Better Homes & Gardens Halloween Tricks & Treats

Halloween Tricks and Treats magazine is for readers of all ages who love Halloween. We provide home tours, decorating ideas, recipes, and step-by-step projects for all types of Halloween preparation. Check out Halloween Tricks & Treats for inspiration on indoor and outdoor decor, celebrations, costumes, food and drink treats, and lastly, lots of carved and decorated pumpkins!

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From the Editor’s Cauldron

Frights, Camera, Action! • Step inside the minds of these three creatives, whose floral artwork, handmade costumes, and color-drenched decor bring the Halloween season to life.

Bright & Boo-Tiful • These simple DIY projects enliven your home with punchy color.

Fun for Fall • Skeletons, witches, and the cutest ghosts you’ve ever seen haunt this cheeky-not-creepy Michigan home.

Starry Night & Witches Delight • Boil, boil, toil, and trouble! As the moon begins to rise, carve up a dazzling porch party of bubbling brews and poisonous potions.

House of Curiosi-Teas • It’s showtime! Each Halloween, this 1898 Queen Anne Victorian gets a lesson in decorating to welcome guests for lavishly themed tea parties. Put on your best costume, grab a friend, and enter—if you dare.

Up, Up, and Away! • Flutter, drift, hover, or soar! The sky’s the limit for these high-flying DIY costumes.

Wicked Vintage Treasures • Collector Emily Baker’s love for Halloween parades across her home. Glean her wisdom for finding, buying, and displaying items of your own.

Fortune-Told Treats • Gaze deep into these crystal balls to learn the secrets of delightfully creepy cupcakes and cocktails.

All Witches & Warlocks Welcome • On a hilltop in New Jersey, a farmhouse built in 1767 leans into its witchy persona with spellbinding decor that’s nothing short of magical.

Knock Knock. Who’s There? • Bugs, jack-o’-lanterns, owls, and flies—that’s who! Welcome trick-or-treaters with a spooktacular front door display made from easy-to-find or repurposed craft items.

Final Fright