Halloween at the Dollar Tree

 

Now that it is almost the end of the summer, we are starting to see Halloween everywhere, including at the Dollar Tree both in store and online.  I LOVE shopping at  Dollar Tree for Halloween items.  I was so excited when I had an email in my inbox from Dollar Tree saying that Halloween items are now online.  I love looking at the website, because not only can you see what you might find in stores, but you can also buy items you don't see in your local store. 

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New this year are these black metal haunted houses (photo above)  that are 11.9 inches tall and light up.  I think they will be a very popular item at only $5 each.  

Are you a fan of the Halloween Porch Signs ? Dollar Tree has several new ones for only $5. I think my favorite is the Hocus Pocus sign. It would fit in great with my Hocus Pocus themed items I bought last year. 

I included this 36 inch hanging ghost in this round up, because I used this to make one of my favorite Halloween crafts last year. 

I used them to make the taller ghosts. The shorter ghost is made with a Dollar Tree mop. You can see how to make both types of ghost on my post how to make Dollar Tree light up ghosts. (everything on my table is from the Dollar Tree except for one ceramic ghost) 

Another new item this year are these coconut lime spooky soap dispensers. I bought them this weekend, but have not tried them yet. 

A popular item that has come back the last few years are these 4 inch pumpkin votives that come in clear and orange. I have a few of them, and I really like them.  

I don't remember seeing this black lace table runner, so I am not sure if they had it last year or if it is a new product. I really liked it in the store, so I picked one up. The runner is 72" x 13" and only $1.25.

These Halloween throw pillows are selling out in stores quickly. I was lucky enough to find the Hocus Pocus pillow, and I am hoping to find the bat.  They are only $5 each and super soft. 

I LOVE the solar lights at Dollar Tree. I buy both regular and holiday solar lights every year. At $1.25 they are a great deal. This year I am placing several of the spooky LED ghost stakes in our landscaping.

If you are having a Halloween party, classroom party, or looking for unusual gifts, there are so many items available this year like these plastic candy jars.  I bought the pumpkin jar last year and filled it with orange gum balls.  

These Halloween canteen sippers are another really cute party favor items.  I think the ghost is my favorite. I bought it last year for my ghost table.  

New this year are these themed drink dispensers.  I bought the cauldron last week. 

A few years ago, Dollar Tree introduced a mini candy dispenser.  It was so popular, they added a couple more. This year there are FOUR different candy dispensers for Halloween. They are 6.5 inches tall and would make great party favors. 

These skull snack bowls have been around a few years. I am not sure if all four colors were available last year or not.  My store only had the black one is stock the other day, but just got in a new shipment out over the weekend.  They are a great deal for only $3.  

I love these 2 tiered metal trays. I already have two of them. You can see what the bat tray looks like below.  I used mine for decor, but they would also be great as a cupcake stand. 

I have been using the Dollar Tree foam pumpkins for many years.  They  used to only be available in orange, but now they also have black and white pumpkins as well.   For years I have been adding new pumpkins to my Pumpkin Gang. You can see how to make all of the different pumpkins here.

Hopefully you have seen something you like, and are starting to get excited for Halloween.  It will be here before you know it! 

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Our Halloween Night and Halloween Dollar Tree DIYS

 Did you have a nice Halloween?  We had a very busy weekend with birthdays, Halloween activities, and visiting with friends and family.   

Tuesday night was Trick or Treat night where I live. I have been making DIYs with Dollar Tree supplies for the last several weeks. I did not have a chance to post about my large friends  standing behind me on my porch yet, because I just finished the witch the night before.   

I put out this Welcome Trick or Treaters sign from the Dollar Tree Plus section. I had a few other signs as well, but I did not put them out because it was snowing out, and didn't want to risk them getting ruined. 

I made pumpkin lanterns using candy pails from Walmart and push lights. I glued on two sets of witch feet, and a witch hat on the sitting pumpkin.  On the the other pumpkin I glued on a Dollar Tree candlestick and gem spider.   You can see more on how I made them in this post here.

I made this hanging lantern with a  Walmart candy pail, Dollar Tree garden chain, and a strobe light. It looked really cool greeting all the Trick or Treaters. 

You can see a little more on how I made the giant porch monsters in the second photo.  For the legs, I rolled and zipped tied black foam board.  They legs were then glued onto a pizza pan.  

Underneath the poster board I used three laundry baskets and zipped tied them together in this formation. While I did have these on the porch to greet the trick or treaters, they were not super sturdy with the wind.  I sat in a chair right in front of them to keep them in place.  My Christmas version of this craft will stay indoors. 

I loved how my spooky pool noodle candles turned out.  I will definitely be making these again for Christmas, but with red and white pool noodles. You can see more about how I made them here.

I think one of my favorite Halloween DIYs this season was the my light up ghosts using all Dollar Tree items.  I would have liked to put them outside on Halloween, but didn't because of the cold and windy weather.  I shared more on how to make the ghosts on this post here.

 

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Easy Halloween Gnome DIY

Gnomes can be very easy, and inexpensive to make, and there are a lot of different ways you can make a gnome. The way I am going to show you today, all you will need is a few items from the Dollar Tree and a glue gun. 

Another thing nice about this craft is you can easily change out the gnome hat for each holiday or season with different fabric.  I used Halloween fabric for this tutorial, but Dollar Tree has so many cute patterns available throughout the entire year.  

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The items you will need are: 

• Dollar Tree styrofoam craft pumpkin  - they are  available in orange, white and black in store and online.  You can currently buy the orange and white pumpkin in smaller quantities of only 4 on their website.  Another cool thing is when you order online, you can often have your order shipped free to your local store.

string mop head

• Crafters Square fabric cuts -  you probably wont need to buy this in bulk, but you can see some of the fun Halloween prints available this year with the link.

• wooden beads - Dollar Tree has beads available in all shapes in sizes that would be great for gnome noses. 

• floral foam styrofoam cone - they are currently available online in small quantities of 4.

• Crafters Square glue sticks

The first thing I like to start with when making my gnomes is the beard.  You will need to pull out 16 strands from the mop and lay them on a flat surface, 

Cut each strand in four pieces.  The easiest way to do that evenly is to cut the strand in half, and then cut each half into half.  You should end up with 64 pieces each about 4 inches long. 

With your glue gun start gluing the pieces at the top of the pumpkin. The strands will be longer than the pumpkin. Glue them as close together as you can if you do not want the pumpkin to show underneath. 

Continue gluing on strands until they cover the half of the pumpkin.  

After you have all the strands attached to the pumpkin, the next step is to pull out the stem.  The reason why you want to remove the stem is so the cone will lay flat on the pumpkin in the next step.

Glue the cones on the top of the pumpkins. 

 After the cone is in place it is time to make the hat.  Fold the fabric into a triangle shape, and cut to the size you would like for your gnome.  The smaller the triangle, the smaller the hat.  I made mine a little bit on the bigger side.  

With  the right side of the fabric on the inside, glue the edges of the flat side of the triangle together.  (you can also sew this edge if you do not want to use glue). Once the glue has cooled, turn the fabric right side out.  

Place the hat over the cone and adjust it so it looks something like this.  You can glue the hat in place, but if you plan on changing out the hat for different seasons, you may want to use a small push pins to hold it place. Once you have the hat in place, glue on the nose.    I named this gnome Trick because I used the fabric with scary jack-o-lanterns. 

I named this gnome Treat because of the candy corn on his hat. 

Trick and Treat 

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Halloween Weekend and More

If you saw my Dare to Share Party post that I shared on Friday, you saw that this past weekend was my birthday. What I am not sure I mentioned is it was also my boyfriend's birthday just a couple of days before mine. We love celebrating our birthdays together.  It was such a great weekend, I thought I would share more about it in a stand alone post. 

You may see me mention going to a Friday night dance with my friends in some of my Dare to Share  posts.  This weekend was the annual Halloween Dance. It is usually the largest attended dance of the year, which was definitely true this year.  

My friends and I were color coordinated, but did not realize it until we saw the pictures. LOL!  This year I was Little Red Riding Hood.  I did not know it was going to be such a popular costume this year. There were five of us wearing a version of Red Riding Hood. 

Last year my boyfriend and I went as Beauty and the Beast. I loved my dress, but it was really hard to dance in because it was way too long for me. We did win 2nd place in the couples costume contest though. 

This year, once I found my Little Red Riding Hood costume, we were trying to find a wolf costume for him. It turns out there are not that many out there that are not very expensive, or too hot to dance in.  At the last minute we found a sloth costume at Walmart. It wasn't his favorite costume ever, but it was easy to wear, and most people thought he was a wolf anyway.  😄

Another tradition we do every year is have a Sushi dinner on our birthday weekend.  We were staying at a friend's house, and not near our usual go to restaurant. We tried a  place that was new to us, and it was delicious! 

We received a free appetizer for being first time customers, and free dessert for our birthday. 

The next day, we stopped and had our annual Birthday Party shakes.  These shakes are way over the top, but so much fun. 

I also had time to visit with my now grown kids. I had my free Red Robin birthday meal for lunch, and then we went  to a local cider mill.  We thought skeleton wagon was really cool.  Did you notice the baby skeleton? I missed it at first. 

On Halloween night, I went trick or treating with my bonus daughter.  I got a walking tour of around the neighborhood. There were a few houses here that go all out.  Even though I am not a fan of scary stuff, this house was definitely my favorite. 

Hopefully you had a fantastic Halloween too! 

Now I am going to share something with you that is definitely a TREAT, and not a trick.  Do you remember when I mentioned the Gold City Venture E-Printables Course in my Dare to Share Post, well they opened their doors to the course today for a limited time. (Nov 2- Nov 7) 

  

 If you have ever thought about starting a printable Etsy shop, I highly recommend them.  I have learned so much from this course, and it is one of the most affordable courses out there. In addition to the modules where they teach you step by step how to make printables, open an Etsy shop and more, they also have a very supportive Facebook group, and several live chats every month.  Disclosure, I am an affiliate for this course, but I would feel the exact same way about it, even if I wasn't. I am so happy I took this course and started on my Etsy journey. 

If you would like to know more about printables, without jumping right in to the course, they have a free Ebook, and free workshop where you can learn more.  Tomorrow I will be sharing another creating resource that I am very excited about.   

 

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