7 Easy, Last-Minute Ideas to Celebrate Halloween in Montana

In case you missed the memo on it, Halloween 2025 is happening this Friday.  And if you haven't even bought a pumpkin to carve yet, you have definitely dropped the gourd on this one.  But don't worry, you still have a few days left to piece together something at home and create the illusion that you knew what you were doing the whole time.

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The great thing about most of these tips to make your home a little more (less?) inviting to candy hungry monsters and ghouls?  It won't cost you nearly as much as what the bag of candy (or two or three) you are handing out did.

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7 Easy, Last-Minute Ideas to Celebrate Halloween in Montana

Halloween is a fun holiday in our home, generally with a pumpkin being mauled with several different unconventional tools to create our own wacky designs.  But we don't really decorate like we do for Christmas when it arrives.

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And, if you are like me and are a horrible procrastinator, last minute is generally when we do our best work.  With as little as possible.  So, let's get to it and start creating something from nothing to impress the neighbor kids.  It's time to start digging in closets, junk drawers and cabinets.

Decorating on the Fly on the Cheap This Halloween in Montana

It doesn't take a small fortune or inheritance to make Halloween special.  Most of these items you probably have in your home, and it will make it easy (and cheap!) this year.  Check around your home for:

• Fishing line
• LED Candles
• Cheesecloth
• Red lipstick or dry erase markers
• Glow sticks
• Toilet paper rolls

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These are just a few of the common items that can make your home look spooktacular in just a short amount of time.  Check out the gallery below to find out how to put them together and craft your own haunted fun this year for Halloween.