With Halloween only a few weeks away, decorations have been springing up all over campus. Decorating for the holidays can be difficult in small dorm rooms, but some students still find creative ways to get their spaces into the holiday spirit, despite cramped conditions.
The simplest way for students to show Halloween enthusiasm is to take advantage of the whiteboards mounted on every dorm room door. With a few dry-erase markers and a little imagination, simple doors can be transformed into fun holiday images.
For 18-year-old freshman business major Ally Stewart, her door displays a countdown to the big day.
“Back at home, my parents used to always decorate our house,” Stewart said. “Now, by decorating our door, we’re making it a little bit more like home.”
A quick trip to King Soopers can help students spruce their dorms up. Regina Shrestha, an 18-year-old freshman psychology major, said she found a pack of decorations able to cover her dorm door and interior for six dollars. The package, complete with cobwebs, “caution” tape and a paper skeleton, allowed the girls to get in the holiday mood.
“My roommate bought an assortment of Halloween-themed plates, paper towels and cups,” Shrestha said. “That got me really excited to decorate the entire room.”
Others found different ways to spread the joy of Halloween, like 18-year-old freshman open-option major Lauren Kennedy, who said she decided to start the trick-or-treating early by leaving a bucket of candy hanging from her door. Anyone who walked by could help themselves to the free Tootsie Rolls and M&Ms that were outside Kennedy’s room.
“Everyone had been talking about how they wanted to do Halloween decorations, then I was at Target and I saw a little Halloween-themed bucket for a dollar,” Kennedy said. “It hit me then that I needed to give out candy. I also got a care package from my aunt that had a giant bag of M&Ms in it. I didn’t know what to do with them, so I decided to give them out.”
Whether it be a simple drawing or a sweet surprise for passerbys, students have found ways to raise anticipation for Oct. 31. Hopefully, the day will be as good as the student decorations.
Contact CU Independent Staff Writer Matt Glassett at Matthew.glassett@colorado.edu.
