Simple Halloween Decorations

It's hard to believe Halloween is almost here!  We're really starting to get into decorating for holidays since the babies are old enough to get excited.  Just thought I'd share a few of our favorites that make our home a little more "halloweenie!"

These little guys are two large pom-poms (or pom-pons depending on your dialect) glued together - pipe cleaner legs, googly eyes and upholstery thread string.  We hang these from our kitchen "chandelier" above the kids' high chairs for some spooky dining buddies! 

We love these cutout bats from Martha Stewart!  I bought the set last year but believe there's a DIY option somewhere.  I'll be sure to update if I can find the link!  These are on our back sliding door and I love the silhouette it makes.

This cutie spider was made courtesy of my friend Sarah at a Girl Scout event.  Made from a silver pot scrubber and soldering wire - these are super cute, easy and even look kinda elegant!  You can find instructions to this easy Halloween craft idea here!  

My mom gave me this lovely apothecary jar for my birthday gift.  I placed a white pillar candle inside to take up some space and help better fill the space with faux leaves and seed pods.

Another great Martha Stewart find!  It really pop with our green walls and is simply hung with two command adhesive hooks pushed through at the top.  You can still get this from Amazon here!

You may have seen these little guys in our recent post about our new family portrait!  My awesomely creative mom traced one of the bats from the ones on our sliding door - onto some fun foam.  We cut them out and threaded more upholstery thread through a little stitch on their back and hung them from the chandelier.  Brayden especially loves when I lift him and run him through the "batty bats" and let them dangle on his head.  These are one of my favorite things about Halloween!

Finally - a much recommended and much missed decoration.  We loved these little paper mice (again) from Martha Stewart.  They were so cute in our front foyer and were really festive.  Unfortunately, a rogue toddler constantly pulled them off the wall and would remove their tails.  They're all gone now, but hopefully we'll be able to replace them in the future!  This photo is the stock photo since ours are mutilated.  They're available for purchase here and M.S. even has a DIY template for the crafty ladies out there.

Hope you enjoyed your little tour and would love to hear about all your favorite simple Halloween decorations!