Not So Spooky Fall Decor
Maybe I'm coming to this realization late, but when it comes to decor, sometimes
you need to compromise your adult tastes to keep the littlest members of the
household happy. In our house, Autumn and Halloween decorations should fall on
the fun and simple side, can't be too scary and definitely nothing that howls,
screeches, chatters or otherwise terrifies a 3 year old!
Kid Friendly Fall Decor
Lucky for us, The Home Depot sent us
a little gift that was just what Chloe would have picked herself:
Read her mind, they did. She hugged that scarecrow every morning for the
three days it sat in our hallway. So even though I'd love to decorate with
tasteful pumpkins that are decoupaged, covered in chalkboard paint, or gold
glitter, things are looking a bit more traditional around here:
The mini hay bales are from a local farm. I'll be moving them out to the base of the stairs and sit our carved pumpkin there for Halloween. I've never used hay bales before - I think they're my new favourite fall decoration! These mini pumpkins are the only ones that have survived the last two weeks - our city squirrels and raccoons seem to like eating them.
I wanted to brighten up our black door so I put these removable wall decals
I found at the dollar store. They glow in the dark too! (On a side note: our
door is a textured fiberglass but I'd be wary of putting decals on a painted
wood door. The sun might cause the decals to adhere more strongly and ruin
the paint when you tried to remove them).
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We picked up some fall planters from the grocery store. Hopefully, our
black thumbs can keep these ones alive ;) The Home Depot provided some
orange lights which we've strung up on the railing and a strobe light
which we'll use to scare the littles (but not too much!).
The mini hay bales are from a local farm. I'll be moving them out to the base of the stairs and sit our carved pumpkin there for Halloween. I've never used hay bales before - I think they're my new favourite fall decoration! These mini pumpkins are the only ones that have survived the last two weeks - our city squirrels and raccoons seem to like eating them.
So that's our fall look - simple and not so spooky! Have you done any
decorating? These items are available at
The Home Depot
for a limited time if you're still in need of some fall decor.
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Disclosure: The Home Depot provided me these decorations free of
charge, but did not ask me to write a post. The opinions (and Chloe's
enthusiasm) expressed are our own.
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