Halloween Tips For Using Old Things In New Ways

Oct. 29, 2010— -- Want to pump up your Halloween celebration but need to scale down your budget?

Sarah Humphreys, executive editor of Real Simple, appeared on Good Morning America to share new uses for old things that happen to be lying around the house. These holiday tips for recycling your belongings save both cash and the environment and make so much sense it's almost scary.

Here are some of GMA's favorite New Uses for Old Things that are designed to help you get ready for Halloween and the holidays beyond:

Turn those empty one-gallon plastic milk jugs into ghastly ghosts!

A good old-fashioned recipe taken from old-school Hollywood thrasher movies. It's super-simple and looks completely authentic!

1 tablespoon chocolate syrup

5 tablespoons corn starch

2 drops red food coloring

A few drops of water to desired consistency

Mix 1 part chocolate syrup to 5 parts corn starch. Every 5 parts corn starch gets 2 drops red food coloring.

Make use of the loot your kids collected on Halloween night but don't want, like those little boxes of raisins. Stash them away and you can pull them out again on New Year's Eve to refresh your glass of bubbly if it's getting a little flat before the midnight toast!

A festive way to serve your favorite party treats!

Cut the top of the pumpkin as if carving a jack-o'-lantern.

Remove the top and scoop out the pulp and seeds from inside the pumpkin. Save the seeds for toasting later.

Carve or decorate the pumpkin as you like.

Cut a shallow slice off the bottom of the pumpkin to create a level surface (without creating a hole in the bottom).

Line the pumpkin with cellophane. Cover cellophane with festive cocktail napkins.

Fill with chips, homemade pumpkin seed mix or candy!

Stir until chocolate is melted.

Chop up your favorite fruits, cakes, cookies, candies, and pretzels and dip away!

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