When the cool, crisp days start to happen & the leaves start to turn colors...I get into cozy mode & a more creative mode as well. It's like my senses wake up & start to turn. I start to get into the holiday spirit starting with one of my favorites, Halloween!
I feel a new energy, a renewal of sorts, where I want to organize, decorate, update looks around the house & in the wardrobe, & I feel inspired to create! I also start to really organize my thoughts about the upcoming holidays & all the things that come with them like: decorations, decor, parties, foods, gifting, schedules, etc. I make lists for each holiday & what I need, want, & ideas. That being said... Halloween is nearly here & I have been gathering supplies since the middle of September!
There are so many fun things to do to bring out the creativity in you & your loved ones, if you so choose. This could also be a self-care act for you too! It's all up to you to decide.
After going through the 6-7 totes of Halloween stuff, I picked out what I wanted to display this year around the house. I did pick up a few new items... it's inevitable every year. After the decorating was done, I decided to start making plans on things to do with the girls to celebrate the holiday. So, I have collected & created their own Halloween baskets, which were individually designed with their personalities & likes in mind. Those are hidden away until it gets closer. I have also purchased little metal buckets with various Halloween sayings & designs to fill for my coworkers to show appreciation for their teamwork & camaraderie & to celebrate the holiday as well.
So far, we have gone to the pumpkin patch to pick out our porch pretties & jack-o-lanterns that we will carve as it gets a little closer so they don't get chewed up but the neighborhood critters; we have done a paint day one afternoon together; we already have our costumes ready to go; we've done neighborhood autumn walks to see the decorations, lights, & changing leaves; a hiking scavenger hunt; gone to fall craft/vendor events & local festivals; made our first batch of chili; had a s'mores making night with color changing marshmallows; & we will be doing some baking the week before Halloween to share with friends & family & to also enjoy while doing a Halloween movie night.
Now onto the crafting...
As I mentioned earlier, we did painting crafts while they were off from school one day & I happened to also have the day off too! We painted rocks & canvases. I had a kit for the rocks that came with glow-in-the-dark puffy paint too! Super cool!! We turned on some instrumental inspirational music in the background, got set up, & went to painting!
The one that says “Be Happy” is a shark made by my daughter who is obsessed with sharks!🦈 We all weren’t able to finish our projects because we had to wait for them to dry some before we could continue. Hopefully we will be able to the next week they are with us.🤞🏼
I'm going to include some inspiration below for your own crafting at home. Let your inner creativity come alive!!
DIY Halloween garland, paper pumpkins, cut out some spider webs, make sun catchers, little haunted houses with popsicle sticks, & yarn pumpkins. See the end of this post for link information for each of these projects.
These are pretty cool!! Make your own 3-D artwork! The faux taxidermy styles can be found at: https://thegatheredhome.com/diy-gilded-insect-plaques/ & you can, then, use those techniques to up your game with other media.
Project Links:
- DIY Halloween Garland - Created by: Thistle Key Lane by Michelle Meyer at https://www.thistlekeylane.com
- DIY Paper Pumpkins - Created by: It's Always Autumn by Autumn at https://www.itsalwaysautumn.com
- DIY Paper Spiderwebs - Created by: One Little Project by Debbie Chapman at https://www.onelittleproject.com
- DIY Spider Web Suncatchers - Created by: Happy Toddler Playtime by Mandisa Watts at https://www.happytoddlerplaytime.com
- DIY Haunted Houses & more styles - Created by: Hello Sweet Home by Sandra Mariano on Instagram; also credits to https://www.patreon.com
- DIY Yarn Pumpkins - Created by: One Little Project by Debbie Chapman at https://www.onelittleproject.com