Growing up, the first thrill and chill of Halloween was when my mother brought decorations down from the attic, and the first to go up was a set of glow-in-the-dark giant paper skeletons my brother and I would hang on our bedroom doors, their bony arms and legs posed however we liked. To get our Design Happens readers ready for October 31st, we’re giving away four Fridays of awesomely frightful Halloween decorations from Grandin Road.
This week’s prize is their Animated Halloween Haunted Magic Mirror. It looks like an elegant mirror from a haunted castle, even more so when you step in front of it…
…that’s when a ghoulish apparition appears! This ghastly reaper moves and talks, begging to be let our of his reflective lair.
Grandin Road wants one lucky Design Happens winner to take home this Halloween mirror. To be entered for a chance to win this super cool and creepy Halloween decoration, simply leave us a comment in the field below before 12/11c Monday, August 26.
This week’s question: When you pull out your Halloween decorations, what goes up first?
Pumpkins in every size, shape and color. Not the real ones yet. First the fake ones go out.
First thing to come out are the scarecrows. Then the granddaughter gets to put up Halloween window clings, all as far as her arm will reach of course.
The first thing we do is decorate our front lawn with our numerous tombstones. Then we follow up with our many ghoulish props.
The first thing I pull out to start my decorating is the ornament on my front door, which welcomes all of my guest. I change it from year to year. This really starts the Halloween flow. My witch crashing into my front pillar is a hit.
My scare crows sitting on small bundles of hay with the haunted tree I made in ceramic,pumpkins and haunted house of ceramic.
Ha! Do the spider webs on my front porch count? They don't get taken down, so technically I don't actually put them up, but once a year I am being seasonal.
Well , first its all the outdoor decorations. All the tombstones I have made myself. This year I have made a mausolem that will feature Jack Skellingtons dog Zero floating in it. We do a mixture of Nightmare Before Christmas and Disney's Haunted Mansion. We have ghost in the graveyard and skulls that move and make faces. Pumpkins and witches. Lights in green and purple and orange that are in the graveyard. This year we have also made our first ground fog chiller and it looks awesome. Then we have a huge spider web with a big spider in it that is lighted by a black light. We always put a bunch of spider webbing on your front portch . We have spiders in it and this is what the kids walk thru to get the candy. We have a floating candlealbra on the portch . We have a big Jack Skellington that we have on the roof that waves to the trick or treaters. LOL Its more that I have time to write. Needless to say all the neihborhood kids love our house.
That reminds me of the ride at Disney World. That would be so cool to have for our Halloween Party!
first thing we put out is an antique witch made out of paper mache and paint that has been handed down to me by my favorite aunt. Followed by a gazillion pumpkins and autumn leaf garland, skeleton hand candle holders……and a mess of other stuff.
A good horror movie to watch while I decorate to set the mood then comes the tubs of candy. Did I mention candy?
It varies every year, this year it is the new fall throw blankets I bought last year for the living room. Once I see a few key pieces start to come together then I really start decortating. Just like outside, once the Fall Flag goes up watchout here come the pumpkins!!!
this wuld make a great decoration for a party already in the works.
First thing that goes up for Halloween is my flying bat with red eyes. I think I will put it on the chain of the front door this year so when I open the door it will look like he is coming straight at you!
Who wouldnt want to be a hit with the halloween block party events coming up with this added attraction to the decor-I'm sold on this one!
Really scary to them who don't aware about it already. I liked the concept of ghost coming out of the mirror which made it more realistic.It like something before renovation of a very old house.
Tombstones and Coffin get put out in the front yard first.
Tombstones and Coffin are the first to be put out in the front yard.
Halloween happens to be our favorite holiday. We decorate the yard every year for Halloween, adding something new each weekend. The kids in the neighborhood come by an look at the changes in the yard. But the first thing that goes up is a plastic skeleton that we've had a for 20+ years he hangs in the tree in the front yard. That means Halloween in on it's way.
I have a little black bucket that I fill with water and float 5 witch hat candles in. It sits on my kitchen island on a piece of cloth that is orange with little yellow stars on it. It’s my favorite so it’s always first
Even before things go up outside, my fall candles and prints come out inside!! I love all the smells and sights of autumn, Halloween, and Thanksgiving! But outside, it's pumpkins, gourds, and scarecrows!!
First thing is to decorate the front step. All decked out for the grandbabies(5 under 3years)
The 1st thing I can't wait to decorate is our fireplace mantel! Since my birthday is 9/25 I've always been sent a spooktacular bouquet of flowers full of fall colors. This is my kick off & inspiration to decorating for Halloween. I've got a really cool ghoulish candelabra that takes center stage up on the mantel. Then a few family favorite spooky knick knacks (lol) and some cob webs! The only thing that would put the creep into this creepy setting is a really ghoulish mirror that can hang behind it all!
BWA-HA-HA-HA-HAAAAAAaaa!!
First to go up for us is the Pumpkins!!! Lots and Lots of Pumpkins, we have a pumpkin carving party – too much fun!
My cackling witch goes on the door. Her face moves and she is green and she scares me, and that's saying a lot. Then up go the spiders, rats, cemetary headstones w/bones, and fog drifts in …oh, only if the weather is right.
First up–our motion activated wicked witch face door hanging that spookily greets all those approaching our door steps with her witchy voice and laughter (circa 1999 and it still works). Happy haunting everyone!
My Nightmare Before Christmas OOGIE BOOGIE Ceramic Candy Jar – favorite decoration by far!!! Muwahahahah! First thing out EVERY YEAR!
1st thing to go up is our 4' very cool lighted skeleton,,,he hangs on a shepherds hook. Then the front porch get decked out with pumpkins, black cats,rats & witches. Halloween is my fav holiday! That mirror would be fab in my freshly painted dining room . I have a mirrored ghost sconce that would look great with it.
The first thing that goes up is my black glitter pumpkins. It wouldn't hurt if it was the mirror.
the first thing to go up well out is a caldron that we fill with candy, and then let the magic begin!
This is the first year I have been able to decorate as I am now living in a house, so I still need to buy a lot of decor. I would say though first thing to go up was a twisted purple light garland!
When I start the Halloween decorating, the pumpkin candies bowl always gets put out first to be filled with pieces of chocolates. The rest of the decorating is even more fun when you can snack along on those sweets. This is the one day a year when I splurge on candies since I am a dentist.
The first thing I put up is my giant pumpkin on the porch
The kids get excited about Halloween so we surprise them and put up one item (indoor) each day starting the first day of October. We begin to put up outside decorations a week before Halloween. We think this Animated Halloween Magic mirror would be really cool to have!
Happy Halloween!
I start slowly, with a few pumkins, and some ghosts in the yard made of cheesecloth and stiffening agent. I love Halloween!!! I drool over the Grandin Road collection every year.
We love this time of year, we begin to decorate on the first Saturday of October.
We love this Magic Mirror!
I love Halloween!!! I would be so happy to add that mirror to my decorations!! 1st thing to go up are usually the indoor lighted witch, black cat and pumpkin
We're on a budget this year so we're making our own spooky decorations, we'll start putting them up on mid-October.
This mirror would add some fun to the Halloween festivity in our home this year!
The floating ghost in front of the entrance door
The first thing I put up for Halloween is the front window Decorations, very spooky!
Autumn is my favorite time of year and Halloween is our favorite to celebrate. The first thing we put up are the lights. Something about the orange and purple glow that just sets the mood! This will be our sons first Halloween so i can't wait to share the excitement with him. I hope he loves those lights as much as I do!
The fist thing is an old brass candle holder that holds 5 candles but instead of candles I use Indian corn. The husk looks like flames
Pumpkins, both real and fake: we have a light-up jack’o'lantern that’s popular with our nieces and nephew.
The first thing that is put out is my figure who looks like Frankinstein we call him Fred. He talks. Then the spider webs and spiders ,skeletons and tomb stones in the front yard. Halloween is my favorite so I like to ghoul it up. The mirror would be perfect for our decorations.
The 1st things that go up at our house are 2 animated figurines, one is Frankenstein (he moans) and the other is the Wofman (he howls)!
The kids favorite thing to put out is one of those skelatons that looks like it's climbing out of the ground so it has to go up first
The first to go up at my house are the carved pumpkins. Last year I raised my own in the flower bed. They had come voluntarily and we enjoyed watching them grow bigger and bigger!
Some fall decorations in the house and then the pumpkins come out!
I usually put up some scarecrows throughout the house first.
First thing I put up is a pumpkin face over the porch light….my grandson is watching me right now…. saying please get that mirror grandma!
First thing I pull out are all the Halloween picture frames withnmy kids pictures since their very first Halloween. They are both teenagers but love seeing their costumes from a barney to football players to clowns. I go crazy decorating as I still get excited as I did as a child.