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Spooky Halloween tips and ideas

Trick or treat! Create a spooky atmosphere with our tips and ideas for the most thrilling time of the year: Halloween. Here’s how to get your home ready for Halloween and some exciting spooky movie nights.

Don’t be scared off by these spookily fun ideas

Create the perfect Halloween setting with dark tableware and glassware. Craft the spookiest snacks and drinks yourself. This way, you’ll secretly scare everyone.

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A TRYGG bowl filled with fruit syrup with ice in the shape of a hand. Great idea for Halloween!
A table with a ROLIGT champagne cooler with KORKEN bottles filled with red fruit juice for Halloween.
A Halloween table set with black and white plates and black TILLAGD cutlery with a Halloween snack on the white plate.
A VARDAGEN muffin tray with spiders in it. Make your own Halloween ice cubes with IKEA.
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Bloody Halloween snacks you can make yourself

The best snacks for a spooky evening are selfmade. Do you dare to take a bite of these green bread fingers with almond nails? And how do you think this bloody eye tastes? Don’t tell anyone, but the blood is made from cranberry sauce.

A with raspberry Rainforest Alliance Certified BELÖNING white chocolate tablet
Spider meatballs made with HUVUDROLL plantballs or meatballs and spaghetti for legs on a black plate with smoke.
Four HUVUDROLL meatballs wrapped in pastry to look like mummies are on a steel tray, next to other Halloween-themed dishes.
Someone is cutting pancakes into the shape of a ghost using a mold on a FASCINERA cutting board.

Create the perfect spooky atmosphere

With these decorative candle holders, candles, and lanterns, you create the perfect spooky atmosphere in and around your home.

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A black HÖSTAGILLE candelabra with white lit candles on a wooden chest of drawers next to a white vase and a white decorative pumpkin.
An outdoor space with three black ENRUM lanterns containing GLIMMA tealights.
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Two decorative HÖSTAGILLE moose figures are placed on a wooden table, surrounded by pumpkins and other autumn decorations.

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Give your own twist to Halloween with pumpkins, moose and other decorations to turn your home into a cosy spooky autumn scene.

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Octopus, spider, ghost, or hanging dryer?

This clothesline casts a spooky shadow in the dark. You can use this small clothesline with clothespins to dry your laundry, but also to hang cute photos, for example. Give it a try…

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Spooky image of a clothespin holder’s shadow cast on the wall.
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Discover fun Halloween activities for kids at IKEA

Several IKEA stores are hosting fun Halloween events for children, such as crafting sessions or making spooky snacks. Come join the fun and enjoy a festive visit!

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