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Halloween, with its whimsical costumes and eerie decorations, is a holiday that I eagerly anticipate all year long. It’s a time for spooky stories, pumpkin patches, and, most importantly, unforgettable Halloween memories! If you’re looking on tips to hosting a memorable Halloween for your family, you are going to love this Halloween inspiration from One Stylish Party! (Be sure to check out her post about this Halloween setup from last year!)
Tara, from One Stylish Party, created this adorable Halloween display last year! I never got to share it as I was at the end of my pregnancy and just counting down the days for Christmas! Ha! But I love the touches she put together to make her home feel all sorts of magical for the Halloween season!
Hosting A Memorable Halloween
Here are a few tips that I gravitate to every year in making a memorable and magical Halloween for my littles!
1. Setting the Stage with Spooky Decorations
Pumpkins are a classic go to in our house. Inside and outside are scattered about with pumpkins here, there and everywhere! Here’s an extra tip: wash your pumpkins when you bring them home with soap and water. They will last you well into Thanksgiving!
For a little spooky touch, I like to put some fake spiderwebs around the lights, shelves and stairs. Bats on the walls and windows, ghosts hanging from the tree branches and floating candles are something I look forward to putting up yearly!
Too, I can’t forget about our themed occasions bin! I LOVE getting to put together an occasions bin for the kids to make the days leading up to Halloween feel even more festive! With themed plates, cups, napkins, straws, sprinkles and so much more – we can add a little something haunted and ghoulish to every meal and snack! You can find out more about occasions bins here!
2. Halloween Treats and Eats
Halloween wouldn’t be complete without delicious treats and eats. Here are some ideas for spooky snacks:
Mummy Hot Dogs: Wrap hot dogs in strips of crescent roll dough and add mustard or ketchup for the mummy’s eyes. The boys in my house love these!
The Sweet Stuff: Candy corn, kettle & caramel corn, caramel apples – these are all favorites in our house and it wouldn’t be Halloween if we weren’t stocked with them! My oldest & I have a big sweet tooth that is certainly satisfied during the Halloween season!
Cider, Hot Cocoa & A Witches Brew: These drinks are constantly in rotation for us. Warm or cold apple cider with apple slices is a fall favorite for myself. Then on our scary movie nights, a *spooky* hot chocolate with eyeball sprinkles, whipped cream and salted caramel flavoring is a total must! Plus, I create a *witches’ brew* punch with Hawaiian punch, sprite & lime sherbet. Add gummy worms for an extra spooky effect!
3. Halloween Games and Activities
Halloween wouldn’t be Halloween without these festive activities!
Trick or Treat: An obvious one here! My oldest counts down the days until our neighborhood trick or treat night! And we love how our neighbors get into the holiday with spooky yard decorations and so many haunted garage walkthroughs! Such fun!
Pumpkin Carving: We save this for just a few days before trick or treat night so our pumpkins don’t rot too early! It’s also my husband’s favorite activity so he can roast the pumpkin seeds for a snack.
Outdoor Scary Movie Night: We started doing this a couple years ago and we look forward to it so much! I try to do this as early in the month as possible when the weather isn’t too crisp & cool. But a roaring bonfire next to us helps take off the chill. I try to do a not so scary movie for the kids and a really spooky one for the adults!
I hope you were able to gather a few tips & gain some inspiration for hosting a memorable Halloween for your own family this year! My hope for the boys is to create a nostalgic & memorable Halloween. Halloween was so great during the 90’s and early 2000’s, don’t you agree? That is my inspiration and goal for this year, to make it magical for them too. I know it had so much to do with my mom making it perfect for my brother and I, so I can only hope to step up to the plate for my boys in the same way. Happy Halloween friends!
Hi there! I’m Britt, owner of Brittany Serowski Photography. I am a Cleveland motherhood photographer documenting babies, mothers & their motherhood journeys. Specializing in a portrait experience that is full of ease and joy, with results of beautiful photographed memories. I serve mothers in Cleveland and the surrounding areas. All motherhood sessions include pre-session online consultations for portrait preparation & style assistance, a styling guide full of knowledge in preparing and making the most out of your session, portrait coverage on location at my exclusive scouted areas & high resolution edited digital portraits delivered in an online gallery.
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I love a good neutral nursery session! It makes the portraits so much more personable for the family! This Medina neutral nursery session had a beautiful, cozy nursery designed by mama. She did such an incredible job! So many little details pulling this darling nursery right together for the arrival of their sweet little boy!
Our little T still doesn’t have his nursery completed at the time of writing this. However within just a few weeks of this being posted, his little nursery should *finally* be completed and I hope to share it with you all! But I’ve been lucky to be welcomed into so many homes this year and got tons of great inspiration for his room! I can’t wait to pull it all together.
Medina Neutral Nursery Session
Hey Mama, I’m Britt, owner of Brittany Serowski Photography. I’m a Medina newborn photographer documenting babies, mothers & motherhood journeys. You’ll find I specialize in a portrait experience that is full of ease and joy, with results of beautiful photographed memories. I serve mothers in Cleveland, Akron and the surrounding areas. Medina, Wooster, Akron, Cuyahoga Falls, Chagrin Falls and more. All motherhood sessions include pre-session online consultations for portrait preparation & style assistance, a styling guide full of knowledge in preparing and making the most out of your session, portrait coverage on location at my exclusive scouted areas & high resolution edited digital portraits delivered in an online gallery.
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There’s something undeniably special about welcoming a newborn into the world and documenting those early moments as a family. On a warm summer day, in the comfort of their home, I had the privilege of reuniting with this family. This in home newborn session was filled with love and the joy of capturing the newest addition to their family.
As a photographer, there’s no greater honor than being invited back to capture the milestones of a family’s journey through life. I had first met this family a few years ago when mama was pregnant with their daughter. Now, they welcomed their newest member & I was thrilled to be there to document this next part of their story once again!
Vermilion Newborn Photographer
The decision to hold their newborn portrait session in the cozy embrace of their own home was a deliberate & heartwarming choice. Not only does an in-home photoshoot provide a relaxed and familiar atmosphere for everyone involved, but it also allows us to truly capture the essence of their family dynamics. The backdrop of Dad’s previously grandparents home (and now their home), with all its memories and sentimental value, added an extra layer of depth to the photos.
From the soft, natural light streaming through windows to the loving interactions between family members, every detail of this session played a part in creating timeless images that this family will treasure for generations to come.
Hi there! I’m Britt, owner of Brittany Serowski Photography. I am a Vermilion newborn and maternity photographer documenting babies, mothers & their motherhood journeys. I specialize in a portrait experience that is full of ease and joy, with results of beautiful photographed memories. I serve mothers in Cleveland and the surrounding areas. Vermilion, Avon Lake, Bay Village, Huron and more. All motherhood sessions include pre-session online consultations for portrait preparation & style assistance, a styling guide full of knowledge in preparing and making the most out of your session, portrait coverage on location at my exclusive scouted areas & high resolution edited digital portraits delivered in an online gallery.
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