Fun D Family Facts ~ First of all L HATES Halloween! He hasn't gone Trick or Treating since he was 4 years old & even then he was positively the grumpiest Superman you ever did see. After that I started just getting him costumes to wear basically so he wasn't left out of the festivities (and the pictures, if I'm being completely honest). He never went door to door, just put on the costume for pictures and then proceeded to raid his sister's candy stash at the end of the night. :) As he got older, my mom found him the perfect t-shirt that said "This IS my Costume." Not sure why, but it has never been his thing. Add to that Miss B is EXTREMELY afraid of bugs, especially spiders. I am by no means dismissing this fear, because truth be told I have the same issue with birds. (But that's a story for another time) So when I start getting out our Halloween decorations, both of my kiddos are less than thrilled with the changes and additions that are made around the house. Keep in mind, I too am the BIGGEST chicken when it comes to anything scary ... Haunted Houses ~ NO! Scary Movies ~ HECK NO! Freddy, Jason, Michael Myers, Hannibal Lector ~ oh and don't even get me started on the new remake of IT! UGG! Now, with all that being said I LOVE TO DECORATE FOR HALLOWEEN!! I love transforming the house into a tasteful display of witches, skeletons, pumpkins and yes... spiders. (All pre-approved by Miss B, of course) It's so much fun!!!
Our front side landscaping is home to these adorable wire ghosts that I purchased a few years back from Michael's. (Please ignore the hack job I did in trimming the bushes ~ no pun intended.)
Then using Dollar store pumpkins, I filled them with mums to line our steps leading up to the house. Thank you Pinterest for this cute idea!
As you get to the landing, ~ I switched out my summer flowers for coordinating mums, added some ping pong ball eye-balls attached to floral picks, a bow, and a pumpkin decorated with our name & BOO!! Halloween is in the house! (or at least the outside of it is anyway)
I used the Happy Halloween cartridge to Cricut out the letters and cat for the pumpkin. I then simply glued them on. I went back over the letters and added straight pins for a studded effect (and extra stability). Super simple & an easy way to decorate a classic pumpkin. Love it!
Finally, I hung my DIY Googly Eyed Wreath on the front door (directions on how to make your own can be found HERE).
And there you have it, our simple yet festive outdoor Halloween decor. I am looking forward to showing you what we've got going on inside. Lots of new additions this year! The kids are going to LOVE it! LOL!!!
Happy Monday!
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