Halloween is coming! If you’re hosting a party this year, impress your friends with these festive, affordable, and easy decoration ideas!
1. Digital Decorations from AtmosFX
Sure, we put ourselves at number one because well, Gourdy made us do it. There is nothing worse than pouting pumpkin puppet running around the office playing pranks. Most likely, there will be some forthcoming videos of those soon. In the meantime, get some beautifully animated digital decorations from AtmosFX and take your Halloween party to the next level in fun. Use their projector or yours to make walls, windows, picture frames, and 3DFX® Forms come to life with frightful wraiths, singing pumpkins, possessed portraits and dozens of other characters.
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For some easy how-to articles on getting started with digital decorating: click here.
However, don't stop here. Numbers eight and thirteen will blow your mind!
2. Cheesecloth Ghosts
What do you get when you mix mannequin heads, cheesecloth, glue, and a little paint? Some specters that are quite terrifying (yet very affordable).
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3. Monster Door Makeover
Give guests a surprise by turning your ordinary door into a monster by reusing ordinary grocery bags!
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4. Skull Centerpiece Floral Arrangement
Most of us consider skeleton decorations outside, but for a moment, imagine them front and center, as a piece of art; a centerpiece, if you will.
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5. Milk Jug Ghosts
Have some milk jugs heading to your recycle bin? Instead, wash ‘em out, draw faces on them with a Sharpie, and put a battery-powered candle in each.
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6. Floating Candles (like the ones at Hogwarts)
Are you a Harry Potter fan? Light up the night, hallway, or great room with this awesome floating candle idea.
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7. Broom Parking Sign
With a couple hooks from a hardware store and your home printer, you can make sure attending witches have a designated place to park their brooms.
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8. Zombie Barbie Parade
Don’t throw away those dolls your kids have outgrown, these gals would look great marching across your yard, or across your dinner table! You can also built an affordable mini-horde by picking up inexpensive dolls at thrift and discount stores.
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9. Glowing Eyes (made out of toilet paper rolls)
This idea is so easy, it’s a wonder people don’t do it year-round. These eyes look great at night and your trick-or-treaters will get a scare from whatever is watching them in the hedge.
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10. Skeleton Buffet
Serve your guests a frightfully bony buffet, with meat and cheese picked from the bowels of a skeleton.
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11. Zombie Gingerbread Cookies
It’s not quite Christmas yet, but but break out those cookie cutters early to add some adorably spooky and seriously tasty gingerbread zombies to your party spread.
12. Monster Marshmallows
These ghoulish little snacks are easy to make and sure to impress guests.
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13. Ghost Hand Punch
Give yourself a hand for this awesome party idea, literally. Fill a clean, food-grade, rubber glove with the concentrate of your favorite drink and freeze it. Remove it from the glove once it’s frozen and place in your punch bowl for a spooky surprise.
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14. Dracula's Dentures
This easy and eye-catching snack will make your guests all smiles using just marshmallows, sliced almonds, and a little frosting!
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15. Tombstone Toss
Asking yourself what to do after your guests arrive? Try this new take on a familiar game.
For instructions and game rules, click here.
16. Horror Movie Trivia
Spice up your party these free horror movie trivia games!
For a selection of free games, click here.
-By Jennifer L. Jacobson, For AtmosFX
