The night before All Saints' Day is fast approaching again. Now is the right time to surprise your friends and visitors with a creative, spooky or simply playful Halloween decoration. If you are one of the lucky owners of a house, you decorate the entrance and the garden. The others beautify the balcony. In today's article we will explain to you how you can decorate your autumn planted flower box for Halloween.
Decorate a flower box with pumpkins for Halloween
Jack-O'Lantern is the name given in English-speaking countries to the lantern made of carved pumpkin. On the night of All Saints Day, people traditionally light the candle in the lantern. The Halloween custom actually comes from Ireland, but immigrants brought it to North America. Nowadays Jack enjoys great popularity.
Lighting a candle is out of the question, especially for outdoor areas and flower boxes - the risk of fire is simply too high. But that doesn't mean you have to do without a Jack figure completely. Onehomemade carnival maskand a witch hat transform the pumpkins into spooky Jack-O'Lantern silhouettes.
Another option is to buy a clay lantern and paint it with the children. This is guaranteed to increase the anticipation of the festival and you will have it next yearfinished Halloween decorationsin the basement. Simply arrange the decorative pumpkins between the autumn plants in the flower box. A spider web made of polyester (inhabited by huge plastic spiders, of course) will add the finishing touches to the decoration.
Witch legs as decoration in the flower box
You don't need to fill the flower box with scary decorations. Sometimes less is more: choose a decoration that you can attractively display in the autumn planted balcony box. Like striped witch legs, for example. Fun, quick and super effective – this Halloween decoration is guaranteed to get you compliments.
Decorate an empty flower box for Halloween
If the flower box is empty, you can let your imagination run wild when decorating. Fill the box with straw and small twigs. Arrange various decorative pumpkins. Cut out raven silhouettes from black cardstock and make Halloween flower studs.
Alternatively, you can fill the balcony box with dried and fabric flowers. Drape a waterproof string of lights (should be suitable for outdoor use). Decorate the spooky ensemble with raven figures from the craft shop and a few large spiders - and the Halloween decoration is ready.
Make Halloween decorations with the children
The flower box offers the perfect opportunity to make creative Halloween decorations with the children. How about a scarecrow? You can fold the hat out of crepe paper and decorate it with an autumn leaf. For the head, use a golf ball on which the children can draw the scarecrow's face. You still need a shish kebab skewer for the body and scraps of fabric for the clothes. Complete!
Or you can cut out a witch's hat out of wood. It is best to cut several details out of wood and glue them together. Then you can paint the witch hat with the children as you wish. It is best to use acrylic paints, they can be applied quickly and easily. You can also use it to stamp various motifs and geometric figures onto the wood. The acrylic paints have good coverage and dry very quickly. So it's a good idea to have acrylic paints for all kinds of crafts.
A few spooky outdoor ideas
With spider webs from the craft shop and skulls, every balcony box looks spooky. If the box is already planted, try not to cover it completely. Otherwise the plants can rot. Let your creativity run wild and combine different decorative figures.
Or place a lantern on the windowsill and drape fairy lights between them. However, there are a few things you should keep in mind when designing the flower box. Make sure that the flower box with the decorations is not too heavy. The decorative items should not slip even in strong winds and, for example, injure passers-by or family members. If you use string lights or LED candles, make sure they are suitable for outdoor use.
A spooky outdoor decoration immediately puts you in the “Trick or Treat” mood. Surprise the family with a cool flower box for Halloween. Or make cute ghost silhouettes, “tombstones” or raven figures together for the festival. Hang garlic against vampires and decorate the whole thing with large fabric spiders. The scary, scary Halloween decoration is ready and is guaranteed to earn you compliments from the neighborhood children. We hope you enjoy crafting – start early so that you canDecoration for 2022can decorate the flower box for longer.
