The kids LOVE this time of year! They've been bugging me to pull out the Halloween decorations, but I just haven't been ready yet. It was a rainy day today and I finally caved.
We added something new this year...
I just took one of these
and screwed it into the ceiling.
Anyone else hate this textured ceiling as much as I do?! Any quick/easy/painless solutions for getting rid of it? Back to the spider...
I tied a piece of heavy duty thread (or you can use fishing line) to him,
threaded the line through the hook,
and attached the other end to the door. I secured it with some tape too.
and open (he drops down!)
It's only been up for a few hours and the kids are already driving me nuts with this thing. I think we've opened and closed the door 40 times today!
Down, up, down, up, down, up. It still seems elicit giggles as strong as when we put him up this morning so mission accomplished :) Not bad for a dollar store spider.
Down, up, down, up, down, up. It still seems elicit giggles as strong as when we put him up this morning so mission accomplished :) Not bad for a dollar store spider.
I also decided to move the rag wreath on the front door to the mirror. It was getting smooshed by the storm door so I'm changing it out for the wreath from last year (I'll post about that later in the week).
We added some silhouettes cut out from black construction paper. The kids put some other ones up around the house... they love being able to help decorate. I use these year to year; they take up almost zero storage space and cost next to nothing. Gotta love Halloween!
Can you tell which ones the kids put up? I love the little cluster! It's actually a lot better than last year... they were all layered on top of one another and stuck together. They crack me up!
What about you? Have you started decorating for Halloween yet? Thanks for stopping by!
Blessings,
Jamie
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Ha! I typically hate all things spider, but I have to say - this silly spider is so cute. Very clever! I'm going to share this on my crafty facebook page : )
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ReplyDeleteMY KIDS WOULD NEVER STOP OPENING AND CLOSING YOUR DOOR. love it. Shared it on my COM-FB page. winks-jen
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Love it!!! My kids, however, might be scarred for life - LOL.
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Haha now I can scare my gran daughters..they are always getting me..lol Would love you share at my link party "Creative Halloween ideas"
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That's so cute! What a clever idea. I have a feeling your door will be busy for the next month! haha too cute not to keep looking at!
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