Do you decorate your house/yard for Halloween? Thank you Duncanpup for the inspiration for this post. We did when my

[debm55]

was small but just a pumpkin and candy on the porch. what about yoooooooooooooooo

[hlthe2b]

1. Minimally, but boy do some of my "neighbors" (in the fancy mega mansion subdivision two over from me)

Some do more for Halloween than the fanciest displays at Christmas.

[debm55]

2. Thank you hlthe2B They have all these Spirit of Halloween stores around here. When more people had young kids around

here there was a lot of inflatables. Trees decorated with spider web. etc. Not so much anymore.

[Phoenix61]

3. I have several large blow up decorations I put out.

Sadly, no trick or treaters in my neighborhood. For Christmas I go all out. No blow ups so my yard looks decorated even when the lights etc aren’t on.

[Arne]

4. We went all out for years. Full haunted yard.

Then less and less kids.
Now I have given up on Halloween.
I was the house that gave out
funny flashlights instead of candy.

[debm55]

7. Thank you Arne. I would order from this place called Oriental Express. Had all kinds of candy and dodads. Now it is just

we can eat the leftovers.

[Attilatheblond]

5. Yep, and we make most of the decorations ourselves, using a few store bought skeletons, gussied up.

So many decorations we had to rent a storage locker as they were taking over the garage.

We live on a street that is really fun on Halloween. One of the few neighborhoods with both sidewalks and streetlights here, so LOTS of parents bring the kids here to trick or treat. We set up several 'scenes' and create a new 'spook' every year to add to the fun. Most of the neighbors do it up proper these days. It's like a big multi-block party + street fair.

Being near the border and lucky enough to have a high Latino population (they've been here longer than the Anglos) we also celebrate and include decorations for Dia De Los Muertos in our yard.

But NO fake cobweb stuff. That is very bad for the birds. Don't use it outside. Fine indoors, but not outside where birds can become entangled.

[debm55]

8. Thank you for scene in your neighborhood and the advice on the birds. That is important to know.

[wordstroken]

18. Good advice to protect the birds by avoiding fake cobwebs outside.

Thank you for spreading the word, Attilatheblond.

[surfered]

6. We always buy a large pumpkin and display it on the porch

[debm55]

10. Thank you surfered. We do the same.

[Kali]

9. always have a couple pumpkins

lately they don't even get carved anymore. my oldest was an October baby, and he loves scary movies and Halloween. when he was young we started including some kind of Halloween item with his birthday gifts, usually some plastic skeleton type thing available in August in the grocery store ( ), now I order on line. he has quite a collection. one of my favorites is the skeleton pink flamingo yard decoration.

we live in the middle of nowhere and nobody really visits much less trick-or-treaters. when the kids were young we would drive to the tiny town where our post office is and they would make the rounds while we handed out treats from the back of our truck.

[debm55]

11. That sounds great Kali. Your son is very lucky. Sounds like you had a great time.

[PikaBlue]

12. The same as you, debm55.

I usually carve two pumpkins lit with battery operated tea lights. We got a lot of tricks or treaters and most are 8 years old and younger. Therefore, I avoid decorations that are scary or gory and I avoid using candles to protect toddlers. I do hang a backdrop from the porch ceiling where children can pose for selfies. I also keep dog treats for those who bring their furry friends along. The neighborhood dogs remember my house long after Halloween and I, occasionally, need to dole out treats when trying to haul my trash cans and recycling to the curb.

[debm55]

14. Thank you PikaBlue. I really like your idea with the backdrop. and the dog treats. I might have to try that this year.

wonderful ideas.

[PikaBlue]

19. Backdrop is very popular

Parents really enjoy taking photos of their toddlers using the backdrop. Older tweens and teens enjoy it as well.

[CTyankee]

13. We don't. It's actually hubby's birthday!

[debm55]

15. Thank you CTyankee. I bet he was happy as a child.

[Clouds Passing]

16. I carve my own designs on pumpkins.

And line my driveway with pumpkinarias.

[debm55]

17. Thank you Clouds Passing. That sounds really nice.

[Niagara]

20. Yes to both. I'm not sure why, the amount of trick-or-treaters we get is minimal.

A street about one block away see's about 200 trick-or-treaters but it's also a newer, more expensive addition with an abundance of families with young children.



P.S. Halloween/Samhain/All Hallows Eve is my ultimate favorite day/night. 👻☠💀🕸🧛‍♀️🦇🎃

[debm55]

24. Thank you very much Niagara. Yes, the kids in the area have grown up and left. Not too many kids here. I was the candy

giver, Rich was kid walker. I remember, I would make myself a costume from a pattern and give out the treats.

[HeartsCanHope]

21. We put out some fake pumpkins with those fake color changing candles and a fake skeleton on the porch in a chair.

We used to do real pumpkins with carving, but kids in the neighborhood would steal them and smash them all over the street. They leave the fake ones alone. Some of our neighbors go all out. They have inflatable figures in their yard, create graveyards, or hang ghosts from trees. My favorite part is when the little ones come to the door on Halloween. The costumes are very creative and the kids are so adorable!

[debm55]

25. Thank you HeartsCanHope. Your neighborhood sounds like mine used to. Years come and go, and so do the kids.

[OldBaldy1701E]

22. Not anymore.

When we moved up here, we moved into what has to be the most dour, 'stick in the mud' neighborhood in the entire Twin Cities. So, I will decorate the inside a bit, but it is all but impossible to do it outside due to the ridiculous HOA regulations. And, since this place has a reputation about being said party poopers, no one will come here anyway. So, no candy is necessary.

BUT...

Back when we lived in Nashville, our entire half of the street would go all out. I loved it!

And, there is usually a Zombie Walk each year. It is an event that collects food donations for local shelters and such. One either dresses as a zombie or a zombie hunter. I went for many years. This one was especially memorable.

(I apologize for the blockage. It is set so no one can copy it. If you hit the link, you can see the fun we used to have.)

[debm55]

26. Thank you OldBaldy1701E, That looks like so much fun. That is how our place used to be. No more.

[Solly Mack]

23. Fuck yeah! I go all out. Love Halloween.

[debm55]

27. Thank you Solly Mack. Do you dress up too?

[Solly Mack]

28. Dress up to scare the kiddies.