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Halloween
Decorating Basics
Below are just a few things to consider when making your
Halloween decorating plans.
Create a Halloween Decorating Plan
 Planning
how you will decorate for Halloween this year in advance will help
make things go much smoother.
One of
the most important things to remember when planning a
themed based Halloween is to try to be consistent with
your Halloween decorations and props.
The best
way is to use a notebook to make lists and draw diagrams
of what your haunt will contain and what you want it to look like.
The
basics include drawing a blue print or map of your yard
and how you want to decorate it. Next, a shopping list
of Halloween decorations and props you want to add this
year and
lastly a check list to use while putting up your
decorations.
 Create a
Halloween decorating budget to set a side a little bit of
money each month to buy your Halloween decorations and
props with.
Be sure and save some of your Halloween spending money
for those day after Halloween sales! You can pick up all
kinds of things that you'll be able to use next year at
discounted prices!
Having a particular Halloween theme is a great way to
set a specific mood for your trick or treaters.
Start
putting up your Halloween decorations early! Most people
lead pretty busy lives and
it's so easy to wait until the last minute, thinking
you will have enough time, then bam, something happens
to get in the way of your well thought out plans.
Try to
put up the more weather resistant decorations first just
in case bad weather rolls in.
Always Think Safety
 Walk the route that your visitors will travel on your
property and look for any obstacles or possible
dangers. If you have porch steps, make sure they are easy to
navigate for your trick or treat guests and are not wet
or slippery.
You can use
jack-o-lanterns to light the stairs. Put a high
intensity glow stick inside for light.
If you are having
a yard haunt for the neighborhood to see, it's a good
idea to check with your insurance company to make sure
you're home owners insurance covers you should there be
an accident.
Never leave the
lights or any lighted Halloween decorations plugged in when you leave the
house. Be sure to check the batteries in your smoke detectors. Make
sure that plugs plugged into outlets and/or extension cords are
plugged in safely. Always have a fire extinguisher handy during the
holidays.
For lots
of safety related information and tips visit the
Halloween Safety website.
Packing and Storing Your Halloween
Decorations
 Try
to keep the original boxes whenever possible. Cardboard
moving and storage boxes work well for storing your
Halloween decorations. Plastic storage containers have the advantage
that they are available in transparent plastic so that you can also see
what's inside and are more resistant to moisture, but
cost more.
Product
manuals and spare parts can be stored inside of zip-lok
bags. Expensive costumes can be placed in extra large
zip-lok bags or plastic
garment bags before being stored.
Tissue paper, bubble wrap and/or foam chips can be used
to protect items that are breakable.
When stacking your boxes, try to make
stacks of similar sized containers, starting with heavy
boxes on bottom and working up to light boxes at the
top. Use a large permanent marker or printed labels to
list the contents of your
Halloween storage boxes.
For more
information,
read Halloween Online's
Halloween Storage article.
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