Make Your Own Halloween Decorations: Thrills and Chills

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Adding fluttering plastic to the rubber wings of a toy bat gives it an animated, living appearance.
Adding fluttering plastic to the rubber wings of a toy bat gives it an animated, living appearance.
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A smoking jar of witch's brew is one of the easiest props you can make.
A smoking jar of witch's brew is one of the easiest props you can make.
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Print and cut out this label to affix to your jar of witch's potion, or hand-letter your own.
Print and cut out this label to affix to your jar of witch's potion, or hand-letter your own.
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A large fire in a cauldron makes a scary display—but you can make this one without fear of burning down the house.
A large fire in a cauldron makes a scary display—but you can make this one without fear of burning down the house.

Halloween decorations have begun to rival those of Christmas in popularity. Adult suburbanites who grew up trick-or-treating simply refuse to give up decorating. Communities often hold at least one “Haunted House” or “Haunted Woods” festival, and store employees often deck themselves out in their most ghoulish garb come October 31st. All of this creates quite a commercial market for innovative store-bought Halloween displays. But you probably own most of the materials already–so why not make your own Halloween decorations? The projects below are fun to make, professional-looking, and quick to assemble. The only trouble is that you may attract so many trick-or-treaters, you risk running out of treats. 

Dancing Fire in a Cauldron

The fiery candle placed inside the jack-o’ lantern has a suitably haunting effect. So a larger fire, seemingly coming out of a witch’s cauldron, is even more scary. And now you can create one–without burning down your house. In fact, you don’t even have to strike a match. 

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  • Published on Oct 1, 1992
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