How to Decorate a Dorm Room for Halloween

Window clings are absolutely perfect for college dorm rooms. They take up absolutely no space because they're flat and stick right to the window, if you have one. If you don't have a window, most of them will stick to mirrors just as well. They won't harm the window or mirror because they don't actually have any adhesive, so you won't need to worry about damaging any of the property in the room. They're also really inexpensive; all of the choices below are less than $5 each. It doesn't get much more simple or cheap than that!

You can decorate with cute clings, spooky ones, creepy ones, or mix and match for a fun, unique look.

Gel clings are similar to regular window clings because they too don't use adhesive and can stick to any glass or nonporous surface without harm. They're different though because the less detailed, outline look provides a whole different look, and, honestly, they're fun to poke. They're squishy and fun!

You can even turn decorating into a game with these by standing about five feet away and tossing them at the window to make them stick.

A word of advice though: Don't use these on walls. They stain.

My roommates and I learned this the hard way when we got a little overexcited and carried away with our "game" of tossing them, not realizing they were messing up the paint!

Cob webs and spider webs are great at evoking spooky Halloween feelings. They hardly take any space, they're cheap, and they're fun to put up. They don't damage walls because you can work with what's already in the room when finding ways to attach the web around the room. Doing it that way also make each web unique, like a real spider's web!

Pumpkins can be used to decorate for Halloween (as Jack-o-lanterns) or just for the fall season in general (often paired with other foods such as ornamental corn). These decorations take up more space because they have to sit somewhere, but you can find spaces that aren't often used like the top of the microwave, the windowsill, the center of the coffee table or dining table if you have one, the corner of your desk-- get creative!

You can usually purchase mini pumpkins, gourds, or ornamental corn for a couple dollars at grocery stores, roadside stands, or pumpkin patches. Not only do they make excellent decorations, you can play a competitive, laughter-filled, entertaining game of pumpkin bowling when you're done with them instead of just throwing them away. If you'd rather opt for non-food decorations, check out the interesting items below.