How to decorate the entrance of the house for Halloween

Halloween is a very special day. Although its origin is found in Europe, it was in the United States and Canada where the party took root more strongly. Nowadays it is mostly children who enjoy it the most, that is why what better way than to decorate the entrance of the house to celebrate it with joy yes, but also with pumpkins, ghosts, mummies, and a lot, a lot of imagination.

Because if we have had a difficult year and / or if we want to end it with a smile on our face, we deserve to put our problems aside, go back to being children, and have fun with our children, grandchildren and / or nephews.

Pumpkins on the porch and / or front yard

Pumpkins are the main protagonists of the party, so they cannot be missing at the entrance of the house. For instance, hung from columns or placed on the ground in a zig zag or in groups. You can even put LED bulbs inside them and turn them on at night. The effect that is achieved with them is very beautiful, and surely the little ones will love it.

In addition, you can give them the shape of a face, with the help of a knife. You make them two eyes, a nose and a mouth, and that's it. This makes Halloween night look more festive.

By the way, if you have not done it yet, we advise you to read the article on how to grow pumpkins. In this way, the only thing you will have to do is buy the seeds, which are much cheaper than pumpkins, and also get experience growing them.

An incredibly fun Halloween door

The door decoration for Halloween has to be something simple, but also entertaining. It can be turned into a monster made from cardstock or toilet paper, a ghost made from a sheet, a vampire, or an ogre (like Shrek, for example) with black eyes and trumpet-shaped ears.

In creativity and imagination is the limit. If there are children at home, you just have to let them help you, or even let them be the ones who are in charge of decorating the door as they want. Otherwise, or if you need ideas, above you have some.

Mummies to welcome

You can buy ready-made in any store or bazaar, but the grace is in making them yourself. In addition, it is very easy, since you will only need toilet paper or old white rags, a doll and cardboard. Once you have it, wrap the doll with paper or rags, and put the eyes with pieces of cardboard.

Another option is to simply wrap a door with paper. Of course, you will have to put a pair of eyes to make it look better, but it does not have to be perfect.

Spiders for a scary entrance

Spiders are animals that humans do not usually like, especially if they are large. But that is precisely why it is so interesting to put some in the entry. If you like crafts, we encourage you to do them as follows:

1. Get four rods of wire (also known as pipe cleaners), about four inches long, and cut them in half.
2. Then, shape them into spider legs and glue black yarn to them with glue.
3. Now, make a ball of black wool, and put the eyes for example with cardboard.
4. Next, cut a circle out of black leather and glue the legs to it at the end.
5. To finish, you only have to stick the head on the leather.

As you can see, it is easy to make a hairy spider. You can even make another one smaller, or bigger, or create the whole family and hold it on the door.

Bats, the animals of the night

In every movie set on Halloween there are bats. These small mammals that only appear at night and usually appear as animals with white eyes, although in reality they are dark in color. But to have a fun entrance, we can get or make one smiling, or with the eyes pointing to the side. It can also be very interesting to put a pair of triangular shaped ears on them.

What will you need? A cardboard of about 20 x 20cm (it can be smaller or larger, depending on what size you want it to be), plastic eyes, scissors and glue. Then, you just have to make the shape of the bat with the cardboard, and glue the eyes to it.

Terrifying lighting for Halloween

We said before that we could put an LED light on the pumpkins, but we want to go further. Lighting is an essential element of this day, so It is highly recommended to place garlands of lights, white balls, or vintage lamps on the facade of the house. But yes, we insist: it is much better to opt for LED lighting, especially if there are children, since they are safer.

When you have everything, you have to place it where you like best: in the door frame, hanging from the ceiling, in the patio, between the plants ... It's just a matter of putting it where you consider; and if you don't like it, change it.

Have a spectacular Halloween!