It took time, patience, and tense negotiations, but you and the kids emerged from behind closed doors in full agreement: One puny pumpkin out front just isn’t gonna cut it this year. It's time to up your Halloween game.⁣ ⁣ Rally with the fam to carve out some neighborhood chills and thrills with these next-level Halloween decorating tips:⁣ ⁣ More pumpkins? Yes, please! You can never go wrong with traditional orange but think outside the patch. Pick up a truckload and paint them a variety of colors for a modern rainbow effect.⁣ Specialty lighting will make or break your yard’s vibe. Head to your home improvement store and grab some multicolored spotlights. Blue, green, and purple give a ghostly feel while orange and red lean more traditional and fiery.⁣ Put your wireless speakers to ghoulish good use. Search your music streaming service to see what creepy playlists are available.⁣ Fill your windows with creepy-crawly silhouettes. Search online for free downloads and have the kids cut, color, and hang.⁣ Your trick or treaters will spend the most time on your doorstep so concentrate your spookiest efforts there. Think bloody footprint decals, super-sized googly eyes for the door, spider-infested corners, and creepy clowns, skeletons, or scarecrows chillin’ in the rocking chairs.⁣ ⁣ ⁣