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When do you decorate your home for Halloween?

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Viv0321 · 10/10/2020 18:15

When do you decorate your home for Halloween and start crafts etc?

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unicornpower · 12/10/2020 08:56

@lozz22 If you don't mind fake ones, i got a pack of 6 from Ebay and they are lovely! made of foam and look really sweet xx

UsernameNotValid · 12/10/2020 09:03

Genuinely intrigued by those who decorate for the seasons - can you give me an idea of what you do?

Autumn is my favourite time of year but other than chucking on some cosy sofa throws and putting out some tea lights it's never even occurred to me that others go all out.

EmbarrassedUser · 12/10/2020 09:12

31st October. When did it become a thing to decorate in advance? Hmm

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pallasathena · 12/10/2020 09:14

Light candles for the departed souls and frown at all the plastic tacky stuff shortly to end up in landfill.

AriettyHomily · 12/10/2020 09:29

This is the first year I have decorated for autumn. Nothing too much but a wreath, pumpkins by the front door.

The kids wanted too and it does make the house brighter. We will decorate for Halloween by carving the pumpkins and we have some decorations that go out every year tomb stone etc that will go out on Halloween.

GunsAndShips · 12/10/2020 09:38

Wish I had the time to fart about decorating my house every other week. Do people not have jobs any more??

I was really gutted to give up my job but the Christmas decorations needed to go up and I couldn't manage both in the same year. The benefits people were really understanding though. I spent my money from the public purse on plastic spiders and goats this year BTW.

Ninkanink · 12/10/2020 09:42

We don’t do it anymore. But when the girls were little we used to carve a pumpkin & put up some decorations on the day so that people knew we had sweets in for trick or treaters.

Family1st2020 · 12/10/2020 09:43

Already have. My toddler has paid lots of attention to stuff in the shops and we got some new bits. I then sorted loft and found loads. So when I sorted it I put it up with her every morning she gets up and puts the pumpkin lights on and wants the pumpkin candles lit.
We've already carved pumpkins too. As well do throughout the month.

LadyofMisrule · 12/10/2020 10:51

About lunchtime. All down when the children go to bed.

Lozz22 · 12/10/2020 10:53

@unicornpower Thank you, no I don't mind fake ones. I like stuff that can be reused year after year

Legoandloldolls · 12/10/2020 10:56

Just that week. Or whenever mould starts appearing from the pumpkins mouth. Mould on the pumpkin is a good barometer for Halloween being over in this house!

Karmagoat · 12/10/2020 10:59

1st of October, but to be fair everyday is Halloween in my house 🎃

Topseyt · 12/10/2020 11:05

Never. Can't be arsed with that shit.

WinifredSanderson · 12/10/2020 11:30

@Karmagoat same here 🎃

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