Welcome Azzalea! Oh my, what a FUN thing to do!! A Halloween Party in AUG. Love it! Sounds like all of you made such cute things as well as had a great time. (age is irrelevant for things like this.) I have the same problem as Party and Seas...no one to do stuff with. They are all HERE on the Forum and Janie must've lost the bus keys to pick us up and head for your place! :o) I have a feeling it would be so neat to meet you. I'm glad you joined us here, tho, and hope you can post pictures. hugs, Karen

I love Halloween. I have more Halloween decorations than Christmas. I do what I call cross over decorations. I decorate for fall in the beginning of Sept , then add the Halloween decorations to the existing fall decorations. Once Halloween is over I take down the Halloween decorations and leave the fall decorations up until after Thanksgiving. For simple door decorations I would get a Halloween wreath for on the front door. There is all kind from whimsical, scary, to grotesque. And don't forget the pumpkin. Nothing says Halloween more than a carved pumpkin. If you don't want to carve a real one they sell plastic carved ones. Another thing that the kids get a kick out of is the dollar store rats. I have about a dozen or two and have them on the porch and walkway. Another simple thing you could do if you have an electrical plug outside is to shine an orange or purple flood light on your front door. I use outdoor timers on my decorations. It is a pain to plug them in and unplug every night. Even though I decorate I don't get any kids due to living on a private road. But the 3 other neighbors and my grand-kids enjoy them. This is from last year. It is hard to see but there is real deer bones hanging down the sides of the leaf garland. You could use anything, skeletons, pumpkins, bats, etc.

I'm. not a fan of Halloween but I have fallen in love with this handmade wreath. The owner will make it without the bird (I don't care for that and have my own idea). https://www.etsy.com/listing/635191755/halloween-wreath-gothic-home-decor-wall?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=black+halloween+wreath&ref=sc_gallery-1-2&plkey=f63135da18ce2acea9ccfa62afed6eaa4d7e8be6%3A635191755&cns=1

I am arachnophobic, am very reactive to their bites, and practically fall apart when I see a medium sized one - large ones, oh, forget about it. But I have spider earrings I wear every Halloween, and decorate with spiders around the house then as well, after all, it;s supposed to be scary. My idea of a scary movie is Aracnaphobia, I own a copy and watch it probably every 5 years or so. In late October. I'd wear those earrings but would prefer ones just slightly smaller.