I was never really a big fan of Halloween until I had my own kids. Now, when it comes to Halloween decorating, I think I am more of a kid than they are! I actually got really excited about pulling out the Halloween decorations this year.  But with young kids,there’s definitely a fine line between getting them in the Halloween spirit, and traumatizing them!

One of my 3-year old twins decided he wanted to be “spooky spider” this year instead of using the Thomas the Train costume I has already bought (figures!), so I felt that was my license to amp up the spooky more than last year’s “Purple-licious” Halloween mantel.  Still, I stayed away from the gory, so you won’t find any blood, bones or rodents on my mantel.  (Not that rodents are particularly gory, but they are horribly awful little creatures and just happen to be my only major phobia).

 I used a fun Halloween sign, a black feather boa with purple lights, a black feather wreath and some glittery spiders to create a spooky but still fun mantel display… {READ MORE}