Family-friendly Halloween Costumes

We posted a little while ago about some great ideas we found on Pinterest to make your kids costume. Be sure to follow us on Pinterest for all kinds of tips and ideas!  It’s really hard to come up with ideas or attempt to make costumes ourselves. But with the right idea, Halloween can be simple and fun.

Let’s start with movie themes.  It's easy to look like Mary Poppins with a long blouse and felt hat from the thrift store.  You can also look like Bert--just paint that old broomstick black and find a newsboy cap.  To be Dorothy from Wizard of Oz, all you need is a blue dress and a picnic basket (and maybe a stuffed animal). 

You can also try looking like you just popped out of your favorite book.  Haven't you always wanted to be Harry Potter, and isn't Smeagol from Lord of the Rings a great choice if you want to go scary for the Halloween party?  Game of Thrones is a popular pick this year.  If you already look a little like a character from a kids' book, why not go as Where's Waldo?  We have to admit, people will probably be able to spot you right away.

Happy Tricks, Healthy Treats

It’s almost time for trick-or-treating, which means it’s time to buy goodies.  Parents want their kids to have a great time on Halloween, but they also don't want them to eat too much candy!  We have your solution--just buy fun favors and healthy Halloween snacks for your trick-or-treaters and make everyone happy.



Happy Tricks:

Stickers
Temporary tattoos
Mini-playing cards
Bubbles
Sidewalk Chalk
Tiny notepads
Mini crayon boxes



Healthy Treats:


Pretzel bags
Microwave popcorn
Whole grain peanut butter cookies
Granola cookies or bars
Crunchy cinnamon apple chips
Organic tiny fruits (Little Duck)

DIY Kid Costumes

There's no time that's better for getting creative than Halloween.  And if you have a kid at home, you know how much fun it is to see him or her dressed up and excited for Trick-or-treating.

Here are some great ideas for making sure your kid's costume wows the crowd:

Your little girl is as sweet as a chocolate chip cookie, even when it isn't Halloween.  You can save her costume and use it as a cushion for her tea table chair!

Popcorn anyone?

Disney's UP makes everyone want to soar.  This costume takes some work, but it looks like it's worth the effort.  

Who doesn't love candy corn?  This dress is easy to make and you can find out how HERE.

To further celebrate Halloween, Bel will have a Haunted House for kids at our Sugarland store on October 27th! Come with your little ones in their pretty costumes so they can get a complementary picture from a professional photographer at Bel Furniture. We are so excited to see their cool costumes!

Bel Halloween Décor

We've compiled 6 great Halloween decoration ideas!

Halloween is the one holiday when you just get to have fun. Dressing up and filling up with candy is only part of that fun, however. Just like Christmas, you can get the family to get together or host a party for you and your friends. Whatever the case, we found some very creative ideas on Pinterest that we would love to share. These will surely inspire you to host a party if you weren't planning on it. 

1. PUMPKIN ICE BUCKET: Just fill a big, cleaned out hollow pumpkin with ice and get the party started!

2. PUMPKIN CANDLE HOLDERS: Use miniature pumpkins and pipe cleaners to make these cute candle holders.

3. SPIDER ICE: Freeze clean, plastic spiders in your ice trays for a very spooky effect on your drinks.

4. PUMPKIN VEGGIE TRAY: Arrange your carrots and dip in this cool pumpkin shaped platter that will impress your guests.

5. MICE & MINI PUMPKIN DÉCOR: Use mice (and mouse holes) removable silhouettes paired with miniature pumpkins and candles to make your house look eerie and awesome.

6. PUMPKIN-FACE DRINK: Use black electrical tape to cut out a jack-o-lantern style face and use on wine glasses with orange drinks.

So many great ideas to be found! Halloween is just around the corner and we should make it as fun as possible. Follow us on Pinterest for more home décor tips. Do you have any great ideas or decorating tips? Have you found any you would like to share?  Comment with your own tips and ideas and we might post about it!