Last minute, easy Halloween decorations

Whether you are hosting a party or want to get your house all decked out for the tricker-treaters, here is a an activity that you can do with the kids that isn't messy. All you need is

• Scissors or an exacto knife


• Orange card stock


• Wooden skewers


• Small votive holders


• Votives


• Imagination

Take your orange card stock and draw a Jack O' Lantern face, a haunted house scene, a spider, or whatever you desire. Cut out your creation with either scissors or an exacto knife. Take your wooden skewer and thread it through the paper horizontally. Place your votive candle holder and candle behind your creation and viola! You have a great decoration piece. Create as many as you desire for a fun grouping and you can have your very own pumpkin patch. If you desire, use white card stock or black card stock to make ghosts, cats, witches, etc. The result? Stunning.