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Trick or Treat, smell my feet, LET ME DECORATE MY ROOM HOW I WANT. 

It can be hard to decorate your dorm room if the Community Living Standards impose restrictions that are cramping your style — no candles, no hanging decorations from the ceiling, no fire hazards, no cats, no BOOze. But fear not, there are many festive ways to decorate your room while still adhering to the rules set by the dorms. 

Festive balloons

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For a more traditional look, try these festive balloons or tassels. You can hang the tassels around the edge of your desk, bed or on the wall. Witch will you pick?

Crayon drip pumpkin

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Pumpkins, pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin bread, pumpkin seeds — nothing embodies Halloween more perfectly than a pumpkin. If you're looking for a fun craft, or a colorful way to get in the Halloween spirit, try making this crayon drip pumpkin. 

Knives silhouette for your window 

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A great design if you're looking to transform your dorm room into a haunted house. You can hang the cut out silhouettes from the inside of your window, so even people on the streets can get a sense of (or a scare from) your well-decorated room. 

Bat wall decorations 

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Did you know a group of bats is called a colony? Cut out bats on black paper and tape them to your walls (as long as they're hung with non-damaging materials or removable hangers, and do not cover more than a third of the door or wall space, according to housing guidelines). 

Light up cups

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Want the glowing aesthetic of candle without a candle? Try decorating colorful cups to look like jack o' lanterns, skulls, ghosts or Frankenstein, and then putting an LED tea light underneath. BOOm — you have a simple, quick and easy craft to get into the Halloween spirit.

Bat and ghost garland

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Googly eyes and Halloween decorations bring back nostalgia of elementary school crafts. Hang a strand of bats or ghosts on your bulletin board, your desk or your wall. Talk about #SquadGhouls. 

Everyone dresses up in costumes for Halloween, but dress up your dorm room and you'll be Hallowinning. 

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