1. Mason Jar Lanterns

Materials Needed:

• Mason jars
• Black construction paper
• Glue
• Paint (optional)
• Tea lights or battery-operated candles

Instructions:

1. Design and Cut: Cut out Halloween-themed shapes from black construction paper (e.g., bats, witches, ghosts).
2. Attach Shapes: Glue the shapes to the outside of the mason jar.
3. Paint (Optional): If desired, you can paint the outside of the jar in colors like orange or black. Make sure to leave the areas with the cutouts unpainted.
4. Add Light: Place a tea light or battery-operated candle inside the jar to create a spooky glow.

2. Paper Plate Pumpkins

Materials Needed:

• Paper plates
• Orange paint or markers
• Black construction paper
• Scissors
• Glue

Instructions:

1. Color Plates: Paint or color the paper plates orange.
2. Create Faces: Cut out eyes, noses, and mouths from black construction paper.
3. Attach Faces: Glue the cutouts onto the paper plates to create jack-o’-lantern faces.

3. Ghost Garland

Materials Needed:

• White tissue paper
• Black marker
• String or twine
• Tape or glue

Instructions:

1. Form Ghosts: Take a piece of tissue paper and form it into a small ball for the ghost’s head. Cover the ball with another piece of tissue paper, allowing the rest to hang down as the ghost’s body.
2. Draw Faces: Use the black marker to draw spooky or funny faces on the tissue paper ghosts.
3. Attach to String: Tape or glue the ghosts onto a piece of string or twine to create a garland. Hang the garland in your home for a festive touch.

Another idea is here:

Have fun getting ready for Halloween. And we will come back with more quick and easy DIY ideas in our next post!

Thanksgiving is tomorrow. Christmas is around the corner. Are you stressed thinking about the upcoming celebration?

Hopefully not! We are here to suggest you some products to get for your friends and relatives. Feel free to get it from the shop we advertise (if it delivers to you) or find something similar where you live.

Cake Kits&Baskets

If you are going to a party, think of getting something edible. How about a basket of donuts? For those in Australia, check out the shop Goldelucks:

And, especially, if there are kids, we have an even better suggestion. Get a donut decorating kit!

Star Wars Inspired Items

Another Australian shop called Short Story gave us one more idea for a great gift. Any Star Wars fans here? We know quite a few. These gifts would be great little somethings for such people. They do have International shipping (not all the countries are available), but you can find Star Wars souvenirs elsewhere…

For Your Family Home

When visiting a family home, consider purchasing something practical and cozy. For instance, a high-quality throw or a blanket. Here is a nice Australian store Gainsborough to browse:

For Someone Busy

Do you need a nice and budget gift for a co-worker? Notebooks, notepads and daily planners are all great choices. There are stylish daily and weekly planners for 2022 on sale right now. Some shops like Day Designer also offer flexible planners and to do pads. So you can stock up and in case some items won’t find their owner, you can use them for the next holiday.

For an Outdoor Enthusiast

Do your loved ones or family members love hunting, fishing or doing sports? You can find plenty of things to buy for someone who loves such things and not only on OpticsPlanet. Moreover, there are items for astronomy and photography fans.

And if you love camping, check out the best deals on stoves, grills and fire pits here at SoloStove website:

Didn’t prepare? We have some easy last moment ideas!

Pumpkin

Well, hopefully you just have at least one pumpkin. It really helps to set the mood for Halloween!

Decorations

Even if your food is not very Halloweeny, decorations will save your festivity! You can make them yourself! Just fold paper as many times as needed and cut out some Halloween easy characters (pumpkin, ghosts, spiders).

Put your cut-outs around the table, stick them to the walls!

Done!

Put eyes on everything

Make it scary! Whatever food and snacks you have, putting the eyes on them will make it seem as if you have actually thought this all through.

It is not difficult to make the edible eyes (in case you cannot just cut them out again!), here is the recipe:

How To Make Candy Eyes

Add Coloring

If you are cooking something (anything), it is a good idea to make it look weird. So, why not adding food coloring?

And well, the eyes, too! (you can also make eyes with boiled egg and a piece of olive for your savoury dishes)

Fondant Ghost

If you happen to have some fondant paste, make a quick ghost and cover your regular cupcake! Fast and easy!

Blood!

Well, you can always just carelessly pour some straberry jam over any dessert to make it look spooky.

Do it with a whole cake and stuck a knife into it!

Costume

Don’t forget about a costume! The classic lazy-ass option: just throw a bed sheet and you are the ghost!

Anyways this year everyone is going to be dressed as COVID-19!

Have a spooky Halloween!