Halloween trees are back! How can I decorate a spooky tree, what are the best decorations and where did this trend come from?
Photos of Halloween trees have been doing the rounds on social media, with people excitedly decorating trees with various spooky ornaments.
But why is the trend around, how can you make your own Halloween tree and what are the best ones out there this year? Here is everything you need to know...
What is a Halloween tree and where did they come from?
A Halloween tree is effectively a Christmas tree decorated with Halloween themed ornaments, such as skulls, ghosts and mini pumpkins.
People who are fans of Halloween and want to mark the occasion for the whole month, like Christmas, usually start putting up the spooky trees at the start of October.
The trend has started to pop up online each year, with people posting their creations on social media.
Parents have been inspired to create the trees after a nursery rhyme called 'The Halloween Tree' became popular.
The tale speaks of a Haunted Tree, where a tree was planted in a land of haunted houses and was taken care of by ghosts and goblins.
It grew into a large Halloween tree, with scary branches, monsters and zombies inside.
How can I make my own Halloween tree?
It's simple to make your own Halloween themed tree.
You can use your own Christmas tree, or go out and get a fresh one to use each year for the occasion.
Then simply add some spooky decorations - there are plenty available online.
Popular ornaments include miniature pumpkins, little ghosts, spiders, ghouls, zombies, witches' hats and spooky eyeballs.
What are the best Halloween trees out there so far?
Companies have now jumped on the bandwagon and are selling pre-decorated trees.
US website has an entire section dedicated to them, with trees ranging from £10 ($12.99) to £284.81 ($369.99).
The website says: “Almost anything can become a Halloween tree, even a branch that has fallen from a tree in your yard!
“But for the connoisseur, we have a fine selection of Halloween trees, from a traditional Christmas style faux pine branch trees that are tinted black, to feather trees and tinsel trees that come in black, orange, or black and orange.
“They are all perfect to display a collection of Halloween styled glass ornaments or vintage style chenille, paper or tinsel ornaments!”
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Some on sale already come decorated with skulls, bones, bottles and eyeballs.
Meanwhile, some devoted Halloween fans have started sharing their spooky creations on Twitter.
Here are the best of the bunch, including a witches hat topper...