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10 low-key ways to celebrate Halloween

Without carving a pumpkin.
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If you shudder at the idea of carving a pumpkin or covering your home in a tangle of spider webs, you’ll love these fuss-free ways to celebrate Halloween. 

Roast pumpkin wedges

1. Spice up your side dish

This roasted pumpkin recipe uses sweet cinnamon, hot chilli, cool yoghurt and crunky nuts to add some spice. Get the recipe here.

2. Have a haunted movie night

Not one for trick-or-treating? Chill out in front of Netflix with some spooktacular new shows including The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and The Haunting of Hill House. You can also host a movie night for the kids with Creeped Out and Super Monsters Save Halloween. 

3. Lighten up

Create a spooky atmosphere with a Halloween tealight holder from Dusk.

Halloween cookie cutters
(Credit: Williams Sonoma) (Credit: Williams Sonoma)

4. Make some cookies

Love baking? Cut out some Halloween shapes with these cute cookie cutters from Williams Sonoma. 

5. Paint some pumpkins

Not up for carving pumpkins? Grab a paintbrush and make random brushstrokes for a terrazzo-style finish.  

Pumpkin scones
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6. Bake some scones

Add a touch of Halloween to your afternoon tea with these vibrant pumpkin scones

Black cat mug
(Credit: Pottery Barn) (Credit: Pottery Barn)

7. Say cheers

After a new mug? This black cat mug from Pottery Barn will get you through Halloween and beyond. 

8. Play spooky tunes

Enjoy a low-key Halloween with a scarily good playlist via Spotify. Head to the Halloween genre and get into the likes of Thriller, Highway to Hell and the Ghostbusters theme song.  

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9. Make scents of it

Not into hanging skeletons and ghoulish ghosts? Use your scents instead and fill your home with the delicious aroma of spiced pumpkin and cinnamon.

Pumpkin muffins
(Credit: Andre Martin) (Credit: Andre Martin)

10. Make muffins

Whip up these roasted pumpkin, basil and parmesan muffins for a snack-sized taste of Halloween.

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