Halloween can also be a great time for the whole family to get together and enjoy making some fantastic Halloween decorations. There is something exciting and magical about creating a character on your own and watching it come to life!
Paper mache and creepy candles
Paper mache is very cheap and easy to use, and can be painted in any colour of your imagination; you can make literally anything out of it. Stunning and spooky scare crows can be shaped from a cardboard box body and balloon head, all covered in recycled newspaper paper mache, with crumpled newspaper in old stockings for arms and legs. Decorate with old hats and clothes, and paint to be as friendly or scary as you like. You can also use paper mache balls as the body to make little creepy crawlies to put all over the house; use pipe cleaner legs for the legs and collect your dust bunnies from under the bed and wardrobe corners to give your bugs and spiders that eerie Halloween cobwebby appearance.
If you’re crafty enough to make enchanting black bats or spiders, it’s a great idea is to tie a series of them together with fishing line and turn your light fittings into a scary chandelier. It’s easy to do and instantly changes the mood of the entire room. Another crafty idea is take your empty recycled jars and use a thick black permanent texta to draw outlines of cats, ghosts, or spiders on the outside. Place a tealight candle inside and abracadabra…the drawings will come to life! (for your child's bedrooms, use battery operated tealight candles – the effect is the same, and safety comes first)
Spooky Halloween masks
If you have an idea for what you want to be this Halloween, you can easily make your own mask to bring your unique character to life! Start with a silicone stick to create an entire face out of silicone (this special silicone is available from specialised retailers, and is intended for use on skin so it is in no way harmful). An easier option is to repurpose an old cardboard box and cut out the face shape you want for your character, then decorate accordingly with stamps, glitter, stickers, pom poms and pipe cleaners. Face paint can always be used to enhance the spooky effect. (Of course if you’re short on time you can purchase crafts, completed masks and decorations on our online store where we have Australia’s largest range of Halloween decorations).
So how are you decorating this Halloween? Please share your ideas with us all!
