IN THE run-up to spooky season, Brits are gearing up for Halloween like never before.
But, with the cost of living making its mark on household budgets, how can families make the most of the October holiday, without spending a chilling amount?
A money saving expert has revealed how to keep Halloween costs down this October[/caption]
This year, savings expert Anita Naik, from VoucherCodes.co.uk, is here to help you make Halloween 2024 ‘scarily cheap’ with her top three unbeatable bargains, ensuring you can enjoy the festivities without breaking the bank.
Here she shares her top tips including how you can decorate for just 90p.
DIY Halloween decorations
Getting your home trick-or-treat ready can be expensive but, this year, The Work’s seasonal offerings are scarily good.
Bring a touch of magic to your family home with their viral Halloween decor and DIY range.
With cute home decorations, fun DIY projects like the viral paint-your-own wooden hanging sign, and more – you can find spooky decorations and festive activities all in one.
Perfect for kids and adults alike, spend a cosy Sunday creating a devilish display for trick-or-treaters to enjoy.
With a VoucherCodes 10% off code, you can snag halloween items from The Works for just £0.90p.
Frightening feast
When it comes to Halloween hosting, putting on a banquet of themed foods is simply a must.
But, it doesn’t have to break the bank.
Think ‘severed fingers’ (hot dogs and ketchup) ‘creepy eyeballs’ (boiled eggs and olives) and ‘wiggly worms’ (buttered noodles with pink food colouring). And, don’t forget the all-important sweeties for trick-or-treaters.
If you are ready to go all out, why not do your spooky shop online? Check out VoucherCodes.co.uk’s exclusive deal to grab £16 off your first Sainsbury’s online order.
Creepy-cheapy costumes
Would it really be Halloween without a cool costume?
From classic scary characters like Dracula and Frankenstein, to more modern marvels like Wednesday Addams or Barbie and Ken – dressing up on Halloween is a fun tradition for all ages.
To keep your costumes cost-efficient this year, plan in advance and take a look at offers on online sites such as Shein. With costumes and accessories available from just £2.50, you’re sure to find something to suit your terrifying taste.
Plus, with additional Shein discounts (up to 25% off) from VoucherCodes.co.uk, dressing up this Halloween can be scarily affordable.
Fabulous’ Commissioning Editor Martha Cliff weighs in on spooky season
WHILE some might be waiting for Mariah Carey to slowly defrost, I couldn’t care less that Christmas is less than 100 days away.
Has everyone forgotten that there are less than 50 sleeps until the best holiday of the year?
I’ve long preferred Halloween to Christmas and spend most of the year mourning the loss of spooky season.
Not that I don’t find ways to include it into my year.
In April I marked the halfway point to the best day of the year with a ‘half-o-ween’ picnic in a cemetery (where else?). Come July I needed to get my fix again and hosted a ‘Summerween’ barbecue complete with watermelon carving and Piña Ghoul-adas.
Christmas fanatics are often horrified by my snowy-season snub, but for me December is just a slew of stress and overspending.
I don’t know about you but wracking my brains for bigger and better present ideas and spending four times the amount of time and money at the supermarket is not my idea of a good time.
With Halloween there is no expectation to spend. Homemade costumes are often head and tails above the ones sold in the shops and when it comes to decorations what is better than a carved pumpkin that can cost just pennies to achieve?
In January kids return to school bragging about what Santa brought them this year, all with the hope of outdoing each other but November 1st is a different story.
Trick or treating is fair through and through. Unless you’re bribing the neighbours, children all receive the same, and whatsmore for free, eliminating any playground bragging rights.
Above all I love the chaos over curation when it comes to Halloween. There’s no obligation to strive for perfection, in fact the rule is the sillier the better. It’s all the childhood nostalgia of Christmas but without the pressure.
So spare me the Christmas spirit, I’ll opt for a fully fledged ghost any day.
