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Soon, soon a glorious holiday will come to us Halloween… More precisely, a terrible, but funny holiday, it is customary to prepare for which abroad in advance, but here - as God will put it on your soul. If, nevertheless, he put it in your soul that you need to prepare and what should be celebrated on a grand scale, we are ready to present a whole survey of original ideas on how to skillfully meet and celebrate All Saints Day.
Pumpkin carving
The most traditional art, without which no Halloween can take place. Pumpkin-lanterns, an indispensable attribute of this event, are transformed into skillfully carved figures of both celebrities and monsters, covered with both ornate artistic patterns and bared faces. We've already written about pumpkin carvings by sculptors such as Scott Cummins and Alex Wer. This section contains examples of original pumpkin art.
Themed sweets
And of course, what a holiday without refreshments. Thematic, of course. Cupcakes that look like spiders and monsters, cakes with severed hands and knives sticking out. "Bloody" drinks, in which fingers, eyes and other nasty things float … But if you close your eyes and take a bite, and then sip a drink from a glass, it turns out that this is not so much scary as it is very tasty.
Themed bento boxes (lunch boxes)
Those who, on this "light" holiday, will have to send their spouses to work and their children to study - ideas for decorating sandwiches or a full lunch, as is done in foreign countries that are accustomed to Halloween pranks.
Halloween decor
A separate line is ideas for decorating an apartment, office or club, where either a loud and funny hell-party will take place, or there will be a small but funny party. It can be vinyl stickers on walls and glass, frightening curtains with silhouettes of hanged people and monsters with axes, or even harmless figurines of witches, devils and goblins hung all over the apartment.
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