling black foam craft sheet, which look even better in low light. Total cost: four bucks – one dollar for each sheet of foam.

Poster board silhouettes. This idea came from a magazine a few years ago and I’m still using the same cut outs. Admittedly, you’ll need a template if you aren’t artsy, but they are easy to find online.  A black cat is fun for a lower-level window and an owl is perfect for an upstairs window. Be sure to leave a light on inside the room at night to get the full effect. Cost: one dollar for a sheet of poster board.

There are tons of great seasonal ideas around Birmingham. If you only tried these three, you’d have your home Halloween scene going for twenty bucks.

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