Halloween decorations seem to be getting more and more elaborate, and there is an endless supply of decorations available in most stores that can soon add up to be quite expensive. Instead of buying all of your decorations, why not take a few minutes to make some, starting with some easy centerpieces? My favorite centerpieces are interesting and don't take a lot of fuss to get ready. Keep reading for some ideas on Halloween centerpieces to make.

Anything involving food is always a hit with me, so it's no surprise that my favorite centerpiece is full of chocolate and takes two seconds to make! It's as simple as filling a bowl with Halloween candy. I use a crystal serving bowl so that my chocolate bars have an extra sparkle, but a jack-o-lantern bowl in either plastic or ceramic works just as well. Plastic bowls are also more child-friendly since they are less likely to break and cause hurt feelings. On Halloween night the bowl can be brought to the front door for giving out candy to the neighborhood kids! Candy is a big part of Halloween so I like to bring it into my decorating, not to mention making sure that it's within easy reach for when I get the munchies...!

Another easy Halloween centerpiece is made by hollowing out a pumpkin, just as you would to make a jack-o-lantern, and then placing a small potted mum inside. The pumpkin serves as a decorative flower pot and when Halloween is over you can take the potted plant out of the pumpkin and plant it outside. A vase filled with seasonal flowers can be used instead of the potted plant, depending on your preferences. Using the pumpkin in this way turns a plant or flower arrangement into a fun and festive decoration.

If you're decorating for a Halloween party, why not make dessert your centerpiece? For a no fuss dessert, make cupcakes and then decorate them with some Halloween flair. After icing the cupcakes, make spooky faces with small Halloween candies, a variety of which can be found at any bulk food store. Or you can use orange icing and add some dark lines to make the cupcakes look like pumpkins. Instead of cupcakes, a cake can be decorated with a Halloween theme and then displayed during your party as the centerpiece. Try decorating the cake to look like a pumpkin, a graveyard or a ghost. The options are endless and just take some time, icing, and festive candies.

Halloween centerpieces don't have to take much time to make, but the time you do spend will be well worth it. If you have children, try to make something that they can help with. Kids are great at coming up with creative and unique jack-o-lantern faces, and can't wait to dig their fingers inside of pumpkins to clean them out! A simple jack-o-lantern centerpiece is fun to make and a great way to spend some time with your kids. Just make sure that an adult is doing the cutting so that little fingers don't get hurt. For an extra treat, save the pumpkin seeds and roast them to make a crunchy and healthy snack.

Have fun with your Halloween decorating because this is one holiday that is meant to be fun more than anything! If you don't like the initial results, don't be afraid to rework things a different way. Decorating at any time of year is a personal experience so decorate with items that you enjoy. My favorite decorations are ones that I've made, even if they only last for a couple of days.

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