CREDIT: PINTEREST

It's that time of year again — time to purchase the pumpkins, buy lots of yummy candy and bring out the spooky decorations!

For some of us it is our favourite time of year and we want our home to stand out from all the rest. This Halloween is the one to make a lasting impression on your guests with your decorations!

The classic pumpkin is a must in every home for both students and families. Over the years, many have tried to make their pumpkin stand out above the rest with their unique carving ideas and skills. Not all of us are crafty and can carve a masterpiece in our pumpkins, but this does not mean we cannot have a unique pumpkin! One simple way to change up our pumpkins is to paint them white, black, bright green and purple — all great Halloween colours. After you paint your pumpkin, you can add a decorative detail, such as wrapping your pumpkin in lace to give it a gothic look.

One of my favourite decorations during the fall season is to fill a bowl with gourds — tiny little pumpkins, and some even have witchy, wart-like bumps on them. Painting them, adding scary faces or even gluing pipe cleaners on them to turn them into spiders is an easy way to separate your decorating from the rest.

Candy, candy and more candy! That's right, it's the time of year for lots of candy to be shared. When our treats are presented to our guests, it should be done right — not coming out of a bag or box! One way to spice up how we put our treats is to place our treats into clear glass bowls and jars. One thing I love to do for Halloween is to go to the bulk store and get loose candy to store in these jars. Once the bowls or jars are filled, you can add lace, fake cobwebs or whatever you desire around the candy jars. With all of these filled candy jars, you can create a centrepiece for your table.

To everyone who is celebrating Halloween, enjoy your decorating and have a safe night!