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Dollar Store Halloween Porch Decor

While I absolutely love Halloween, I’m not typically a big decorator for the holiday.  I’m not really sure why – it is what it is.  But this year is different because my kids (ages 6 and 8) insisted that we “go all out” and make our house the spookiest on the block.  They wanted to spend my entire life’s savings on Halloween decorations, so I had to rein them in and take them to Dollar Tree to get their fix.

We put up their decorations over the weekend and I’m happy to share their vision** with you as part of the Decorate Your Porch blog hop hosted by my friend Amy at My Life From Home!  (**Everything you see is what they picked out.  My version of a Halloween porch would have looked a lot different!  It was hard to let them drive this bus, but I’m glad they got a chance to express their creativity and vision for a Halloween porch.)

This Halloween porch is filled with dollar store items! Check out the post to see how to use dollar store Halloween decorations to deck out your home for Halloween.

The caution tape was a big hit with my kids.  I think we bought four different types.  Currently only two are displayed on our porch (wrapped around the mum planters and along one of the sidelights), but I’ve been told that the others will definitely be going up for Halloween night.

Planters wrapped in caution tape are a great Halloween decorating idea!

This “creepy” skeleton dude is the splurge item on the porch.  Press his hand and his eyes glow red and he says all kinds of weird stuff to you (REALLY LOUDLY).  The kids were lucky they caught me in a generous moment during one of our Home Depot trips.  🙂

This post is filled with ideas for decorating your porch for Halloween with dollar store items!

The planters are my favorite part of the porch.  They’re filled with lots of random Dollar Tree finds, but it kind of works!

Fill an outdoor planter with dollar store Halloween decorations for a spooky look on your front porch! This Halloween front porch has lots of budget-friendly ideas!

I mean, when doesn’t a skull look good next to your front door?Fill an outdoor planter with dollar store Halloween decorations for a spooky outdoor Halloween display! This post has lots of good dollar store Halloween decor ideas!Glittered skulls in an outdoor lantern are a fabulous way to decorate for Halloween! These dollar store Halloween porch decor ideas are not to be missed!

Now this doormat combo is a huge point of contention with my kids.  My mom gave me this personalized pumpkin doormat earlier this fall and I love it.  The kids say it’s too cute.  They want it gone.  What do you think?  Should it stay or should it go?Layered doormats make a beautiful statement at the front door.

Well, that’s the end of my Halloween front porch tour.  My porch is so tiny that there’s not much to see!  I hope you enjoyed seeing my kids’ handiwork.  Stop by on Halloween night for some candy!

This Halloween front porch is filled with dollar store Halloween decorations. See how to decorate your Halloween porch on a budget!

Also, swing by my blogger friends’ posts to see their porches decorated for fall and Halloween!  So much fun.


Comments

  1. Amy @ mylifefromhome says

    Bre! You are a good mom! It’s super cute and I bet the kids are so excited! I have some Halloween stuff that I’ll have to get out and add to mine now that it’s officially Halloween season!

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  2. Kim says

    They knocked it out of the park! I love the planter as well, and you can tell they had SO much fun picking everything out. That’s how it always starts for us – my kids LOVE Halloween (even the big ones) and it’s very difficult not to get caught up in their excitement. I see decor blogging in their futures. 🙂 Welcome to the crazy fun world of Halloween decorating – same time, same place, next year?

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  3. Michelle James says

    Bre, it’s awesome that your kids got involved and had fun with the Halloween decor. They take after their talented Mom, because it looks great! I think the welcome mat should stay, because it’s all about compromise right? The skeleton dude is awesome and I bet will be a huge hit with the kids on Halloween!

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  4. Emily says

    Bre, I love that your kids were so excited to decorate for Halloween! (And that you let them choose what they wanted—I would find it hard to let my kid(s) take the reins, too). I think they made some great spooky choices, though I would’ve nixed those spiders because dang they are creepy! Even fake spiders give me the heebie-jeebies, haha! I’m glad we got to do this hop together 🙂

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    • Bre says

      Thank you so much! And thank you for the invitation to join your link party. I will try to remember to do that!

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