Halloween Decorations: A Simple Alternative to Pumpkins

October 26, 2022, 12:49 pm | Read time: 2 minutes

Pumpkins are to Halloween what the Christmas tree is to Christmas. However, pumpkin decorations can be wasteful if you don’t use them for cooking afterward. MyHOMEBOOK shows which other fruits can be turned into spooky or funny faces in this article.

Fall is pumpkin season—and not just because it’s time to harvest them. Orange gourds are a must for Halloween decor. Alongside graves, cobwebs, and spooky figures, carved pumpkin faces create a unique atmosphere in the garden or home. However, hollowing out a pumpkin and carving a face can be tedious. If you’d rather skip this task, consider these fun alternatives for Halloween decor.

Halloween Decor with Mandarins and Oranges

To avoid food waste, you can opt for smaller fruits for Halloween decor: mandarins and oranges. You can skip the carving with these fruits. All you need is a black marker to draw spooky faces on the peel. The advantage: Once you remove the peel, you can still eat the fruit, preventing food waste.

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The downside: You can’t light them up like pumpkins. However, arranging a string of lights around the fruits can create similar effects.

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Alternative Halloween Decor

An alternative: Carefully peel the mandarins or oranges, then carve faces into the peels. If they’re large enough, you can even fit a tea light inside.

An added benefit is the fragrance that the peels spread throughout the home. Once Halloween is over, you can simply compost them or chop them up to use as autumnal, fragrant decor elements.

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