Halloween gifts: what to give to friends and family. DIY Halloween crafts and decorations ✔ Templates for home decor

There are probably a few holidays on which it is not customary to give gifts. An unusual and bright Halloween is also no exception - you can prepare souvenirs for friends and family for a fun party. What should Halloween gifts be? First of all, original and extravagant. “The Fair Half” is ready to give you some ideas on what you can give on the occasion of “the spookiest day of the year.”

Halloween falls on October 31, which coincides with the height of autumn. It has many symbols, but the status of the most important of them is given to the pumpkin - ripe and bright orange. The top is usually cut off from it, then the seeds are removed and a face is cut out on the surface, which can be either ominous or perky. A burning candle is placed inside such a pumpkin - the so-called “Jack Lantern” or “Jack Lantern” is obtained. According to beliefs, it scares away evil spirits and evil spirits. Actually, this symbol is played out most often in the theme of Halloween gifts.

Halloween gifts: general design rules

Interestingly, in the USA and Western European countries it is not customary to give gifts on Halloween, except for the custom of pampering children with sweets. The tradition of giving each other various things of a funny or utilitarian nature on this occasion originated in Russia after the holiday itself took root here. Usually the role of gifts is played by souvenirs and trinkets with some humorous overtones.

The heroes of Halloween are witches, warlocks, werewolves, ghosts, voodoo, mummies, black cats, bats, crows, owls, and spiders. All these images, which are directly related to the world of evil spirits, can provide excellent ideas for gifts and their decoration. It’s great if you think of complementing them with traditional autumn motifs - images of crimson and yellow leaves, ripe ears of corn, bunches of rowan berries, acorns, nuts and so on. By the way, all these decorations are perfect for decorating your house for Halloween.

What to give for Halloween: the best ideas

1. Sweet gifts. At Halloween parties, it's common to play the game "Trick or Treat!" (“Trick or Treat!”). It is organized specifically for children, but adults, as a rule, do not remain aloof. The meaning of this fun is that the participant must make others laugh, and as a reward for a successful joke or hilarious antics, he will receive sweets. Candies, gingerbreads, cakes, and cookies are usually decorated in Halloween style. Of course, it doesn't always look appetizing, but it's something to laugh at. On what principle are they baked? Take a look at our article about New Year's cookies and try to bake similar sweets, only with a “Halloween” character.

2. Flashlights. They are quite easy to make with your own hands, using small pumpkins as a base. If you don’t have these on hand, it doesn’t matter: you can use ordinary glass and jars, painting them with acrylic paint or pasting them with paper. A lit candle is placed inside the flashlight - an original gift is ready!

3. Dolls and soft toys. Can you sew or knit? Perfect! It seems that it will not be difficult for you to make a rag doll in the form of a witch, a goblin, an insidious sorcerer or a good ghost. From threads and wooden sticks (even matches will do) you will get miniature “voodoo”. Naturally, they are not intended for dubious magical rituals, but to maintain the “Halloween” mood.

4. Pencils, boxes, boxes for storing various small items. It’s not at all difficult to decorate them in the “a la evil spirits” style. Some people have access to the technology of hand-painting with paints, some will prefer fabric appliqué, others will prefer the decoupage technique. Even a child can draw the same pumpkin or spider in a web. Don't be afraid to fantasize!

5. Mugs and plates. Unfortunately, not all stores offer souvenirs of this type. But the search process is simplified in many ways if it is carried out via the Internet. As a last resort, your own hands will come to the rescue. It is not at all necessary to paint the mug - just sew a nice warming cover for it: this thing, by the way, is now in great fashion.

6. Fridge magnets. A toothy pumpkin or a black cat will happily live on the refrigerator door of one of your friends. Buying Halloween-themed magnets is, in principle, not a problem. You can collect a whole collection if you're lucky.

7. Jewelry, keychains, accessories. The black and orange color scheme itself brings to mind Halloween. Therefore, various accessories and jewelry, including brooches, medallions, ankle and arm bracelets, and keychains, decorated in these colors, are a worthy theme for a themed gift. We also don’t forget about the plots: everything mystical and gothic is welcome - for example, stylized images of skulls, bones, eyeballs, mysterious signs.

P.S.: We are waiting for new ideas from you about what to give for Halloween. Please post them in the comments to this article.

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The day when they celebrate Halloween- October 31. It originates from the Celtic tribes and their festival of Samhain. Signifying the end of the year and the harvest period, October 31 was also a day of remembrance for deceased relatives. It was believed that the line between the world of spirits and living people was erased on this day, and the dead roamed the earth freely. To protect themselves from ghosts, people dressed in animal skins, gathered around fires in groups and made sacrifices. Special treats were prepared for the spirits and left at the doorstep of the house. After the sacrifices, each of those present took a piece of the common fire and carried it into their home to light the fires in the rooms and thereby protect themselves from ghosts for another year.

The spread of Christianity brought its own adjustments to Samhain. The evening before All Hallows' Day became known as Halloween, and paganism merged with official religion to give us the modern holiday.

Halloween is celebrated in different ways. Someone, remembering the traditions of distant ancestors, modestly remembers the dead. Some people throw noisy parties to scare away evil spirits and just have a fun evening with friends. In the latter case, so that the memory of the holiday remains for a long time, you can prepare themed gifts. The portal has collected the best gift ideas for its visitors.

TOP 20 gifts for friends for Halloween

# Scary mask.

This gift will be just right. It is also convenient because you can present each of your friends with something different without fear of repetition.

It is best to give such a gift to close friends: firstly, it is very difficult to make a mistake with the size of the suit, and secondly, the suit can be chosen “with character”.

# Creepy lamp.

Night lights and candlesticks are an indispensable attribute of any Halloween, and for participants in the future they can become a wonderful reminder of a fun evening.

# A nightmare picture.

This gift will definitely remind you of the evening before All Saints' Day. An image of the attributes of the holiday on canvas, or maybe a picture drawn from a photo of a past Halloween celebration - in any case, this is a great gift.

# Vintage box.

This gift is more suitable for girls who love everything unusual and sometimes even creepy. It would be good if such a gift was in the form of a pumpkin or a small crypt with a personal guard in the form of a skeleton.

# Strange piggy bank.

If the choice of a Halloween gift for girls focused on boxes, then in contrast to them, men can be given a frightening-looking piggy bank. This will certainly protect treasures from evil spirits.

Nowadays, T-shirts with luminous designs are at the peak of popularity, and when, if not on Halloween, can you let your imagination run wild and create a fashionable and creepy piece of clothing?

# Halloween-style jewelry.

A small ring or ring, pendant or bracelet with skulls, pumpkins, black cats, spiders and other creepy figures will perfectly convey the holiday mood.

# Original ice molds.

Those who like to organize parties, throw them and pay attention to even such insignificant things as ice cubes in a cocktail, little ghosts or vampire fangs in cocktails will like it.

# Thematic mug.

Many will call this gift banal at the very beginning, but a little imagination will help make it a delightful gift. Halloween themed prints or spooky shaped glasses – the choice is extremely wide.

# Personalized plate.

In addition to a mug or as a stand-alone gift, this plate is a great reminder of Halloween, especially if you mark it on the gift itself.

# Strange puzzle.

A good gift that will allow you to have fun in the evenings and test how much patience a person has.

# Stylish umbrella.

Halloween is an autumn holiday, and an umbrella will come in handy more than ever. A funny color or creepy handle can also make it a themed gift.

# Keychain in the style of "Halloween".

A little thing that will remind you of the holiday and will allow you not to lose your keys, or maybe just decorate your backpack.

# Witch dolls.

A wonderful and funny gift for girls and from girls. The material embodiment of the most terrible forces of nature will be a wonderful decoration for any interior.

# Soft pads.

The most common symbol of Halloween is the Jack-o'-lantern. But a real pumpkin will not last long in the house, but its soft copy will serve for a very long time both as a decoration and directly as a pillow.

# Beautiful case.

In the age of technology, when choosing a gift, it is difficult not to think about what to give for Halloween for a smartphone. Everyone will appreciate this leather case with a Halloween-themed print. The gift will be both beautiful and useful.

# Bloody curtains and towels.

A white canvas with bloody prints will scare anyone. And at the same time it will have fun and be useful for anyone.

# Funny pen.

If the recipient of the gift is a child at heart, then he will appreciate such a gift. Atmospheric and useful, and sometimes just fun.

# Pumpkin with candies or themed sweets.

This gift is short-lived, but will bring a lot of pleasure and will support the tradition of giving all sorts of treats to “evil spirits.”

Pumpkins with gloomy faces, bats, cobwebs in the corners... All these are attributes of one of the most popular American holidays, Halloween. In our country, Halloween is not a generally accepted holiday, but in recent years the number of its fans has increased sharply, especially among teenagers and young adults.

Want to decorate your home for this holiday? We suggest making Halloween crafts with your own hands.

Whether store-bought or home-made Halloween decorations, many of them look quite dark and scary. This is explained by the history of the holiday. It originates from the ancient holiday of Samhain, which marked the end of the harvest and the beginning of winter. The ancient Celts believed that on this day the border between the worlds of the dead and the living weakens, the souls of the dead, as well as otherworldly creatures, can break through it.

Before you buy or make something for Halloween, think about whether it will be too scary? Do you have impressionable relatives or small children at home whose psyche may be affected? After all, you don't have to make monsters. And witches, vampires, ghosts and other Halloween decorations can look very cute and friendly.

Here are just a few Halloween ideas that are not at all difficult to implement.

DIY Halloween Ideas

Pumpkins

Pumpkin is one of the main attributes of Halloween. But did you know that pumpkin was originally... a turnip? According to legend, as punishment for deception, the devil forced a man named Jack to wander through purgatory forever after his death. Jack cut a hole in a turnip and placed a smoldering coal in it to light his way. This is how he received the nickname Jack Lantern. The Celts carved lanterns with scary faces from turnips and placed them near doors to scare away evil spirits. When this tradition migrated to America, turnips were replaced with pumpkin, a more common vegetable in those places.

So the first thing you need for Halloween is pumpkins. You can make a variety of Halloween crafts from this vegetable: bowls for candy, stands for large candles, garlands for decorating doors.

If there are no pumpkins, then you can make them yourself from a variety of materials. For example, if you know how to sew or knit, you can make pillows and rugs in the shape of a pumpkin.

• The Jack-O-Lantern is the most recognizable symbol of Halloween. To make it, first draw the outline of the face onto the pumpkin with a permanent marker. Carefully cut off the top. Carefully remove all seeds and pulp. Using a sharp knife, cut out a face according to the design. Now the pumpkin needs to be washed and dried - and you can place a small candle (real or electric) inside. Instead of a candle, you can put a vase or pot of flowers in such a pumpkin so that only flowers peek out from the hole. You will get a charming monster with a flower hairstyle.

• If the holiday is just around the corner and you haven’t stocked up on pumpkins, it doesn’t matter. Blow up a dozen bright orange balloons and give them eyes and toothy smiles. The air pumpkins are ready.

• A funny baby hat in the shape of a pumpkin can be made from a plastic bowl. To do this, paint it orange. From green colored paper and chenille wire, make a stalk, leaves and tendrils on the bottom. Attach a round elastic band to the headband that will hold the hat on your head - and you can dress up.

• If you have a supply of orange and green buttons, make an applique with your children (instead of buttons, you can use pumpkin seeds, having previously painted them in the desired colors). Draw an outline of the pumpkin onto thick fabric or burlap. Using glue, fill it with orange buttons. Lay out the pumpkin leaves and stem with green buttons. Frame your masterpiece and hang it on the wall.

Halloween pumpkin patterns

Sweets or passions

The Celts believed that on this day spirits disguised as ordinary people knock on doors and ask for treats. If you refuse them, the family will be cursed for the next year. Therefore, we suggest making some sweet DIY crafts for Halloween.

• Pumpkin lollipops

Use orange and green wrapping paper (such as tissue paper or crepe paper). From the green one, cut out one circle with a diameter of approximately 14 cm, and from the orange one, two circles with a diameter of 12 cm. Assemble a sandwich: two orange circles, one green on top, place a small flat tablet-shaped candy (or a small cardboard circle) in the center to give stability designs. Place a round lollipop on a circle. Carefully wrap the orange and green paper around the candy cane and secure with ribbon or twine. Using a black felt-tip pen, draw triangular eyes and a smile on the orange part. It turned out to be a charming pumpkin.

• Ghost lollipops

If you don’t have time to tinker with multi-colored paper, you can do it simpler: wrap the candy in a white napkin, secure it with a ribbon and draw eyes and a mouth. Stick the stick into some base and admire the cute ghost.

• Pumpkin-shaped candy packaging

Cut a circle from orange felt or loose fabric (the diameter depends on the number of candies). Make small holes along the edge and thread the green cord through it. Place the candies in the center of the circle and tighten the string. To enhance the similarity, you can add a felt pumpkin leaf.

You can come up with many other options for packaging sweets.

How to Decorate a Room for Halloween

Pumpkins have already been mentioned above - these vegetables (or crafts in the form of these vegetables) must be included in Halloween decorations.

Here are some other Halloween ideas.

Witches and black cats

These are common themes for Halloween. The Christian Church portrayed witches as evil and ugly accomplices of evil spirits. Single women were often accused of witchcraft, many of whom had cats in their houses. Therefore, they were also considered devilish animals.

• Cut out lots of cat faces from black paper. Cut holes for eyes. Take an LED garland with small bulbs and hang the faces on it so that a bulb fits into each eye hole. You will end up with a garland of cats with glowing eyes - these are truly mesmerizing DIY Halloween decorations.

• Paint the pumpkin black using spray paint. From multi-colored paper, cut out and glue cat ears, eyes, nose and tail onto it. Make a mustache from chenille wire. This “cat” will look great among the jack-o’-lanterns. Using the same principle, you can make a witch's head or a bat from a small pumpkin.

• Disposable paper plates are a wonderful material for children's DIY Halloween crafts. Paint a plate green, draw a face on it, and glue a black witch's hat on top. Hair can be made from multi-colored threads or thin strips of paper. In the same way, you can use plates to make pumpkins, cat faces, vampires, zombies and other evil spirits, which will perfectly decorate a child’s room for Halloween.

Bats and spiders

Bats and spiders were considered animals that accompanied ghosts and witches. According to legend, if a bat flies around a house three times, someone there will soon die. And if she flew into the house, it was believed that a ghost entered the house with her.

• Cut out lots of bat silhouettes in different sizes from black paper and decorate your walls with them. Kids can make bats from toilet paper rolls or kitchen napkins. To do this, you just need to paint them black, glue on wings made of black paper and draw faces.

• A funny web is made from... black garbage bags. To make this Halloween decoration, remember how you cut out paper snowflakes as a child. The principle is the same. Cut a large garbage bag so that it has a square shape, fold it into a triangle, then in half and in half again. Secure it in several places with tape so that the triangle does not fall apart, draw the lines of the future web with a light marker and cut it out with sharp scissors. Attach the web to the wall with tape and decorate with small spiders. Small webs can be cut out of plain paper.

• Children can make funny spiders from cones or balls of thread and chenille wire.

Ghosts

What would Halloween be without guests from the other world?

• Make a concentrated starch solution. Cut two squares with a side of 30-40 cm from gauze. Prepare the base: inflate a balloon and place it on the jar. Now soak the squares in the solution, stack them on top of each other and carefully cover the balloon with them. When the gauze is completely dry, carefully burst and pull out the ball. The starched fabric began to look like a real ghost. Glue paper eyes and place it on a table or windowsill. You can make the ghosts smaller and hang them on strings from the chandelier.

• If there are no small children in the house, you can make a more frightening decoration. Print out an image resembling the reflection of a ghost and insert it into a frame under glass. Cover the frame and part of the glass with black or gray spray paint and hang the structure on the wall. It will seem to guests that a ghost is trying to break through the glass into your apartment.

• Kids can make a ghost garland. Help them cut out little ghosts from white paper. When your child draws a funny face for each one, string them on a cord and hang them on the wall.

Despite its dark roots, these days Halloween is a fun and noisy holiday. And DIY Halloween crafts will help make it even brighter and more exciting. We are sure that our ideas will also be useful to you if you are planning a Halloween-themed party, for example, a birthday. Finally, we offer some more Halloween paper templates.

One of the most unusual holidays in the world is All Saints' Day. And if everyone knows what you can give to your family, friends or colleagues for your birthday, New Year, March 8 or February 23, then the question of what to give your friends and family for Halloween confuses many. But, in fact, there are a lot of such gifts - the main thing is to include imagination and a sense of humor.

Halloween symbolism

Since ancient times, the symbol of Halloween has been a pumpkin, on which a creepy face was carved, designed to ward off evil spirits from the home. So any souvenir in the form of a pumpkin will be just the perfect gift on All Saints' Day. This could be a refrigerator magnet, a keychain, a ceramic pumpkin-shaped candlestick. And the pumpkin itself can be presented as a gift, after first removing all the pulp from it and cutting out two eyes, a triangular nose and a terrifying grin with a knife. And inside this pumpkin you can put a small candle, which can be lit before presenting the gift.

Various evil spirits

When thinking about what to give for Halloween, first of all you need to focus on the holiday itself and what it is associated with. And the first thing that comes to mind when we mention Halloween is all sorts of evil spirits emerging from the afterlife into the world of the living. And if so, then gifts with images of all kinds of evil spirits will be more than relevant. You can give a figurine or doll with the image of a witch, sorceress or vampire. You can also present a toy of a black bat or cat, which are always accompanied by evil spirits. And various keychains, refrigerator magnets, as well as other souvenirs like pens or flashlights made in the shape of evil spirits will definitely awaken that same creepy-fun Halloween mood.

By the way, you can do it yourself using our master class.

Spider and his web

As you brainstorm Halloween gift ideas, think back to what you were most afraid of as a child. And it seems to me that many girls will answer - spiders. So why not play a prank on your friends and colleagues for the holiday of Horror by presenting them with a charming spider, which you can buy at any joke store. Moreover, it is best to give such a gift not in person, but by placing it in a desk drawer or purse; at first such a gift will scare you, but then it will certainly make everyone around you have fun. If you don’t want to scare your friends and colleagues, you can simply give them a set of cups or plates with the image of a black spider weaving a web.

Terrifying Skull

Another creepy symbol of Halloween is the human skull, without which not a single sorcerer or witch can imagine their life. And to present it, it will be enough to look into any souvenir shop where there are mugs, ashtrays, bracelets, cufflinks, brooches, key rings, refrigerator magnets and a lot of other items in the shape of a human skull. So here again, the choice is entirely yours!

Amazingly “scary” T-shirts

When choosing interesting Halloween gifts for friends, don’t think too long, because such a gift can be the most ordinary black T-shirt. The main thing is that on the front of this football there is an image of something related to the holiday. It could be an image of a grinning pumpkin, a charming witch on a broomstick, a creepy wizard with a staff, a bat, a spider with a web, a character from a horror movie, a vampire, a zombie... The list can be simply endless. But the most successful one will be the gifted T-shirt, which will depict your friend’s favorite hero. He certainly won’t part with such a T-shirt!

By the way, also don’t forget about, because this will create a “terrible” holiday atmosphere.

Creepy "living" toys

Creepy living toys based on the most famous horror films can also be an excellent gift for Halloween. On the eve of the holiday there are simply a whole lot of them in stores. You can buy a bony hand from The Addams Family, which itself will crawl to its future owner. You can find a ghost toy whose eyes begin to glow when you press a button; such a gift should be given in a dimly lit room in order to achieve a greater effect. Or you can find a doll of a witch, a vampire or a skeleton, which has an internal motion sensor, and at the most “inopportune” moment it will suddenly begin to scream in an inhuman voice or make some strange movements. The main thing is not to give such a gift to particularly impressionable young ladies, so as not to unsettle them, otherwise you never know...

Homemade Halloween gifts

And if you are a needlewoman, then you don’t even have to think about what to give for Halloween - with your own hands you can make the best gift in the world for All Saints’ Day, which will make an indelible impression on your loved ones and friends. Lovers of baking all sorts of delicacies can delight others with cookies or gingerbread in the form of holiday symbols. Embroiderers will be able to present to friends and family a pillow with a pumpkin, witch, ghost or bat embroidered on it. Sewing lovers will be able to sew a terrifying voodoo doll, which, of course, will not be made for creepy rituals, but for creepy fun. And fans of scrapbooking will be able to please their friends with an unusually made album with Halloween symbols, which is perfect for the most fun and extraordinary photographs.

You can also make edible gifts with your own hands. A

Halloween, which is celebrated these days, can hardly be called a holiday: few people take it so seriously as to give gifts.

But if you still decide to celebrate Halloween with friends, you should approach this matter with humor.

Whether to give a gift on the occasion of a holiday is up to you. In any case, we will give you some ideas for a presentation.

Finding and buying Halloween gifts is not difficult, but perhaps handmade ones are much more successful.

When is Halloween celebrated?

Since ancient times, the symbol of Halloween has been the pumpkin. A scary face is carved on it, which is supposed to drive away evil spirits from the home. Therefore, any pumpkin souvenir will be an ideal Halloween gift. In honor of All Saints' Day, you can give your friends refrigerator magnets, ceramic candlesticks, and key chains.

The pumpkin itself can become a present if you first remove the pulp from it and cut a pair of eyes, a scary grin and a triangular nose on it with a knife. Place a small candle inside the pumpkin. You can light it before presenting a memorable gift.

Halloween gifts

How to register

Traditionally, residents of Western Europe and the United States do not give gifts on Halloween, with the exception of sweet gifts for children.

People began to give various things on the occasion of this holiday in Russia when Halloween took root in our country. As a rule, gifts are souvenirs and various trinkets with humorous overtones.

Halloween heroes - witches, werewolves, warlocks, ghosts, mummies, voodoo, bats, crows, black cats, spiders and owls. These images, directly related to the world of evil spirits, give many ideas for gifts and their design.

A good gift for Halloween is a pillow with a pumpkin from an embroiderer. There may be other holiday-appropriate images on the pillow: a witch, a spider, a bat, a ghost, a black cat. If you love to sew, then you'll have no problem making a creepy voodoo rag doll that's not meant for ritual, but for fun.

Scrapbooking lovers can make an original album with holiday symbols as a gift for friends. It is like no other suitable for extraordinary “Halloween” photographs.

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