Halloween Decorations would be the first challenge to take on when planning your Halloween Party… probably and conveniently, a few days in advance.  Pumpkin Carving is obviously a necessary task to tend to when making ready for Halloween…and the Jack-o-Lantern is tops as a decoration for your party as well as to sit on your porch for Trick or Treaters to admire.

Above is a grandaughter hard at work (under her mothers ever-watchful eye),
Carving away at the Halloween Jack-O-Lantern

Sure looks like somebody has been doing some carving!

Now there's a pretty Jack-0-Lantern

and here's something a bit DIFFERENT!

  There are Spider Webs to be hung with Glowing Spiders to crawl on them. Stand a Skeleton in a corner and call him Uncle Fred.  Here too, the possibilities are ENDLESS!   

   Just follow the magic links to check the online stores for the best in Halloween Decorations to turn your home into a fun and safe place for visiting spirits…of all ages.   If you like to create your OWN Halloween Decorations, be sure to check the online stores for Halloween Craft Supplies.

  If you have some cool Homemade Halloween Decoration Ideas please feel free to send them to me for posting. If you include a picture please send it "attached" and in JPG format. Put "Halloween Decorations " in the Subject line and be sure to include your name or what you prefer to be called Online. Send to:  Coletta@Costume-Works.com   ( don't forget to put the dash (-) after "Costume")

 Meantime, below are a few items that you might want to add to your party decoration ideas. I'm particularly fond of FOG myself. I think it adds the ultimate spooky effect to any scene.

Strobing Fog Machine 

Click on this picture and you can purchase just what you see! Plant THIS guy in your backyard...Turn on your Fog Making Machine...and imagine the shivers! (NOT that I'd want to scare my guests mind you. :-)

Check out a few crazy Halloween Party Decoration below:

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Witch's Brew Cauldron Cooler will be an excellent addition to your Halloween party. An animated prop dressed in splendidly spooky attire - perfect for greeting guests and entertaining! Scare your guests with their own fearsome faces! Spooky terror skulls and tombstone electric lights! Welcome aboard! He's back from beyond to steal your treasure! Look at this ghost go! Directional signs and lamp post illuminate for an eerie glow! To enter and show your costume rocks, give this skull a few knocks! The perfect 'welcome' sign for your home. A fun way to serve Halloween snacks!

  Fright Catalog is a VERY cool Halloween Shop...It has Props and Decorations that I would DIE for (But let's not GO there).  It has something for those who can afford to put on the grandest Party or Show..and also something for those of us who are on the "piece it together" end of the spectrum.  Either Way..The stuff is pretty darned neat and you shouldn't hesitate to,at least, take a gander at what's there.

  Some examples:

Attack Spider - $ 995.00 Another great arachnophobia-inspired effect. Spider is on a bungie-cord, and when the switch is activated it drops down on patrons! This user friendly device is designed to slip over 2' X 4' wall units, and has plugs that activate when spider drops. You can plug in your own lights and boom box to heighten the impact. Very durable and effective. Requires 100 psi air compressor and regular A/C power.

Hanging Ghoul - $ 139.00 His creepy fingers are reaching for your soul. Hang this ominous ghoul inside or out. Over 6' tall.

Possessed Wall Fountain - $ 99.00 Wall mount fountain that looks haunted to the core. You can add food coloring for an even more impressive water stream. Fountain measures approximately 21 inches tall and 12 inches wide. Made of fiberglass.

Pumpkin Tiki Torches - $ 39.99 Light up the night with this spooky twist on the traditional tiki torch. Fright Catalog is offering this exclusive four pack at a drop dead price. Perfect to line your walkway as victims, err...guest approach. Citronella not included. 4ft tall.