Stencils are a quick way to transfer one’s favorite Halloween designs to windows, pumpkins and other decorative projects. Creating decorations can be a family activity that everyone can enjoy during Halloween. Besides decorating windows with spooky Halloween motifs, stencils can be used to create Halloween party invitations or homemade Halloween cards.http://www.stencilweb.com/ Stencils can also be used in food items like cakes, cupcakes and other holiday treats.http://www.countryliving.com/cooking/recipes/scary-cat-stencil-1008 A good Halloween stencil can make pumpkin carving easier by tracing the stencil design onto the pumpkin as well.http://www.paperpumpkins.com/

Many times, Halloween stencils can be found online and printed out for easy use at home. While some websites may charge for stencils with more complicated designs for home decorations, it is easy to find classic Halloween stencils, including Jack-O Candy Dish, Halloween bat and skull stencil among others, for free.http://www.celebrating-halloween.com/pumpkincarving/index.shtml

A Halloween design like a pumpkin, a bat or a ghost is drawn on a piece of orange or black construction paper. An outline of the design instead of the entire picture is cut out. The stencil is then taped onto a doorway window. While lights will illuminate the image at night, the stencil will produce spooky Halloween shadow in the house during the day.http://www.kidsturncentral.com/holidays/crafts/hcraftp.htm