Sep 1st, 2010 | Written by S. Thompson | Posted in Halloween and Costumes |

If you’re like many people, you probably enjoy decorating your home and yard for Halloween. However, it’s easy to spend a lot of money, and if you’re on a budget this year, you might be looking for cheaper Halloween decorating ideas. In this article we’ll take a look at a few easy ways to get into the Halloween spirit without spending huge amounts.

1. Create your Own Simple Halloween Props

Making some of your own props for Halloween can help you to save money, and have fun as well. It’s very easy to create things like hanging bats and spiders, which can be made from low-cost materials like pipe cleaners and fabric scraps. You can make ghosts to hang from the trees was feeling using old sheets, or create paper cutouts of scary Halloween critters to stick in the windows.

2. Lighting And Music

Halloween decor isn’t just about physical props. Remember that lighting and sound also have a major impact on the kind of atmosphere that you create.

For Halloween lights, you don’t have to spend much money to build up a scary ambiance. A few orange or red colored light bulbs will give your house and yard a nice spooky glow, as will candles dotted around, although these may not be safe to use if you have kids or pets.

Halloween music is very important too, and just like horror movies derive a lot of their impact from their soundtrack, so too can your Halloween decorations. You can obtain downloads and CDs featuring various types of spooky music and sound effects from online stores or from shops which sell Halloween items.

3. Save Money By Buying Early

Another good way to get cheap Halloween decorations is to do your shopping in plenty of time. If you buy your decorations in the weeks immediately before Halloween, you’ll probably end up paying more, as lots of retailers raise their prices at this time. In fact, the perfect time to shop for Halloween items is in early November, as they’ll often be on sale at this time.

But even if you haven’t quite been organized enough to do that this year, it still pays to do your shopping as early as you can, and remember that you’re not limited to local stores either – if they don’t have their Halloween merchandise in stock yet, try shopping online, where you’ll find better variety and lower prices most of the time.

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