In our town of Halloween.
October 14, 2009
Halloween has never been an exciting holiday for my husband and I before we had kids. But of course, with children in the mix, the idea of dressing up, baking treats, and spooky stories as a holiday has changed our perspective a bit…and we’ve been having a lot of fun!
As well as spooks lurking around these parts, we’ve also been dealing with the seasons first set of coughs and colds…so with three sick kids, I really didn’t want to hit the stores for Halloween children’s decor. Here’s what we have come up with so far…
Spooky portraits: so fun to make with the kids.
How we made them: On one particularly sick day, we laid around the house making spooky faces in the camera. The kids sat with me at the computer while I made them ready for printing. I had originally thought of framing them in these frames from IKEA, but since we were all too sick to get out, I drew a frame into photoshop inspired from the IKEA one I love, inserted the photos, and printed the whole thing out! Voila. Instant framed decor for Halloween!
And since we had more than enough spooky photos of the kids, I have since printed out the pictures, and we have had fun making spooky embellishments in marker and crayon…like pirate eye patches, cat ears and sharp teeth. It’s like dress ups without the mess on the floor!
Halloween floral arrangement: Hardly floral! We spray painted some dead branches from outside, adorned with glittered butterflies and black crows (which I did purchase earlier in the month). The spray paint was a hit…and even though the kids just watched me, they wanted to turn everything in the house black after watching the transformation. Good thing we ran out of spray paint!
Bats in the doorway: Oh these took minutes…and cost use pennies..but they really look great as they hang in our entry way. Something about the silhouette factor. These were made with construction paper and string we had on hand.
The kids are begging for more…but alas…I still have costumes to figure out! More on that later…
If you have any fun links of kid-friendly Halloween fun, do share!
Happy Spooking!
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Love the pictures and floral arrangement. Great ideas!
I found the cutest idea on One Charming Party: The Blog this morning. My grandson’s are 7 and 11 (a bit older than your children) and I KNEW they would be love this!
Put gummy worms in ice cube trays and then add the cubes to Halloween Party beverages. Simple…and REALLY gross.
We will be adding bats to our hanging ghosts today! For our ghosts, I cut large squares out of white trashbags- so they could handle the weather on the porch. Stuffed the center with crumpled up paper, (and batting on a few) tied off with a string and added a few marker circles for eyes and mouth…
Yes, this holiday is all about the kids!
Love the decorations. Hope you all feel better soon.
Oh I love them all! We’re stranded home with sickies today too, might have to try some of these!
I’m so sorry you guys got sick. I love seeing the end of the decor after seeing the beginning stages!
Wow, you are truly amazing! I am in love with your beautiful photos and ideas!!! How talented you are, woman!
I visited your Etsy shop and I love your artwork, it is so beautiful! It makes me happy when I see it!
I just found your blog through The Daily Etsian’s blog.
What fun Halloween decorations! I hope the kids get better soon and that you stay healthy!
Ooo, I’m feeling inspired to whip up some spooky frames. I don’t know if my Photoshop skills are up to snuff though. Feel like offering a downloadable frame?
Happy Fall & best wishes with your children’s book. I can’t wait to see how it turns out.
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