Update 10/15/12: Congratulations to this month’s winner, Donna, who says she likes to make her Halloween decorations “as scary as skeletons, but my 4-year-old twins have always been around those at Halloween time so they don’t see them as scary.” Congratulations, Donna! Check back next month for another great freebie.
There are two types of Halloween folk: The ones who deck their yard out in fake blood, life-sized zombies and motion-activated vampires and the ones who stick to jolly pumpkins and mildly creepy ghosts.
Since I can’t watch a horror movie without developing a new irrational fear, you can probably guess which camp I fall into. But whether you go for the blood and guts or would rather keep it PG, you’ll love this month’s giveaway: a collection of outdoor Halloween decorations from Grandin Road.
First on the giveaway list: This creepy animated pumpkin. Sure, it looks innocent enough, but flip on the switch and it turns “evil” — complete with a diabolical laugh — when unsuspecting folks walk by.
With your pumpkin decorations taken care of, we’re also throwing in another Halloween essential: a gauzy ghost. Lights inside this life-sized model add ambiance to your yard at night.
And finally, you can’t have a Halloween party without a resident skeleton. Hang him from the ceiling, prop him up in a chair or send him outside to greet the neighbors.
How scary do you go with your Halloween decorations? Leave a comment below to enter for a chance to win this spooky prize.
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Since I have young children, i try to keep the general decorations not too scary. But I definitely bring out the good stuff for the adult only halloween party!
scary- we love zombies, tombstones, skeletons, mummies…the scarier the better! halloween is such a fun holiday!
I love scary! The scarier the better!
Halloween is my favorite! Thank you HGTV for all of your hard work! I am a BIG fan! Hugs!
I go classic scary crows, witches, skelly's and bats! My favourite time of the year and wait for the Grandin Road Halloween Haven with anticipation!
I like to decoate with pumpkins, lights, and my son who jumps out of a huge pile of leaves to "scare" the trick-or-treaters.
I go as scary as the size of my wallet. Which is unfortunately, horrifying.
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I asked my husband if he liked spooky or cute Halloween decor. He stated, "Cute decor because 'spooky decor' only ensures our children will end up pushing me out of bed!" Although, I do love the skeleton. It could keep my husband company when the kids push him out of bed!
We deck it out…outside we make it scary with viles of blood, webs, home made spooky "dumbies," and spooky pumpkins. etc. ; the kitchen is always made to be a supernatural cafe-humans eat for free OR are eaten..lol…the livingroom is much more friendly but every now and then we "sneak" in spooky but I have a 3 and 2 yr old..gotta do it..the boy's room has kid friendly decor, the bathroom is pirates, skeletons, and spooky pumpkins, WE DO IT ALL!!! we love it!!
We do a combination of both. Kid friendly and scary, inside the house is all scare!
I love Halloween better than any other holiday! Decorating starts this weekend. I love when neighborhood kids stop to check out the decorations. Even our cat gets into the act by hanging out in the graveyard!
2 CUTE!!! LOVE THEM!!!
NO MORE SMASHED PUMPKINS AT LAST!!!
THE CAT IS MY FAVORITE!!!
THE SKELETON AND THE GHOST WILL REALLY AMP THINGS UP!!!
I am so bad at carving pumpkins, I couldn't scare a baby. They'd just think "mmm, lunch!"
We do pumpkins, ghosts, and spiders.
If I'm having a party with adults over, I go scarier. Otherwise I don't have young kids yet to do the cute stuff….but am sure will do it someday!
We have young kids, so we keep it pretty mild. They love Halloween time!
I do both one side of my front porch is scary with witches and a boiling pot. The other side has a PVC pipe skelton and fiber optic pupkin man. Just love Halloween.
I do not do scary. I do "GLAM" sparkle happy smiling Halloween. I love to see the faces of magic on the little kids faces not have them scared or trying to get away from my house. I wish Grand in road would embrace the glamorous side of Hlaloween more the unique and quirky not the scary or horrific
I love Grandin Road! The best decorations ever!
kids should rule for this night,adults should gather lots of fun for all…a good starter set…which I need
thanks
We have two Grandin Road huge inflatable black cats, one headless horseman drawn carriage with Count Dracula in the coffin, and a 5' witch, trees with orange lights, some tomb stones, and some miscellaneous skeletons. It is not a scary design but the display gets you in the Halloween mood. Neighbors enjoy it. Love Grandin Road's Halloween Haven.
Love scary outdoor decor for the kids on Halloween !;)
I start decorating for Halloween over the Labor Day weekend, since it takes several days to set up all of the decorations. I've been a Grandin Road fan for several years, and have purchased many witches, pumpkins, life-size ghouls, etc. I want to display a SPOOKY, but friendly scene in the yard and the porch – so that Trick-or-Treaters of all ages can enjoy visiting my home on Halloween night. The side yard displays a graveyard filled with zombies and tombstones. I place a fogger behind a stone, giving an eery feeling to the scene. I also have the 16-ft. Grim Reaper from GR that is ALWAYS a HIT! On the front porch, I have a display with skeletons sitting on a garden bench filled with pumpkins and mums. The life-size characters greet visitors as they are lined up on the porch. The front-door has the dripping garland all around the door, and the dripping wreath displays a small skeleton face inside while hanging on the door. When the Trick-or-Treaters knock on the door, they are greeted by the 2 mummies when the door opens. The male mummy wears a black tophat with a long gray wig. The female mummy is dressed in style with a spider-web fabric scarf draped over her head and neck.
We go all out. We host an annual halloween party with a hay ride and an outstanding spooky haunted house in an old fashion barn. We have ghouls and witches of all kinds lurking in the barn. Every year it gets a little bigger and more exciting. This year we can't wait to show off all our Grandin Road decorations that we purchased. Happy Halloween Guys and Ghouls!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We've been decorating with a haunted pirate theme for the last few years. I think it's time to change it up a bit!
Now that my daughter is in high school I feel that each holiday is even more precious and I try to put so much effort into everything I do to decorate and create memories..I just finished the inside now for the outside
New grandma here –
they are 8 and 12 – would love anything – love the ghost – new memories for all of us
love the Halloween Decor from Grandin Road. The resident skeleton woulld be a great addition to the fun and creepy festivities!
I don't do blood and guts, but I like a few good decorations. Your pumpkin, ghost and skeleton are great! I especially like the Resident Skeleton.
Not too scary, but now that that the kids are grown I'm aiming to get as creepy as possible
I decorate between fun and scary because I have a 3 and 6 year old.
Next year I will go scary because we received the Halloween edition
from Grandin Road. They both carried it around for a week telling us what
they wanted, which was everything. They even had me read every description
for each item. We can't wait !
Love the pumpkins and the kids at the scary-fun time of the year.
I have a rock garden out front that would make a great place to make a spooky cemetery!
I agree with you– pumpkins are my thing, too. I get soooo excited when I get to put them out every year!! Thanks for this awesome opportunity!
We go PG don't want to scare the kids too badly!
I decorate in degrees of scary. I keep the decorations close to the street simple and silly, As you get closer to my front door things get a little more frightening.
Halloween is my family's favorite Holiday and we love to decorate, my kids are preteen and up but I have a granddaughter so I keep it pg13
I really want the grandin road banjo dueling skeletons sitting on the round table with the halloweeny/fall tablecloths. I don't like scarey, but prefer spider webs, bats, and, pumpkins, and skeletons for decorations.
This is the first year that my kids are old enough to let me do the Halloween I like … I have a twisted sense of the holiday and want a THEME to play through … this year there is a lot of blood and guts with fake blood and what not but next year will be the best with the top four – Nosferatu, Wolf man, the Mummy, and Frankenstein … or close derivatives there of …I really hope that Grandin Road comes out with Frankenstein so my husband doesn't have to dress up and walk around moaning all night!
I like decorating with pumpkins, black cats, and ghosts. I don't want to scare myself…
On the scary side but not gory!
On the past we have done the creepy crawlies and scary ghosts and fog machines, with a you gain this year will be geared more to jolly pumpkins I think!!!
we like to go eerie, abandoned. like great expectations.
Cool decor. I really want to decorate my house for my step daughter. She loves fall and Halloween.
My favorite decorating Holiday! Usually, we stick to traditional decorations, jack-o-lanterns, corn stalks, hay bales, and colorful mums. Maybe throw in a flying bat or 2 and some creepy music. Tho this year we have to start all over after losing all the holiday stuff in flooding last year! We'll be fine as long as there is plenty of candy! Happy Halloween Everyone!
This year i am going with Not-Too-Scary Entryway! Black card stock bats, tree branches from the yard, pumpkins from Michael's craft store a few ravens are used to create this simple but high-impact Halloween entryway. Last year "my husband" had a life-size Butler (very creepy), grave yard fenced in with lots of detailed product on the front porch. A black light, fogger, big over sized bats, spider web, singing ghost and i can't forget the flying skull. Orange/Purple lights just like the hollidays and much more…
Such a cool prize, thanks
I have watched hgtv for several years. Love the fall ideas and decor. I have a 12 and 6 year old, this would be a hit. Love hgtv! Thanks for the ideas!
As I child growing up in the 60's with 8 siblings, I've always enjoyed Halloween . My mother encourage and allowed us to unleash our creativity. When I grew up it was about ghosts witches pumpkins vampires/bats.There were not the decorations to purchase. We used our imagination and crafting skills to create artistic scenes in our front window with our mothers patience, Today I decorate with a style I will call enchanted /traditional. I stage an enchanted forest witch theme outside/ inside with all the traditional characters which is just enough to spark everyones imagination while leaving you with a haunting sense of the season for all ages to enjoy. My mother( age 87) lives with me and looks forward to assisting in the creativity and enchanting scenes we display
For Halloween, my "scary" can be adorable! Since I'm not so into scaring people (especially kids!) I usually go to the cuter side of Halloween
a puppy statue (since I own a dog) in a Dracula costume is as far as my scary can go! But I do like Mickey mouse with fangs or pikachu as Mario (I must confess, Pokemon is pretty awesome!) but those Halloween decor could look so great with my tiny pumpkins!