A Bright, Neon, 90s Inspired Halloween at Target

Target's Halloween theme is so fun this year for anyone (like me) who is into that 90s neon nostalgia. Just look at this light-up sign! 

The entrance to the main Halloween section in back welcomes you in like this:

I love this guy! Check out the bat on his guitar. His hands moved somewhat and he sang something. I can't actually remember what he sang, but his voice reminded me of Alice Cooper's. 

The star around his eye is a nice touch too.

Little plush skulls. I love neon pink and green! That's my childhood right there. The glasses and mohawk theme is something you're going to see a few times here.

Like on this bird...

An aerobics instructor pumpkin character! She gave all kinds of instructions like she was leading a class back in the day. See her shirt? "Pumpkin Iron" 🎃

I'm not sure what this is. Maybe it's some kind of lava lamp? I can tell you one thing, though. Those phones were driving me nuts! I tried to lift the receivers to make them stop and then they had even more to say. It was one of those situations where you just have to run away.

Here's another cool entrance! What a great way to display some witch costumes.

Speaking of costumes, can you tell what this pet costume is?

A Target cart! I thought it was hilarious. 

And a person could dress up as "Bullseye" The Target dog to match their pet. 

More fun vintageness! We're going a few decades back from the 90s here. I think these could be cool as part of a decoration. I've seen pictures of wreaths people make with a mask like this in the middle. 

These are like those mini neon plastic skeletons that are given out as treats or party favors. I use the little ones as bookmarks. You can snap an arm off the ribcage and it can hold your page.

This guy was pretty tall. Something about the "Hi, my name is Lewis" sign cracks me up.

This was my favorite large-scale prop. He kind of sang/rapped in some retro way. I think he said his name was Bruce. 

His eyes and ribcage lit up slowly. 

Inflatables that are part of the neon collection:

So cute. I'm just noticing his mohawk now. 

Target had a nice selection of cups and dishes. They use a lot of melamine. I noticed it was bamboo melamine this time.

These pirate plates were heavy ceramic. I'm imagining a pirate-themed table now.

Dish towels:

Neon collection plastic cups with straws:

And a few fun plates:

Actually, this one was more of a shallow bowl.

Fluffy kitchen/bathroom towels:

I'm going to end with the Day of the Dead section that was back by the Halloween.

All these bright colors go well with the neon Halloween collection.

Every year at Target is different. I think most of us remember our favorite themes over the years. This year's theme is one of my favorites!

A Gallery of Beautiful Leaves

Yesterday, my Mom and I visited a local park to see the changing leaves. We saw a pretty nice show of autumn colors. The trees are just at the point here where they are freshly yellow, orange, and red. And because it was such a bright, sunny day, I had the opportunity to catch the light glowing through the leaves.

It probably looks warmer than it was, because of the bright sun. It felt like maybe a 40-something degree day with a brisk wind.

Isn't it cool how this tree changed color basically in half? I'm reminded of those hairstyles where someone dyes their hair a different color on each side of their head - straight down the middle. This is that hair-do on a tree. You can look up "split dye hair-do" if you don't know what I'm talking about. You'll see some pics of girls who have actually chosen these very colors. 

And here's a close-up of a beautiful tree that has completely turned red:

I love the green to yellow to orange fade on each of these individual leaves!

This photo reminds me of stained glass because of the dark lines in front of the lit up leaves.

These two came out soft and pretty, almost pastel. Do you think this is bittersweet? The shape seems right but it was pretty pink.

I'm not sure if this is a Japanese Maple. The general leaf shape seems right. It was sort of a low growing bush, though. My best guess from looking at pics online is that it is a Weeping Japanese Maple. 

This one looks like it's either reaching out or pointing at something.

You can't ask for a better array of colors from one plant! Just wow.

Neither of us had ever seen leaves change like this, with this intense black against the bright colors. And what was so neat was that there was red, orange, and yellow featured against that black. The ultimate Halloween leaves, right?

We saw a few other colorful plants that fit nicely with the autumn leaves. I'm not sure what these are, but I liked them so much that I included several photos of them.

They could be some kind of burr? They certainly look like they could attach themselves to a passerby. Do you guys know what these are? My only clue for you is that I think they're the seed pod form of something...

This is Paintbrush Celosia. I grew some of these this year. They grew a little differently, though. Mine were taller with multiple spikes, but not as full.

Some nice autumn colored Zinnias:

I'm not sure what these berries are, but they were so pretty with the light shining through them. I feel like I am looking at a miniature streetlamp.

We had a very pleasant day in the park. We ran into some nice people and I had an amazing first, which was seeing a bald eagle! The eagle was far up in the sky, but I managed to get a photo of it with my zoom. Isn't that something?

Well, I hope you guys enjoyed this virtual trip to the park. I know some of you may be in places where the leaves don't change color like this, so I am happy to share! Some of these leaves were new to me this year. It's amazing that any could be new at this point.

🍁🍂🍃

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