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Windy City Novelties Top 10: Top 10 Halloween Pranks

featured Windy City Novelties Top 10: Top 10 Halloween Pranks

Part of the fun of Halloween is pulling pranks on others or giving them a good scare. This Halloween, set up some spooky decorations or pull pranks on trick-or-treaters and...

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Haunted House Decorating Tips

Haunted House Decorating Tips

While there are many reasons one might love the Halloween holiday, a good chunk of Halloween revelers enjoy the frightfulness surrounding the notion. They seek thrills in the form of...

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7 Steps to Carve a Pumpkin Like a Pro

7 Steps to Carve a Pumpkin Like a Pro

Pumpkin carving is a great Halloween tradition, and an especially fun activity to do with kids. Once the pumpkins are carved and lit, they make for a great Halloween decoration...

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DIY Halloween Door Decorations

DIY Halloween Door Decorations

To make the offices of Windy City Novelties festive for Halloween, we had a very small door decorating contest. Each office door was decorated using party supplies sold by us—yes,...

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5 Steps to Keep Zombies Away During the Zombie Apocalypse

5 Steps to Keep Zombies Away During the Zombie Apocalypse

In recent years, zombies have become increasingly popular, to the point that many individuals believe they might actually take over the world one day. When word spread about the Mayan...

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Create a Spooky Scene Outside Your Home with Halloween Decorations

Create a Spooky Scene Outside Your Home with Halloween Decorations

Make this year the year you finally win first prize in the annual neighborhood Halloween house decorating contest with gloriously gruesome decorations, props, and scene setters from Windy City Novelties....

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Party Tips for Hosting a Kid-Friendly Halloween Party

Party Tips for Hosting a Kid-Friendly Halloween Party

Halloween is an exciting time for children, with the fun crafts, sweet treats and, of course, dressing in costume. However, sometimes Halloween can be a bit too scary. To ensure...

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