Halloween Decor On A Budget

Money has obviously been tight around here since I was without a job for almost five months. Now, when I'm finally making money again, I still have to adhere to a budget since the next couple of months are full of events. In October, we have Little Man's birthday and Halloween. In November, there's Little Bit's birthday and Thanksgiving. In December, there's my mom's birthday, The Hero's mom's birthday and Christmas. So, I decorated for Halloween as cheaply as I possibly could. Here's how I did it.



I got the fabric pumpkins at Target for $2.50. My niece brought the real pumpkins over with some stickers so the kids could decorate them. The one with stickers is Little Man's. The naked pumpkin belongs to Little Bit. She decorated it then proceeded to tear all the stickers off when she was done. I've been finding them around the house for a week.



This pumpkin was purchased when we visited a local pumpkin patch. We bought two pumpkins and a hayride for three for $9. Not bad if I do say so myself. I found the Happy Harvest sign at Hobby Lobby for $4.99. The sign above it read HALF OFF. You can't beat that.



I picked this banner up at Target. It hangs above the windows in our kitchen. I don't remember how much I paid for it, but it was inexpensive.



I bought window clings at Dollar Tree. I bought three pages for... $3. These are also in the kitchen.



This is our mantle in the living room. I didn't have a lot of space to work with since our flat screen is up there. Little Man was playing his Harry Potter game when I took the picture.



Miss Witchypants was $1 at Dollar Tree.



Mr. Frankenstein Face was also $1.



Here's the other set of fabric pumpkins I grabbed at Target for $2.50 next to a baby picture of Little Bit.



This is the other pumpkin we purchased at the pumpkin patch next to my husband's first fire helmet.



These candy dishes were in the dollar bins at Target. Score!



These towels were also in the dollar bins at Target. They came as a set. Little Bit takes them down all the time. I find them in the oddest places.



Can I just say how much I love the dollar bins at Target? This cute Halloween rug was also only ONE DOLLAR. Little Bit runs off with this too.



This is our front door. The witch was $4.99 at Target. When I turn the outside light on at night, she kind of glows because she's glittery. I also put a couple of window clings up there to keep her company.



Here's a closer look.

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So, that is how I decorated my house for Halloween on a budget. I think it turned out pretty nice. Simple, but nice.

Now, I'm off to clean my dirty house so I can get ready for Little Man's birthday party tomorrow. I'm expecting 33 people. Please pray for me.