Well...not that spooky! The only reason why I get excited about Halloween is the candy! I do not like the bloody/gory/inappropriate costumes, but I do appreciate all those moms that get creative with amazing DIY costumes. Now that we have moved into a townhouse community with a whole bunch of kiddos, I look forward to all the trick-or-treaters.
With a simple/DIY touch, I wanted to make the front door welcoming and ensure that the kids stop by for some candy. My own kiddo, unfortunately, cannot grasp this concept and limits my decor options. I definitely cannot have anything on the floor as I have to keep the patio area open for him to run around. I did not want to add any spider webs or creepy crawlies cos Mojo would think it is real and actually destroy it. I also wanted a light-fun-not too scary theme as some of the kids are under 5.
At my bi-weekly visit at the craft store, I found these foam cut-outs and it was love at first sight. The first thing that came to my mind was to make a garland/banner to go over the patio railing. This is what I started with:
1 pack pumpkin cut-outs, pack of 12, $1.50
1 pack bat cut-outs, pack of 12, $1.50
long orange crafting yarn, $1.99
pack of 60 googly eyes, $2.99
black marker, round card stock for the Boo! signs
crystals for bat eyes
Here is the starting point:
Then I added the goggly eyes on the pumpkins and gave them all different facial expressions, By the 5th pumpkin, I was running out of ideas, but then my husband came to my rescue. These random goofy things get him really excited:
Then I added the crystals on the bats to give them 'bat eyes':
I had measured the different areas for hanging this garland, and I cut the thread to size. Then I lay the thread on the floor and placed all the items in an alternating fashion. I was just trying different layouts, especially since I had a limited number of items and 3 different areas to cover. I had to make sure I don't run out! Also, remember that this is DIY stuff, it doesn't have to be perfect!
The pumpkins came with holes, but I had to make them on the rest of the items. I spaced out the items and kept adding each one, and then tying a knot for each item so it would stay put.
Once all 3 garlands were ready, I just used the orange thread itself to hang it up.
I already had Mojo's human friend stop by and tell me that he likes it (he is a 6th grader and very hard to impress).
I saved a couple of bats and gave it an orange background, that along with the Boo signs, I put it up on the windows and above the fireplace. I also have all these remaining googly eyes, so I plan to use them around the house by sticking them on existing objects (bottles, doors, refrigerator, etc.)
You can get so much more creative with what goes on the garland - you can print black and white images of spiders, spider webs, etc. and add them. This can be a fun craft project that kids and grown-ups can work together on...the best part, it is reusable!
With a simple/DIY touch, I wanted to make the front door welcoming and ensure that the kids stop by for some candy. My own kiddo, unfortunately, cannot grasp this concept and limits my decor options. I definitely cannot have anything on the floor as I have to keep the patio area open for him to run around. I did not want to add any spider webs or creepy crawlies cos Mojo would think it is real and actually destroy it. I also wanted a light-fun-not too scary theme as some of the kids are under 5.
At my bi-weekly visit at the craft store, I found these foam cut-outs and it was love at first sight. The first thing that came to my mind was to make a garland/banner to go over the patio railing. This is what I started with:
1 pack pumpkin cut-outs, pack of 12, $1.50
1 pack bat cut-outs, pack of 12, $1.50
long orange crafting yarn, $1.99
pack of 60 googly eyes, $2.99
black marker, round card stock for the Boo! signs
crystals for bat eyes
Here is the starting point:
Then I added the crystals on the bats to give them 'bat eyes':
The pumpkins came with holes, but I had to make them on the rest of the items. I spaced out the items and kept adding each one, and then tying a knot for each item so it would stay put.
Once all 3 garlands were ready, I just used the orange thread itself to hang it up.
I already had Mojo's human friend stop by and tell me that he likes it (he is a 6th grader and very hard to impress).
I saved a couple of bats and gave it an orange background, that along with the Boo signs, I put it up on the windows and above the fireplace. I also have all these remaining googly eyes, so I plan to use them around the house by sticking them on existing objects (bottles, doors, refrigerator, etc.)
You can get so much more creative with what goes on the garland - you can print black and white images of spiders, spider webs, etc. and add them. This can be a fun craft project that kids and grown-ups can work together on...the best part, it is reusable!
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