Phase 1: The Decorations
I bought spiderwebs, a 12 pack from Amazon for about $10. I didn't even use them all... Jordan didn't like the scary spiders!
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| This tree was made from packing paper (dug out of the recycling bin at work).I used tape to hold it up. Two days later my tree was nothing but a trunk. I had to rebuild it using thumb tacks... which I'm sure my wall loved. |
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| I decided to replace ALL my pretty pictures throughout the house with Halloween silhouettes (or phrases). |
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| Trick or Treat |
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| I used an old glass vase and coated the inside with orange paint. Then, after that had dried, I ventured out into my yard and pulled out some dying branches off my Honeysuckle bush. Add some spiders and a web, voila! Spooky centerpiece. |
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| I made these witch shoes using an old pair of heels. I used foil to shape the curled up toes, hot gluing the foil to the shoes. Then I wrapped them up real tight using masking tape, then painted them black. The socks were some I found in my sock drawer. Not kidding! I got the idea for these fun little shoes here. |
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| I found this big piece of cardboard in the recycling bin at work. I painted that lil witch and cut out a face. The kids loved it! |
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| The pumpkin came from our son's field trip to the pumpkin patch. The mummy is actually a popcorn box wrapped in crepe paper and with some googly eyes glued on. I found the mini jack-o-lanterns at Walgreens for $3 (6 pack). The creepy cloth came from Dollar Tree for (you guessed it) $1. |
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| My daughter helped add to the decor :) |
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| The tree--rebuilt! With cheesecloth ghosts and some black bats cut from cardstock. |
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| This blasted ghost was such a pain. I found a tutorial here. Of course I didn't follow it to a T and my ghosts head kept caving in. |
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| How cool is this!? My sister helped out with some decorations. She made the poison cauldron and made a "Book of Spells." |
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| My sister also painted this "BOO" sign! OMG How adorable! |
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| I hung some streamers up in my hallway because it just looked a little too boring for my taste. |
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| I used construction paper and some string to make this super easy banner. |
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| Our entrance turned out to be SUPER COOL, in my opinion! |
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| The front door: A mummy made from paper plates and crepe paper. I turned out nothing like I'd imagined but... ah well. |
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| Lot's of handmade stuff going on here. |
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| "If you are reading this then you are blissfully unaware of what is creeping behind you!" Cardboard, scrapbook paper, duct tape (seriously), glue, and glitter. |
Phase 2: Food and Drinks
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| Using clear cups and black markers, we drew on some "scary" faces. Then we made vanilla pudding and dyed it green, crushed some Oreos, sprinkled them on top, and added some gummy worms. YUMMY. |
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| Our bottled water was called "Swamp Water." I got the printable here. |
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| I had a vision in my head. I told my sister, Angela, what to do, and she blew me away by making this creepy carrot and celery pumpkin! |
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| Another of my sisters, Tonya, made this ADORABLE cake using a bundt pan and stacking the two cakes. I'm not sure how she did the icing all melty (warmed it in the microwave?), but the stem of the pumpkin is an ice cream cone painted green. |
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| Witch's brew :) This is the only one I was able to get my hands on-- and this was the morning after. It was the last one... and it was delicious. |
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| Tonya made these fun little snacks, too! There is a lot of brilliance in that head of hers. I ate so many of the "ghosts" that I made myself sick. |
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| This is the only picture I have of the "SCREAM SODA." Printables for the all of these found here. |
Phase 3: The Party
I really, really failed on taking pictures during the party. I have a few...
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| Jordan... dressed as Papa. |
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| Hippy and Mr. Clean |
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| Gmo the scary witch |
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| Hippies. |
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| Tonya, the Book Fairy. |
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| Tonya, Mom, Me, and Angela. |
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| Hippies and pig farmers aren't usually best friends, but we're the exception. |
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| Cowboy, Mr. Clean, Pig Farmer. Or the Three Stooges. |