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<\/p>\nSpooky season is upon us and as the nights draw darker and the weather gets colder, it\u2019s a brilliant time to enjoy some spooky Halloween decorations. Each year the tradition of Halloween seems to get more popular and more elaborate, with the UK following our US counterparts in taking the event ever more seriously. So if you\u2019re looking to put a bit of extra bite into your daunting displays this year, we\u2019ve got a couple of tips you might just love. From spooky timber decking to help making your pumpkin last longer, we have you covered.<\/p>\n
You may like to spread your decorations across your house, but the thought of creating a wicked walkway to your home will delight tricksters and scare the unsuspecting. If your garden has a path to your front door, create a haunted house effect by lining the path with frightening Halloween decorations. Think ghosts, pumpkins and battery-powered noisemakers. Don\u2019t forget to include fake spiderwebs for added effect!<\/p>\n
Carving your pumpkin too soon before Halloween night will leave it with a short shelf-life. Whether you\u2019re entertaining the kids or just dabbling in your creative side, try and wait until a few days before Halloween. Cutting away the centre stem of the pumpkin reduces their life drastically, so leaving those until you\u2019re ready to scare will keep them fresh for Halloween and beyond.<\/p>\n
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Well, timber is certainly one option at least \u2013 but to be honest, any old solid material you have spare could do the trick. Imagine the scene: you\u2019re hosting a Halloween party and your decorations are at their spooky best. You know the names of your guests and want to add a little extra theming. A creative and fun way of sending a shiver up their spine is to create fake gravestones with the names of your guests on. Chip out their name in the timber and the year of their demise and give them a fright. Creative? You bet. Evil? Definitely.<\/p>\n
While the timber decking in your garden will be a prime position for relaxing in the summer, as autumn comes it may be used less frequently. Halloween offers a chance to use it as an area to tell spooky tales. Perfect if you\u2019ve got children, or some other younger guests this Halloween, set up your garden furniture with your existing spooky decorations, and even create a campfire style scenario (safely, of course!). Here, you can scare the daylights out of little ones with tales of haunted houses and the devil under your timber decking (can you tell we\u2019ve really thought this through?) With any luck it will spook out your children and maybe any adults too! What more do you want on Halloween?<\/p>\n