I love the dollar store. The end.
My husband hates the dollar store. mainly cause he’s dumb. But more because he lives by the motto, “you get what you pay for” and he thinks if it’s cheap..it’s cheap. (That sentence makes sense….pinky promise) But I love leaving the dollar store with bags FULL of random fun stuff and I only spent $30. So I decided to write this post as an excuse to buy more stuff to show you all the good stuff you can score for Halloween and what you can do with it!
1. Paper straws!
yup. they have paper straws! can. not. tell you how excited I was to see them there! I love these things…stick a peep on them and pop in a drink….
or buy them all up and create an awesome wreath!!
get crafty with them!
Or add a fun pinwheel 
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2. creepy crawly things.
I love buying all my spiders and crows at the dollar store! they are really great!
and you can do tons with them! add some magnets and make an infestation..
find the crow….(great decorations!)
…or even on presents!
I even hot glued one onto a pictures frame
You can freeze some spiders in ice for a fun surprise in the drinks!
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#3 Googly eyes!
not found in the halloween section…but the craft section! These googly eyes will make any party a PART-AY!!!!
stick them on wreaths, cups, bats…
source
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4. GRAVES!
These make any yard super fun! I’ve seen diy versions…and expensive ones at other stores–
but you can’t beat $1. You could even flip over the back of the dollar store one and carve in your own message!
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5. Glow sticks
Glow sticks are my FAVORITEST things on Halloween! I Even gave them out instead of candy one year! (my husband thought I was lame!)
They are great to help kids light up their costumes so cars can see them as they trick or treat…I always throw one in their trick or treat buckets so they can check out the treats they are getting!
But they are also so stinking fun for any party decorations! Put some in drinks–
or balloons or punch bowls
Even in Pumpkins!
seriously..so many ideas! stock up!
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6. Creepy cloth
This is a weird one….but I seriously love these creepy cloths! I had to buy a couple more because we used the first one so much!
We have used them as part of our costume…
as window hangings , over chairs, as tablecloths, or table runners..
backdrops for my blog posts…
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8. Containers, bowl…and bags
Between treat bowls, platters, trick or treat bags…dollar store has it alllllll.
These little coffins were boxes to put treats! Super cute!
Use them as the intended method
…or be creative and turn them into decoration!
A fun cup and a silver platter: 
to this……
Spray painted —
glazed
and hot glue…and you have a platter!
I even found a cauldron there! My kids were so excited to play potion with it!
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9. Stickers
These stickers don’t last from year to year…so don’t spend your hard earned money on them!!! They are super fun to decorate windows and walls with! 
My kids love these…and they each get to pick one to decorate the windows in their room.
(caution tape was found at the dollar store too!)
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10. Themed Halloween ice cube trays.
These are fun for ice…or use them as candy molds…or to make some halloween themed crayons
Peel old crayons (fyi…keep brands together. rose art with rose art..crayola with crayola.) chop up and put in ice cube tray.
Melt at about 250 degrees!
Once you have used them for crayons…they will covered in crayon wax and residue! So they will only be used for that–which makes them perfect since they are only a dollar!
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11. Just plain themed Halloween Decor!
They have quite a few cute things to hang and decorate your house with! They change from year to year but I’m always pleasantly surprised what they have!
12. Spider webs.
Nothing makes a porch more spooky than having spiders webs stretched across it!
AND Spider webs are Awesome in hair….perfect for the undead costumes!
I use it even for photo ops!
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13. Treat Decorations
do not spend money on expensive treat decorations! They have so many great ones that instantly makes your cupcakes cuter! 
These might not seen super important…but I just saw some super similar for 3.99 at the craft store!!!
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14. My personal favorite…
creepy…crawly…body parts! I think they add some crazy fun to any decor! Throw some in a jar
In your salad…
in your fireplace
Or add some spray paint and make some costumes awards with them!
15. PAPER PRODUCTS
If you are throwing any type of Halloween get together make sure to stock up on their paper products! They are cheap…and they have holiday ones–as well as just plain colored ones! I stock up!
Honorable mentions:
I just spotted WASHI TAPE THERE!
Fun and festive scarves..You don’t want to spend too much for one day of wearing!
And makeup for your Halloween costume! Our dollar store has lots of funky colors! 
make sure to check out these fun ways to throw a halloween party on the cheap! 
Nicole says
LOVE THIS POST! You always crack me up and “mainly cause he’s dumb” made me spit out my diet coke. You can always tell when someone says something like this that they have a great relationship. Thanks for the laugh.
Haley says
I love the dollar store!! I always go there before the craft store or target because you can find all these great things! This post was great and had so many good Halloween ideas!
Libby says
Love the idea for giving out glow sticks (with candy) and spray painting body parts for trophies.
Did you open the glow sticks for the steps? I could do that! maawwwwhhhaawwwwhaawwww
So many ideas, so few opportunities to show them off.