My Spooky Halloween House & Link Up On the Edge #266
The first time I ever decorated my house for Halloween was in 2019 at the urging of my children to get a little more festive for this spooky fun holiday. I didn’t do much in 2019 except hang the two giant spider webs and the wispy white creepy cloths. Of course, the kids’ jack-o’-lanterns were part of the porch decor as well. (We haven’t even picked up any pumpkins yet this year.)
Then last year, we added the bloody animal heads when I discovered the stinky basement odor inside the heads made them unwearable. The kids had such a great time creating this gory Halloween porch ornament that we decided to add some more creepy gory stuff again this year.
We kept the bloody animal heads the same but added some cobwebbing around the hula hop. I think we need to stretch the webbing out a little thinner. But that is a tedious process that I may not be in the mood for at the moment.
Jeff took control of the porch decor this time around and made an outing of it with the boys to pick up some Halloween blow ups from Lowe’s. He said there was very little to choose from as the Christmas decor has already taken the prominent spot in the holiday decorations section. But they did find the cute triple skulls blow up and the creepy clown one (not my favorite thing ever) as well as the light up tombstones. I think we killed the lights on those things already though.
Then one of Jeff’s co-workers very generously loaned us this amazing skeleton. We had the kids and their friends destroy and bloodify an old Army uniform for him to wear. The ghoulish glowing head hanging over the skeleton’s head is a recent purchase from Amazon. It generally retails for around $30 but my sister sent me a coupon code and I got for $8. It is currently on sale for $9.99. It is a really cool and creepy decoration for $10, but it is definitely not worth the full retail price of $30. The battery for the lights only lasted a few hours and it is constructed from very cheap materials.
“On Halloween, witches come true; wild ghosts escape from dreams. Each monster dances in the park.”
Nick Gordon
The blurry photos add a little extra creepy factor to it, don’t you think?
My next door neighbor was telling us that her girls have informed her that since we have upped our Halloween game, they need to start doing something for Halloween as well. I laughed so hard when Jeff replied to her, “Now don’t go making this personal because I will go all Griswold on you if you do!” I am so blessed with the best neighbors who all have awesome senses of humor! We do have so much fun in our little neighborhood!
And then there’s Ralph’s costume. I am dying over this thing! Archie’s costume just arrived so I don’t have any photos of his yet. But I will be sharing my own Halloween costume on Thursday so please stop by back then. It is my favorite one yet! In the meantime, won’t you check out yesterday’s post for lots of fun Halloween outfit and costume inspiration.
Do you decorate for this silly fun spooky holiday?
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52 Comments
Ellie
Spiders scare and somehow fascinate me at the same time and I really like those giant spider webs for decorations. They fit so perfectly where you placed them!
Ellie
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Thanks, Ellie! I am terribly frightened of spiders myself and basically all scary and creepy and gory things! I hear you though about how fascinating spiders are. I am intrigued by all animal and insect behaviors but they still creep me out. Have a wonderful weekend, my friend!
xoxo
Shelbee
mireille
Ralph’s costume is pretty fun!
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Oh my gosh, Mireille, we have a video of him walking in it and it is the funniest thing ever! I will have to figure out how to share it. Maybe just on Facebook or something I will! Have a great weekend!
xoxo
Shelbee
Jessica A Jannenga
Hahaha! Love his costume! Blue Sumo wrestler? Blue Man Group dropout? Kidding kidding! I had some funny costumes back in the day! I imagine her knocks over things in the house when he walks! Great decor! I love the skeleton in fatigues! awesome. I told my hubby even though we dont have kids we need to up our game! Our neighorhood has some fun decor. I will be dressing up the pups though! I love the “Griswold” comment! only people our age get that! If I said it to my neighbor, he would be like, huh????? 🙂
Have a great weekend!
jess xx
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Thanks so much, Jess! I was wondering if the Griswold reference would be lost on some! My kids know it because it is a family favorite that we have watched lots and we laugh so hard at it! I love that you dress up the pups! They are so adorable and seem so willing to play dress up with you, too. There is a video of Ralph walking down the street in this costume and it is so freaking funny. I have to find a way to share it. Worst case is I will just put it on Facebook. I hope you have a fantastic weekend, my friend!
xoxo
Shelbee
Kellyann Rohr
Our son had a suomo wrestler costume one year and it was hilarious! I hope kids trick or treat this year and have a blast!
Enjoy the weekend Shelbee!
xo,
Kellyann
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It is the funniest costume, Kellyann! OMG when he walks in it, I die laughing! As of now, our trick or treat is scheduled for Saturday the 30th so I think we should be good. They were able to trick or treat last year as well here. This is the first year I may let them go off with their friends on their own as long as they circle back home every 30 minutes! Have a great weekend, my friend.
xoxo
Shelbee
Di
Oh Shelbee, your goulish decor is fantastic! I especially love the spider webs 🕸. Our neighborhood is starting to come alive with lots fun halloween decor, especially the houses with kids. Hope you have a good weekend and thanks for sharing!
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Aw, thanks so much, Di! Our neighborhood gets pretty festive with decorations, too. It’s fun to see! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
xoxo
Shelbee
Tamar A Strauss-Benjamin
What fun decorations!!
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Thanks, Tamar!
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Shelbee
Cheryl Shops
I don’t know what I love more: the army skeleton or Ralph’s costume! Love to see how creative your family gets for Halloween!
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Thanks, Cheryl! We just decided that we are going to change the skeleton’s outfit next year to challenge our creativity! I don’t know what we will come up with but it’ll be fun! And this costume on Ralph is so funny when he walks in it!
xoxo
Shelbee
Sam
Wow your Halloween display looks spooktacular x #pocolo
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Thanks so much, Sam! We have so much fun with it!
xoxo
Shelbee
Lucy Bertoldi
LOLLL!! His costume is a riot!!!! And your house is the perfect Halloween house- love it!!
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Hehe, thanks, Lucy! Ralph is currently running around the house in his costume on video chat with his grandparents! I am laughing so hard at him. I have to share a video of it somehow because when he walks in it, it is the funniest thing I have ever seen!
xoxo
Shelbee
Sheila (of Ephemera)
I love your fun decorations, Shelbee – I’m a fan of the gore too! I will put my decorations up this year (not taking them to work) as we’re having friends over for Scary Movies on the Saturday. Good times!
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Thanks, Sheila! Ooh I love the idea of a Scary Movie night to celebrate Halloween!
xoxo
Shelbee
Mica
You really got into it this year! the decoraions look great! We don’t really do Halloween here in Australia so I don’t get to see things like this around. We go all out for Christmas though! 🙂
Thanks for the link up.
Hope you are having a good weekend 🙂 We went out to a market day this morning and the kids enjoyed the petting zoo.
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We really did go a little crazy this year, Mica! It is so fun! I would love to see Australia all decorated for Christmas! I bet is so beautiful. It is a very rainy weekend here filled with playdates and birthday parties for the kids!
xoxo
Shelbee
Gail
OMG Shelbee I love your decor so much! Genius. I love the soldier! You certainly brought a smile to my face. Here in the UK trick and treating in costumes is a big thing for Halloween but the house decorating hasn’t quite taken off yet.
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Thanks so much, Gail! We had so much fun getting this altogether this year! We are off for some pumpkins to make our jack-o’-lanterns this weekend!
xoxo
Shelbee
Claire
Love your Halloween house, Shelbee. I miss Halloween now my kids are all grown up. Thanks for hosting.
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Thanks so much, Claire! You don’t have to have young kids to enjoy Halloween! Although I will likely do much less when the kids outgrow it. But maybe I won’t!
xoxo
Shelbee
Darlene
How much fun is your Halloween decorating?!! Boys just love all the blood and gore, don’t they? And it is kind of fun. My son always had to be something scary or bloody with a big knife! That’s the beauty of Halloween though, acting out all your fantasies! And yes, it is crazy that the stores have sold out or moved their fall stuff for Christmas!! Have a great weekend and a fun Halloween.
xx Darlene
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Ha, thanks so much, Darlene! My boys really do love allll the gross gory boy stuff that I hate! I am learning to embrace it and their creativity and now we just have such a great time with our crazy holiday spirit! We are over here just trying to enjoy the fun of Halloween while the retailers are blasting us with Christmas already! I hope you are having a lovely weekend.
xoxo
Shelbee
Cool Esse
Fun decorations! I love your son’s costume 😆
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Thanks so much, my friend! I hope you are having a wonderful weekend!
xoxo
Shelbee
Debbie Stinedurf
Lol…we were just discussing the other day the year that our Christmas decorating turned into a Griswald scenario with the neighbors! Your decorations are super creepy, love ’em!
Debbie
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Thanks so much, Debbie! It is so fun when the neighbors get all feisty and festive! I am so blessed with amazing neighbors! I hope you are having a lovely weekend, my friend.
xoxo
Shelbee
Laura Bambrick
This is great! I am so impressed! I decorate more for fall and then add a few things for Halloween.
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Thanks so much, Laura! I am the reverse…I will put fall decorations up after I take the Halloween stuff down! I hope you are enjoying the weekend!
xoxo
Shelbee
Patrick Weseman
So very cool. I love how you did it. Also, the costume is too cool. You did such a great job. Very nice.
Thanks for hosting this great party.
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Thanks so much, Patrick! We do have a lot of fun getting crazy with our decorations!
xoxo
Shelbee
Michelle Kellogg
I love to drive around and check out others’ Halloween decorations outside their home. I used to take my boys with me but they’re older now but it’s fun to see all of the displays up. Great decorations!!
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We just did that last night, Michelle! There were some pretty amazing Halloween houses around my town! We might need to up our game! Next year we plan to add some orange and purple porch lights, too. I hope you have a fantastic day!
xoxo
Shelbee
Michelle
Ha! I love all of this Halloween festive-ness! Looks like everyone is having fun with it.
Michelle
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Thanks, Michelle! We are having a goo time with all of it, for sure! The kids want to add orange and purple lights to the porch next year. I think that will look really cool!
xoxo
Shelbee
Jacqui Berry
Well done Shelbee your house looks amazing, bet the boys loved it. Have fun on Halloween. Jacqui x
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Thanks so much, Jacqui! The boys are so proud of our Halloween house! They love this stuff!
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Shelbee
Lydia C. Lee
What fantastic decorations. We will do our house but it’s not such a big deal here.
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Thanks, Lydia! We have fun with it! We went driving around our town last night to look at Halloween decorations. There were some really creative houses out there!
xoxo
Shelbee
Chickenruby
I’ll be decorating for Halloween, I do it every year, even after the kids left home. I’m adding a scarecrow this year and dress up the dog, bake cakes and welcome the neighbourhood children. Thanks for linking with #pocolo
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Ooh that sounds fun, Suzanne! I love when pets get dressed up for Halloween!
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Shelbee
Alexandra
Spooky indeed!
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Ha, thanks so much, Alexandra!
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Shelbee
Helen at the Lazy Gastronome
Looks like fun to me!! Thanks for sharing at the Big Fat Menopausal Life’s Share the Wealth Party – Happy Halloween!!
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Thanks, Helen! We have a lot of fun with spookifying our house! Happy Halloween to you as well!
xoxo
Shelbee
Joanne
Very spooky!! I love all your little touches here and there.
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Thanks so much, Joanne! I think we are going to add even more next year and then we will probably maxed out on decorations for our tiny little property!
xoxo
Shelbee