The scariest night of the year is nearly upon us and if you’re looking to get involved with the fun, creating some window displays for Halloween is an easy way to make an impact. While you might like to get crafty with some DIY Halloween decoration ideas, there are plenty of bits you can buy that require little effort on your part and will completely transform your window ready for October 31st.
Of course, if you’re having a get-together or just like to go wild, you may want to go all out and deck your house out from top to bottom. But we reckon that window displays for Halloween are an easy and effective way to get in the spirit of the spooky season without letting it take over the whole house.
To give you some inspiration, we’ve scoured the web and rounded up our favourite buys for your window displays this Halloween, suitable for every budget.
Window displays for Halloween
It may look simple but this black cloth is a great place to start when it comes to decorating your window for Halloween. Measuring 2x5m it's large enough to fit most windows on the inside and could also double up as a table cloth for spooky dinners.
**Review: "**See-through cloth, can double up for thicker material, good for spooky background or door hanging."
Ok so these little guys won't win any awards for being particularly scary but how adorable are they? We reckon they'll be a great one if you have very young neighbours.
Review: "I bought two sets - one with individual stickers and another with the haunted house. Love them. So easy to put on and remove."
Measuring 6.56ft, string these fun Halloween lights across your window. Featuring pumpkins, ghosts, bats and spiders, they're suitable for both inside and outside use and require three AA batteries.
Review: "My grandson wanted these for his Halloween display, lovely little lights that are good value for the money paid."
Now we wouldn't advise these spookier window displays for Halloween if you live near lots of little ones but if not, these bloody stickers add a very creepy touch...
Review: "These stickers are brilliant! Lots of them, brilliant sizes and very colourful! They go on so easily, they don't peel off and have so far lasted so well they look like they've only been put up today when they've been up for 2.5 weeks!"
If you want to steer clear of stickers, what about a projector instead? With this one, you can set six white ghosts swirling over your window and house. Simply sick the stake into the ground with a spike or place it on a flat place with a mount base and adjust to any position.
Review: "The ghostly characters look great on the exterior wall outside my front door. I live in a rural village where there is no street lighting at all, which makes the whole display show up even better in the complete darkness of the night!"
For an alternative to string lights, we love this spooky cobweb lighted by 70 orange LEDs. It comes with a plush black spider for a realistic effect. Choose from three light modes controlled by one button.
Review: "This looks fabulous in the window, such an eye catcher!"
Fake cobweb is a really effective way of instantly transforming your window. This super-stretchy spider web comes with 30 fake spiders. Simply uncoil and stretch it out - you'll be amazed how far it goes.
Review: "I managed to cover my entire bannister and my outside light and pulled some across the wall, there's loads of it!"
Simple but seriously spooky, with this set of stickers you'll receive two sheets of removable and waterproof fluorescent peeping eyes in three different sizes. Easy to use, just peel off the back paper, and then paste the stickers on your window displays for Halloween.
Review: "Bought them for Halloween and my son was happy. However, it must be said that even after a sunny day, they do not shine nearly as in the picture and not for long."
www.etsy.com
Greet trick-or-treaters with this simple Happy Halloween message. Available in multiple colours and three different sizes so you can ensure it's suitable for your window, you can also choose between if you want it mirrored for windows or front facing for walls.
Review: "Great value, delivery and product."
www.lights4fun.co.uk
Dubbed 'Spooky Spencer', this fella will add a ghoulish glow to your home. Hang him from the ceiling in front of your window and turn him on to add an eerie atmosphere for the scary season!
Review: "Cute in our windows! Kids love them. We bought two - Stephen and Steven."
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Lorna White is a Senior Digital Writer at Yours.co.uk. She was previously a writer at Yours Magazine writing features and news stories before joining the digital team. Lorna loves the great British countryside and likes to spend her spare time out and about in her home of Nottinghamshire walking her dog, Pippin.