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10 low-key ways to celebrate Halloween

Without carving a pumpkin. - by Rebecca Lowrey Boyd
  • 16 Oct 2018
10 low-key ways to celebrate Halloween
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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. 

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3. Lighten up

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

Halloween cookie cutters
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4. Make some cookies

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

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Carved pumpkins just don't last in Florida. That's why I'm so excited to have teamed up with @spatialdwelling, @idlehandsawake, and @designfixation to bring you guys 4 modern, no carve pumpkin ideas based on this years trends! Anyone surprised I went with #terrazzo? 😅 swipe through to see all the DIYs and check out the full blog post to get the how-to's.

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
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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The new Halloween candle for 2018 from @glasshousef and in the same Pumpkin 🎃 🥧 fragrance that you know and love and missed!

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
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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Rebecca is the Digital Managing Editor of Better Homes and Gardens.

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