Carved Up
A few days before Halloween, plan an evening of pumpkin carving. If you have a lot of pumpkins, consider leaving some uncarved to use as decorations until Thanksgiving.
Honey, Who's that Guy on the Porch?
Create pumpkin-head person with old clothes stuffed with fiberfill (or hay). The pumpkin head should be elevated on a pole or shelf so that the creature remains upright.
Words to Scare By
Setting these cautionary pumpkins on your front steps or along a walkway ensures that only the bravest trick-or-treaters will make their way to your door. Use a battery-powered light to produce a glowing orb.
Use scare words like " TURN BACK NOW " to 3 pumpkins in three steps along a walkway.
Come In and Sit a Spell
Guests will feel right at home with this friendly invitation -- until they realize they've been bewitched! Use a spooky Halloween font like "Chiller" or "Jokerman" to stencil the words on wood-patterned paper. To decorate concrete steps, affix the phrase with double-stick removable poster tape. (NOTE: be sure to use outdoor paints for this project.)
The Witch Is In
No self-respecting witch goes anywhere without her broom. Let trick-or-treaters know she's home with a sign make from a precut wood plaque and a gold glitter paint pen. Create a ghoulish broom by adding green raffia or dried grasses to one end of a weathered stick. Cinch an old leather belt around the end and this witch's broom is ready to take flight.
