(Not so Spooky) Halloween Decoration Ideas

Halloween was fast approaching, and the boys were begging for more, more decorations – I usually have 3 carved pumpkins at the door, and I like to keep things simple! So, here is how I came up with a good compromise with my little “zombies”!

Like most families with kids, we are a very busy family, and when it comes to homemade (fill in the blank), that means we’ll have to carve – no pun intended! – time out of our schedules to ensure our projects are completed in time.

And this year for Halloween, the boys asked to get the house decorated not only outside, where they decorate the yard, but also inside, which is “Mama’s” domain! 

I wasn’t looking forward to it, as I don’t like spending time and money shopping for all the things that, as a professional organizer, I know will need a home “somewhere” and as it also means I’ll have to shop for the bins and find the time and the space to store them.

With the mission to get the home a little closer to their liking, I went online looking for Halloween decoration ideas.

What can I do to decorate the house while also finding easy activities to do at home with the kids that won’t take up storage space (or drive me completely crazy)? One of my favorite places to look for homemade decorations is Martha Stewart’s website, where I found a super-easy template featuring mice and bats.

I am showing here our guest bathroom, but we made tons of these little guys.

We placed our little creatures throughout the house, and I love seeing them in every unexpected corner!

Next, we stopped by the family room, where we spent a lot of time together as a family. Because I didn’t want to spend a ton, I decided to place the decorations together on the mantle.

We agreed that every year we’ll buy something new for our collection, but we have a cap of 2 large bins. That’s it!

And finally, our masterpieces! First, we trace it, and then Addie and the boys carve them.

This year, the boys traced the pumpkins themselves without a template, and you’ll see how nice they turned out once we light them.

The pumpkins are now carved and will look awesome outside at night!

Tomorrow night we’ll go have fun in our costumes – I as a bumble bee! and collect as much candy as we can.

Well, these were my simple Halloween decoration ideas that helped us decorate the house with little money and without creating a huge mess to be stored. How did you decorate your home? How do you store it afterward?

I wish you a wonderful Halloween day with your little ones! If you’re a grown-up, place a pumpkin at the entrance with a bowl filled with candy, and that already screams Halloween!

Have a super spooky day!