Simple & Fun Halloween Pranks

Halloween is a notorious time for pulling pranks on friends or even total strangers! Pranks can be fun for everyone as long they are done tastefully and nobody gets hurt. Here are some pranks you can try and pull off yourself come next Halloween.

Party Pranks

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1.) As your guests arrive at your Halloween party, have someone dress up and scare people as they come into your house. Most of your guests won't see it coming and it should all be for a good laugh.

Simple & Fun Halloween Pranks

2.) In the food you are serving at your Halloween party, add a fake finger or bugs to the plate or dish. Some unlucky guest will find it and be sure to scream. You could also apply this prank to someone's glass. Find one of the fake fly's in an ice cube and make a drink for one of your friends!

3.) While working in the kitchen, pretend to accidentally chop off one of your fingers and have some fake blood and a fake finger and you will be sure to get someone.

On your Own

1.) Create a "dummy" creature and place in your yard to attract attention of those who come and trick and treat on Halloween. Find a hidden spot across from this object and jump out and scare those unlucky trick or treaters! If you make your "dummy" stick out enough you will have no problem hiding!

2.) When you go up to knock on someone's door when they answer fill their bowl up with candy before they can offer you any

3.) Dress up in a hospital patient outfit, mess up your hair and use some costume effects and create a few visible scars on your body and walk around saying comments that don't make sense. You will be surprised how many people it freaks out!

Simple & Fun Halloween Pranks

If you are looking for more Halloween tricks, check out a Halloween blog online. For other Halloween ideas like places to go on Halloween or fun Denver Haunted Houses to attend, just check do a local Google search and you shouldn't have trouble finding some fun!

How To Make Your Own Halloween Decorations

Not only will you need to dress yourself for Halloween, but also your home. Why not make some homemade decorations instead of going for store bought ones? Here are some ideas.

1. Fake blood is a great addition to frightening figures. You don't necessarily have to use ketchup. Another way to gain this gruesome effect is with a mix of corn syrup (one cup), red food colouring (2 tablespoons) and yellow food colouring (1 tablespoon). Stir well and you'll find it looks more realistic than tomato sauce.

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2. To give the impression you have something sinister in your bushes, use a string of Christmas lights and a few 35mm film canisters. For the eyes, drill two holes on each one - make sure the canisters are facing you. Place the lights so that the light will come out of each hole. Tape in place.

How To Make Your Own Halloween Decorations

If the lights are white you may wish to put red cellophane over the holes to create a more realistic impression of wolves in the bushes.

3. To make a tombstone, take some Styrofoam, grey spray paint and a marker. Cut out the gravestone, any size you wish, from the styrofoam. After that, spray paint it. Once dry, use the marker to write the deceased's name on it. When complete, plant the tombstones on your porch.

4. How about making some bats? You will need foam or construction paper. Once you've chosen the material, cut out the shape of a bat. Paint black and fix to the window or hang from the ceiling.

5. You could also decorate your chandelier. Create a less homely feel by fixing dead branches around it.

6. Glass jars can be useful for crafting Halloween creations. Inside them place water dyed with food coloring, then mix in plastic insects or body parts. To give more realism, place in ragged gauze or waxed string. Now they are ready to go on the dining table.

7. Why not ginger up the punch (but not in the usual way), drop in a hand! Get a plastic glove and some ice. The ice goes inside the glove - don't forget to tie the top. The ice will enable your dismembered hand to float menacingly in the punch.

8. Halloween is not Halloween without a pumpkin. You'll need to purchase one from your store, unless you grow your own. Hollow out the insides, perhaps cut of a face or design then place a candle in the bottom. It will look super guarding your front door.

There are dozens of Halloween decorations you can make. Have a go at some of these, or if they don't take your fancy simply search the net for more suitable ones.

How To Make Your Own Halloween Decorations

Helen Harvey simply adores Halloween, dressing up and trick or treating (she's a big kid at heart!). She has a new website called ChildCinderellaCostume.com. Here, she reviews the timeless Child Cinderella Costume and also looks at the different Prince Charming Costumes available to buy online.

Halloween Decoration Ideas - Vintage Halloween Decorating Ideas Inspired by the Early 1900's

While a lot has changed in 100 years, you may be surprised that the essence of great Halloween Decorating has remained almost the same. Unlike the 1900's, we do have modern amenities like electricity, electronics and LED lights to bring more pizazz to our Halloween decorating. I invite you to use these vintage Halloween decorating ideas along with modern twists to create a classic and spooky Halloween scene throughout your home.

Outdoor Halloween Decorations:

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If the place where the festivities are held is held in the suburbs, the lawn in front of house should be decorated with hanging lighted jack-o'-lanterns. The eyes, nose, mouth in each one should be different and as grotesque as possible. If there is a fence around the yard, put a jack-o'-lantern on each post. Drape black above the front door and, in the center over the door, hang a skull and cross-bones.

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Entrance way Halloween Decorations:

Once inside the home, the entrance way should be in total darkness except for light coming from jack-o'-lanterns of all shapes and sizes on tables, and hanging from doors and ceiling, and around/in the fireplace. The entrance way should be draped in black and the person who opens the door should be dressed in black.

Living Room/Family Room Halloween Decorations:

Decorate the main rooms with jack-o'-lanterns made from apples, cucumbers, squashes, pumpkins, etc. Hang them somewhere in the room or place on stands, tables, and mantles. Use also green branches, autumn leaves, apples, tomatoes, ears of corn and drape the room with red and yellow scrim and cheese-cloth. If possible, have a fire going in the fireplace.

Halloween Decorations for a Spooky Room:

The best place for spooky Halloween happenings is the garage, attic or basement. Have guests enter your spooky room immediately after hanging their coats. If you are creating your spooky room in a building detached from the house, build a large bonfire. The spooky room should be decorated with gruesome things - jack-o'-lanterns, skulls and cross-bones, black draperies, witches made out of cardboard and suspended from the walls, cats, bats, owls, etc. The shades and spirits should flit about. Use this room to tell ghost stories, play gruesome games or for fortune telling.

Dining Room Halloween Decorations:

The dining room should have festoons of nuts, branches of oats, strings of cranberries, autumn leaves, goldenrod, odd lanterns, yellow chrysanthemums and whatever else goes along with the theme. All the decorations of this room should be cheerful and suitable to the season. Charming maidens flit about serving the guests. For a festive Halloween table center piece use a large pumpkin with top cut off, pulp removed, and filled with water holding a large bunch of chrysanthemums or goldenrod. Bay leaves should be scattered over table and around the dishes. The menu card at each guest's plate should be of burnt leather bearing a sketch of a witch. After all unmask, lights in dining-should be turned up and room made brilliant.

Some modernizations of the above could include solar powered jack-o'-lanterns, spooky sound effects and a skull with glowing red eyes. Enjoy putting your unique twist to these vintage Halloween decorating ideas to create a fabulous setting for your Halloween Party.

Halloween Decoration Ideas - Vintage Halloween Decorating Ideas Inspired by the Early 1900's

Beth S. is a fan of everything Vintage Halloween. She maintains the Vintage Halloween Ideas web site where she shares nifty Halloween ideas from the 1890's to the 1960's - including Dennison's Bogie Books. Visit the site to get 3 FREE Vintage Halloween gifts! http://www.VintageHalloweenIdeas.com

Vintage Halloween Decorations - Hard Plastic Halloween Decorations and Toys

One of the most popular categories of collectible vintage Halloween decorations is the hard plastic decorations and toys that were manufactured from the 1940s and onwards. It's primarily the vintage plastic items that are of interest to collectors, so you will mostly want to take a look at products made in the Forties and Fifties, but some later finds from the Sixties and beyond are certainly interesting as well if you want to put together a fun and whimsical collection.

Some of the brand names to take note of are Irwin, Knickerbocker, Rosen, Rosbro and Union Products, but they aren't even close to being the only companies making polystyrene and celluloid plastic novelty items for Halloween. They are just some of the most well known companies and therefore quite collectible.

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Examples of some of the vintage hard plastic Halloween decorations include items like blow mold pieces in various shapes - Jack O'Lanterns, witches, and black cats are popular (and frequently together in a single piece) and many of the Halloween blow molds light up, glowing orange, especially Jack O'Lanterns, of course, but there are all kinds of shapes that are turned into lanterns as well.

Vintage Halloween Decorations - Hard Plastic Halloween Decorations and Toys

But it isn't just the larger blow mold pieces that are popular. You'll also find lots of smaller items in hard plastic that are fun to collect. Look for party decorations such as cake picks, cake toppers and other small decorative pieces made to decorate cakes and cupcakes and other Halloween treats. You can also find Halloween drink stirrers for more adult parties too.

Also, keep on the lookout for hard plastic candy containers. In addition to the large ones designed for kids to take out trick or treating (the large Jack O'Lanterns with straps), there are lots of small candy containers designed for the table. You could arrange a whole collection of them on a shelf together.

In addition to items that are meant to be decorations, there are also lots of hard plastic Halloween toys. You can find lots of little roller toys that are in good condition, so if you're looking for a witch on roller skates you'll be sure to find her. Or maybe you want a ghost that pops out of a Jack O'Lantern to scare you.

Vintage Halloween Decorations - Hard Plastic Halloween Decorations and Toys

If you're new to collecting vintage Halloween decorations, including the hard plastic novelties, then you'll want to take a look at some guides to vintage Halloween collectibles for some help in putting your own perfect collection together. You can get an introduction to some of my favorite Halloween items to collect at: http://www.squidoo.com/vintagehalloweencollectibles

Emma Martin collections both Halloween and Christmas collectibles, especially from the mid-century modern era.

Arts and Crafts Halloween Decorations

Arts and crafts Halloween decorations are definitely fun to make and can really can give your home a festive look on this wonderful holiday. You don't have to be the next Michelangelo to create something especially spooky for your home. All you need is some imagination, enthusiasm, and some craft supplies and you are ready to go! Here are a few suggestions

One of the easier crafts for Halloween is creating creepy candles. First acquire dark coloured candles or perhaps those in classic Halloween colours (orange and black). You'll also need some decorations for example sequins, beads, candy corn. The choices for decoration are many. You might be able to find Halloween shaped table sprinkles in your local stores. If the items used to decorate are small, tweezers may be helpful when handling them. Some people even stick on fake cobwebs to give a ghastly glow. Once you've collected together the objects glue them around he candle in a pleasing way. All that's left to do now is place the candles around for home for best effect.

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Arts and crafts Halloween decorations can be great projects for friends and family to do together. Enjoys each other's company as you enjoy trying new craft techniques.

Arts and Crafts Halloween Decorations

Another idea for Halloween is to hang scary things from trees. Children love it! It is possible to simply create a ghost from a white balloon plus two plain plastic grocery bags. First cut the handles off the bags and any writing on them. Then shred the bag into dangly strips. Cut towards the bottom seam end stopping an inch away from it. After that blow up the balloon and tie securely. Tape the seams of the bags to the balloon (one at front the other at the back) making sure the knot is at the top. Black electrical or duct tape will hold the plastic bags securely in place. Now draw a scary face on the ghost and attach string to hang it up with. You could also tie bells on to the bottom of the ghost to give a more haunting feel in your garden. Several of these hung all over your yard will certainly give friends and neighbours something to think about!

Take up the challenge of arts and crafts Halloween decorations today. Easy or difficult projects it doesn't matter - just enjoy.

Arts and Crafts Halloween Decorations

Helen Harvey enjoys everything to do with Halloween. Have a look at her latest website, Halloween Ghost Costume, where she reviews and talks about great ghost costumes suitable for kids and adults.