| What is the one thing that really creates an | | | | you. |
| atmosphere for a Halloween Party? Decorations! | | | | Let's take for an example an easy one such as the |
| How many times have you been to a Halloween Party | | | | Egg Carton Bat. |
| and even though you have had a good time you've | | | | For this you will need a clean egg carton. You can use |
| come away at the end of the evening with no | | | | either a Styrofoam or a cardboard one, but if you |
| impression or memory left with regard to the | | | | want to hang your bats outside from the trees, the |
| Halloween decorations - except perhaps for a few | | | | Styrofoam ones will be better. Cut out three of the |
| balloons hanging limply somewhere? | | | | egg cups keeping them attached together. Cut out the |
| And how many times have you hosted a Halloween | | | | front and back of the two outside cups. This will form |
| Party yourself and for one reason or another failed to | | | | your bat's wings. Paint your bat black with craft paint. |
| really transform your home into something more akin | | | | Again, if you want to hang them outside, you will want |
| for witches, ghosts and the undead? | | | | to use waterproof paint. Once the paint is dry, you can |
| The probable answer for this is time and knowing | | | | paint on a scary face with white paint or glue on |
| what to do. And yet you can transform your home | | | | googly eyes. |
| very quickly and cheaply if you know where to look | | | | Then use a pair of scissors to poke a hole in the top |
| and what to look for. | | | | of the middle cup. Take a piece of string and make a |
| Making Halloween decorations doesn't have to be | | | | knot large enough that it won't pull through the hole and |
| dreary or a pain. It actually can be a lot of fun and | | | | put the string in the hole. Now you have your egg |
| you're only limited by the power of your imagination. | | | | carton bat ready to be hung from wherever you want. |
| And if you are able to involve friends and family then | | | | Make several of these for maximum spookiness! |
| you are going to have a really creative time. | | | | And when the lights are low and the night moves in |
| The important thing to remember is that you do need | | | | these bats do look tremendously effective! If you hang |
| to be a Master Artist. | | | | them low enough from a ceiling they will brush past |
| There are so many different things that you can make | | | | people's faces which can be great fun in a dimly lit |
| from luminaries to wall hangings, from hanging spiders | | | | passageway, hall or corridor! |
| to pumpkin centrepieces, from ghosts to Halloween | | | | The important thing to remember with all of this is of |
| wreaths. The list is as only as long as your imagination. | | | | course is that does take a little time to put it all |
| And the really great thing about all of them is that they | | | | together. But a few hours work will be fully justified by |
| are so cheap to make with the vast majority of the | | | | the finished results. And they can be reused next |
| materials you need already somewhere in the home. | | | | Halloween! |
| So you can save an absolute fortune in transforming | | | | So this Halloween, put those creative skills to play and |
| your home into Dracula's castle at very little cost to | | | | start transforming your home into the macabre. |