Halloween on a Budget

Yes, it's true, I am obsessed with Halloween. It's the best time of year for me. I get to make stuff, get to dress up my girls (and hubby when he lets me) and pretend that the cobwebs in my house are part of the decor. Sadly, that last part isn't as much of a joke as it used to be!

The bad part of Halloween is that so much of it is so commercialized and expensive. Have you seen the cost of store bought costumes and decorations? Unless you want super cheap (and not so impressive looking) Dollar Store stuff, be prepared to shell out a pretty penny. But, there's good news! It really doesn't have to be expensive to have awesome Halloween props. 

For example this year I decided I wanted to do some sort of Halloween village in a small alcove in my house that sits empty most of the year. I went to Goodwill and found a small wooden house that someone had probably made as a hobby. It had broken doors and windows, and was painted light blue and white, but I thought with a little work I could transform it. And I did...

All it took was a can of (cheap!) spray paint and some acrylic paints and I turned that pretty little beach house into my very own haunted house! My oldest daughter and I then added some pumpkins we created with baking clay and moss and tree we found at Dollar Tree. Voila, the start to my Halloween village! Not bad for a total of $5.88.

My 12 year old made these, not bad!

These were way too much fun to make!