Halloween on a budget

Halloween on a Budget

Its that time a year again when we think about Halloween andmany of us think about how elaborate we can decorate our homes,or in my case our local Haunted House. Props, and decorations can be expensive and it pays to showaround. In this article I wanted to cover some inexpensive waysyou can be the hit of the town with affordable decorations. About a month before Halloween I begin " dumpster diving " goingto county dumbsites in search for usable items. I have foundglass panes, mirrors, and more that while I would not put it inmy own home, the items would fit great into a Halloween HauntScene. You can take old clothes and stuff them with newspaper, top itwith a latex mask like you buy at the store stuffed with paperand you have a halfway decent monster. You can take sheets ofstyrofoam from a home improvement store, score brick lines,words etc into it, shape it, paint it with cheap spray paint tomake stones and tombstones. When you score the styrofoam andthen paint it with cheap spray paint, the paint will eat away atthe styrofoam giving the item an old decaying look. Another trick I use to make guts etc is a can of expandable foamfound in hardware and home improvement stores. A little searching, a little work, and a whole lot ofimagination you can fix you home or haunt into a first classexperience for all your victims When decorating on a budget remember it will be dark whenvictims come to your home. Your home should be well litespecially pathways but lighting is also important for creatingthe haunting atmosphere you want. Finally remember that haunting involves all the senses. Yourhome or haunt should look, sound, and feel like a haunted house( or whatever theme you pick ). Go all the way a little money onone or two big items added to many smaller homemade or cheaperprops and decorations will go a long way to making your home orhaunt the best in town.

For more ideas go to our Hauntmasters website at www.pendragonscastle.com/hauntmasters