Halloween Decorations

Halloween is my oldest child’s favorite holiday. If she could have Halloween all year long, she would be the happiest kid on this planet. 

While others might agree with her, I’m afraid I love all holidays and seasons equally so they all get their time in the spotlight in my house. 

But when September rolls around, I start breakin’ out the Halloween decorations and her eyes light up. 

Since our kids are both under 5, we tend to stick with a fairly “spook-free” type of Halloween décor.

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I have a slight addiction to Rae Dunn. I managed (barely) to keep myself to only two Rae Dunn Halloween items this year and I love them both sooooooo much - as I do all of her things! 

A newly added tradition (which started last year) are these flippin' bats!
I LOVE THEM! 
They are incredibly cheap on Amazon and they don't take the paint off of your walls. 
We will continue to use them every single year to decorate. 
Talk about a great statement piece! 
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A cheap little decorating cheat that I like to use is this:
Dollar Tree frames + Halloween print outs

You just print it off your computer, stick it in a $1 frame, and BOOM! So cute!
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This year I decorated the plants on our entertainment center with fake webbing. You could throw a few fake spiders in there too.
​I did not because the grubby little fingers that run around this house will steal them and at least one of my children will undoubtedly try to eat them. 

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Each season/holiday I like to decorate the tops of our kitchen cabinets. This year, I kept it pretty basic with some cheap black webbing from Walmart, a witch hat and spider from Dollar Tree, and a few of those awesome bats in the back. 

TJ Maxx is ON IT this year with their Halloween options.
​I found super cute garland and kitchen towel there and they were pretty inexpensive. 

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The bar gets decorated too. As you can see, the "bar" is pretty pitiful at the moment, but that Makers Mark really fits in well with that red wax looking all bloody. 

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Lastly, the dining room table got a makeover. 
The amazing table throw came from Target
(AKA: heaven on earth - AKA: where all of my money goes) 
And the centerpiece is a mix of Dollar Tree and Michaels, with a crystal and string-of-pearls succulents.
I think my favorite of all the décor this year (besides Rae Dunn - I just CANNOT with her) is this $1 creepy cup from Dollar Tree holding the string-of-pearl succulents. It looks like the cup is bubbling over with some kind of crazy potion. 
This would also work well in a small black cauldron. 

These are our Halloween decorations.
I hope you find something you like and use it to decorate your own home!

Thanks for creeping on by.

​-Jamie