Put your love of Halloween on display – even when it's not Halloween time.
Hey there, Halloween lovers. It's getting pretty close to the time of year where it's socially acceptable to break out the Halloween decorations. Now, I love decorating for Halloween, and I'm happy to get campy with it: giant fake spiders hanging from the stairs, a huge "happy halloween" banner, a light up Grim Reaper that cackles when you press a button. If I'm decorating, I want the room to scream Halloween.
But... what about the months when it's not socially acceptable to have Halloween decorations everywhere? Well, pull up your Halloween socks, grab your favourite pumpkin flavoured dish, and listen up – here's how you can (acceptably) decorate for Halloween all year.
1. Put together a shelf of your favourite Halloween-related books.
Nobody is going to berate you for having a shelf full of books in January, even if that shelf contains a mix of horror novels, gothic fiction, and stories set on or around Halloween. Even if you're not a big fan of outright horror, you could still find your favourite books featuring witches and ghosts – like The Wizard Of Oz or Harry Potter – or some creepy-but-not-scary books, like Coraline. You could also focus on books with spines that are Halloween colours, like black, orange, purple, or green. If you're still not sure which way to go, here's a list of spooky books to help you get started.
2. Get Funko Pops of your favourite spooky characters.
Put together a display of Funko Pops of anyone from Michael Myers to the Sanderson Sisters – whatever characters you associate with Halloween. If you're not sure what's out there you can check out Funko's website, or try browsing this Instagram account for ideas.
3. Buy – or create – some spooky art.
Art – even distinctly Halloween-themed art – shouldn't sit in a box eleven months of the year. You can do your own art or, if you prefer, buy a print from your favourite artist – say, @inklingsillustrated, Lady Viktoria, or @HayleySue.
4. Hang records, album covers, or framed sheet music or lyrics of Halloween songs.
If you love Halloween music, you might enjoy displaying that love by hanging (or otherwise displaying) vinyl records or album covers of a Halloween song you love. If records aren't your thing, or your favourite Halloween song was never released on vinyl, an alternative is to print out sheet music or lyrics (or write them out) for the song and frame them. If you're not sure what song to choose, here's my list of ten underrated Halloween songs for you to check out.
5. Play around with Halloween-themed magnetic poetry.
This can go on your fridge, a whiteboard, a cookie sheet, or really anything that magnets will stick to. Get some spooky magnetic poetry kits, and have fun coming up with Halloween poems – or letting any guests you might have try their hand at it. You might want to try collections like Creepy Clown, Edgar Allen Poet, or Apocalypse to really up your spooky poetry game.
How do you keep it spooky year round? Have you tried – or are you interested in trying – any of these ideas? Let me know in the comments!
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