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WillowTheWhisp · 01-11-2006, 08:52

We had loads and I absolutely loved it. I carved a pumpkin to put in the window (much easier to carve than the swedes we used to have as kids) and decorated the window. The door had a luminous "scream" mask and warning signs not to enter as the house is haunted (but of course they have to enter to get their sweets) The garden also roped off with warning signs about hauntings.

Inside the vestibule they are met with a flying cackling witch with flashing red eyes and a luminous skeleton pointing further in down the hallway ---- where they are then met by "Big Aggie" , my lifesized (short lifesized) witch holding a cauldron full of sweets which they help themselves to but as they do so she shrieks at them and her eyes flash red too. The rest of the house was (and still is) decorated and full of extra witches to the ones people normally see when they come here because we've got a "sleepover" and they are in fact still asleep!

It was brilliant seeing kids squealing and giggling at things last night and to be told "you've got a really cool haunted house Mrs" and "Luv yer pumpkin". We had no trouble makers at all and although the children could help themselves to the sweets they only took one or two each. Em went out with some friends and some younger children dressed as a grim reaper and I painted her face to make her look suitably grim and scary.

01-11-2006, 08:52	#11
WillowTheWhisp Resident Waffler Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Accrington, Hyndburn Posts: 18,142 Blog Entries: 14 Liked: 14 times Rep Power: 1062	Re: Trick or Treaters? We had loads and I absolutely loved it. I carved a pumpkin to put in the window (much easier to carve than the swedes we used to have as kids) and decorated the window. The door had a luminous "scream" mask and warning signs not to enter as the house is haunted (but of course they have to enter to get their sweets) The garden also roped off with warning signs about hauntings. Inside the vestibule they are met with a flying cackling witch with flashing red eyes and a luminous skeleton pointing further in down the hallway ---- where they are then met by "Big Aggie" , my lifesized (short lifesized) witch holding a cauldron full of sweets which they help themselves to but as they do so she shrieks at them and her eyes flash red too. The rest of the house was (and still is) decorated and full of extra witches to the ones people normally see when they come here because we've got a "sleepover" and they are in fact still asleep! It was brilliant seeing kids squealing and giggling at things last night and to be told "you've got a really cool haunted house Mrs" and "Luv yer pumpkin". We had no trouble makers at all and although the children could help themselves to the sweets they only took one or two each. Em went out with some friends and some younger children dressed as a grim reaper and I painted her face to make her look suitably grim and scary. __________________