A Hocus Pocus Halloween

Wow! It’s been over a year since I posted here, and this post is a bit delayed. However, I put a lot of time and effort into decorating for Halloween this year. So, I thought this might serve as inspiration for someone else in the future.

I’ve always loved the movie Hocus Pocus, and if I’m being honest I watch it at all times of the year. This year I knew I really wanted to dive into a theme for my front door, and I landed on transforming the space into something fit for the Sanderson sisters.

Winifred Sanderson’s spellbook

I made the spellbook with a book safe I ordered from Amazon, Mod Podge, acrylic paint, puffy glitter paint and Model Magic modeling material.


Do you remember the scene when Billy’s hand gets trapped in the man hole cover? The fingers were also made with Model Magic and acrylic paint. I also used artificial nails and painted them black. Let me know what you think. Hope you had a happy Halloween!

Product Source

  • Amazon

    • “I Smell Children” flag

    • Metal cat silhouettes with green eyes

    • “It’s just a bunch of hocus pocus” banner

    • Sanderson sister cloaks

    • Faux book safe

    • Mini brooms

    • Black flame candle (flameless candle, I used black nail polish to paint the “flame”)

    • Sanderson Museum of Witchcraft Hocus Pocus Sign | Officially Licensed

  • Target

    • Pumpkins

    • Light up black “potion bottles”

    • Plastic black cat

    • Boo Ghost spotlight

  • Tombstones were made with cardboard, acrylic paint, Mod Podge and faux moss