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Celebrity party planner Mikie Russo has some epic, budget-friendly Halloween party ideas.

Halloween is just a few days away. Have you started planning your spooktacular Halloween party? Celebrity party planner Mikie Russo shares some epic, budget-friendly Halloween party ideas.

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The approach to the George Washington bridge. Getting busy. Yeah, it is getting busy as it does this time. Let's talk about just how cold it's going to get tonight tonight. We're looking for temperatures to be around the freezing mark. And then as we go through the next couple of nights, we'll probably be looking at temperatures subfreezing around most of New Jersey obviously be colder in the pine barrens and up towards the northwest corner of the state with clear skies and a light wind. Now, for this week, our temperatures are cooling off and that all starts tomorrow morning and takes you into Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday and Thursday daytime, highs are only going to be in the lower forties morning, lows should be subfreezing in just about every neighborhood of New Jersey. Then we get closer to the weekend and temperatures shoot back up and it looks like Sunday will be filled with rain and wind. At least that's the way the guidance is painting this weather scenario for the weekend right now, it may change. So make sure you keep checking back with the news 12 storm watch team for all the latest details how this is all going to evolve. But right now it does look like Sunday would be the wetter stretch of weather. Another weekend where we feature a little bit more rain for the second half of the weekend. Waking up Tuesday morning, temperatures are going to be in the lower thirties. We do see some clouds rolling in. You'll start off with some sunshine by the end of the day, we're looking at mainly cloudy skies. Daytime highs are stuck in the upper thirties and lower forties. Colder air is beginning to rush in from Canada, Canada right now with the north westerly north, north westerly wind at around 5 to 15 miles an hour. So that will keep temperatures on the cool side of seasonable. By Wednesday morning, a partly cloudy sky with temperatures hovering at or just below the freezing mark except for the shoreline, probably looking at about 33 or 34 there, Wednesday afternoon, a little, a few more neighborhoods not even making it to 40 degrees for a daytime high temperature in northwestern New Jersey, the rest of the state should stay in the lower forties. As far as Thursday is concerned, partly sunny skies again. Still on the chillier side. It looks like Thursday will probably be the coldest day of this week. Morning, lows, upper twenties, daytime highs in the lower forties and then the temperatures begin to recover a little bit for Friday under mainly sunny skies. Well, that's the pick of the week, you've got a 51 degree high temperature with mainly sunny skies, mainly cloudy skies. On Saturday. We could be dealing with some rain and wind as we roll into Sunday. More details on the New Jersey forecast moments.

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Set on over to storm watch teams ho O se right now as we are making our way towards a interesting week here, weather wise, a little different than we had today. Yeah. You know, today was a beautiful day to go outside and enjoy the milder air temperatures in the low to mid 50 so 54 in Bay Bridge, 53 in Home Crest and 52 in Midwood. So we really got spoiled because our average high is 48 degrees. It is about to start feeling like the forties starting tomorrow. Highs near 45 air mass and we are going to see more clouds and sun. So not going to going to experience that bright beautiful sky Wednesday, even colder. High stopping out near 41 degrees, but at least it's going to remain dry for now. There are some changes in the forecast heading into the weekend. But in the short term, this is what you're waking up to tomorrow morning. 38 degrees, the clouds are moving out of here and it is going to be cold. So that heavy winter coat, you need to dust it off and bring it back out. And keep it around for the next couple of days. Tomorrow's highs will top out in the mid forties across the boughs and we're going to see those clouds continuing to increase throughout the day, still going to remain dry. And even into our Wednesday, that colder air mass is seeping in highs are really struggle to get to near 41 degrees partly sunny sky. And what we're watching on Thursday as we turn into Hanukkah, a Clipper system two hours north will bring some snow showers north and west of our area. We will dry but temperatures will still be very cold. Upper thirty's near 40 degrees. But look where we're going. There is a light at the end of the tunnel as we get into the rest of the month, December 10th to the 16th. It looks like we're trending warmer than normal, but temperatures will even be reaching the low to mid 50 s through the weekend. And I would say the pick of the week will be on Saturday. A blend of sun and clouds go out there. Really enjoy the start of the weekend because look where we're ending some rain and wind return to our area.

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Westchester

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Oil field and track and of course, Santa was there as well. Let's take another look at our hyper local forecast. The meteorologist Matt Hammer, I think they caught the grinch after his heart enlarged a few extra sizes because he looked to be in a, in a good mood. So, yeah, great, great event there. And we know there are a lot of those types of events over the next couple of weeks to come. Hopefully the weather does pan out well for them. Let's head to the map right now and, and talk about as we go throughout the rest of today and beyond today is fine. It's just mostly cloudy, but you don't have to worry about any rain or snow from those clouds if anything, a Sprinkle in spots. But for the most part into this evening, just mostly cloudy and dry. And we go from a high of around 50 degrees essentially right now down into the lower and middle forties as we go into the evening hours. Now, there will be some partial clearing after around eight or nine o'clock tonight. Well, that will allow us for temperatures to get colder down into the lower and middle thirties and there will still be a little bit of a breeze around overnight and it's tomorrow morning. So it can actually feel like the upper twenties in spots into Tuesday morning. And just like what happened today, we start off with sunshine tomorrow morning, but clouds will win out into the afternoon hours tomorrow and it will just be a much more chilly feel the next three days after today today. Thumbs up weather for sure, not perfect, limited clear sky. In fact, mostly cloudy skies from this point forward until about after eight or nine o'clock tonight. And then temperatures slowly fall back through the thirties overnight. And it will be a morning tomorrow where you want the winter coat, the gloves and the hat again with those early morning temperatures in the low to mid thirties on two tomorrow, early sunshine giving way to more clouds into the afternoon highs in the lower forties tomorrow. So a bit more of a chilly feel slightly below average temperatures compared to a slightly above average temperature day today, even chillier for Wednesday and Thursday right around 40 for both days. This is not as cold as last week, but it's still chilly upper forties on Friday. So temperatures recover Friday into the weekend and Saturday will be the pick of the week, 53 clouds, some hints of sun before more rain possibly on Sunday ahead of a dry start to next week with highs in the 40.

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Long Island

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The lottery. Maybe not this year. All right. Um, a lot going on this weekend this weekend and our weather's pretty much quiet. We just have those ups and downs in our temperatures. So we'll take it. It was mild. Now, we're going to turn a little bit colder for the next few days. And then we have a weekend warm up tomorrow morning at the bus stop 35 a little bit of a chill in the morning. It's not bad. Uh, we do start the day off with sunshine in the afternoon. We'll see the clouds come in but the day will be dry. We are topping out in the forties right now. You can see some of the clouds moving in just that colder air passing by from the north. We clear out in the morning, waking up to sunshine on your Tuesday at 6 to 7 a.m. We're in the thirties, 35 Glen Cove, 37 Smithtown, 38 in Ko winds out of the northwest, uh, about 5 to 15 MPH. So it certainly feels cold, but it's kind of a nice quiet start to the day in the afternoon, 2 to 3 o'clock, you can see the clouds coming in and temps are only in the low to mid forties. So definitely a little bit colder at night. We clear out there might be a very brief Sprinkle or flurry on Wednesday morning as even colder weather comes in. You see that we're in the thirties and some spots in the afternoon will struggle to get up to 40. So bottom line is next couple of days will be chilly. Uh Friday to Saturday, we start warming up again and your next chance to see rain will be on Sunday. So this is going to be a sharp front passing through, but it'll pack up pines. We'll probably have gusty winds and um moderate to maybe some briefly heavy rainfall. Sunday afternoon to Sunday night. So Sunday morning should be dry. This will pass through quickly and once the storm passes by, it will get breezy and a little bit cooler again. So we are going to see those ups and downs in our temperatures tonight. Chilly at 34 with the West Northwest wind. Uh, we'll settle into the forties for the next few days tomorrow afternoon, 44 in Smithtown, 44 in Montauk and 45 in Bay Shore. You see that Wednesday is one of the colder days by Thursday to Friday, we're rising Friday. Saturday looks beautiful Saturday in the fifties with sunshine. There's that rain on Sunday and we'll clear out early next week.

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I think there are some people awaiting the cold weather. I'm not one of them, but there are people awaiting the cold weather. Hope. And I guess this last couple of days been a little not normal. No, not normal whatsoever. So if you guys are a fan of the cold that is coming our way this week. If you're not a fan of the cold, hopefully you guys got to enjoy the last couple of days, especially today. It was a beautiful day. Highs 53 degrees across the board. Classing point, Fordham City Island. It was a really nice time to really go outside and enjoy the conditions. Now, this is where we're going. Tomorrow's high 45 degrees. That is at least 9 to 10 degrees cooler and we are going to be going to experience more clouds and sun throughout the day. Wednesday feels even colder. Highs near 41 degrees. You're gonna see the blend of sun and clouds, but at least it is going to remain dry. Now, let's take you through the next couple of hours. Some clouds this evening does clear out overnight and this is what you're waking up to tomorrow. Morning, 38 degrees winter out of the west 5 to 10 MPH, it is going to feel colder. So you're definitely going to need to bring up the heavier coat and the winter jacket for the next couple of days. Tomorrow's highs will top out near 4445 degrees, not seeing a lot of sunshine tomorrow. Just during the morning hours, clouds do take over our sky and it is going to remain dry. Now, a Clipper says will remain north and west of our area leading into the start of Hanukkah on Thursday. And that is going to bring some snow showers to our north and west. While here we will just remain dry and cold for our Wednesday high, still in upper thirties, low forties, same situation on our Thursday and then it looks like things finally begin to turn around. We're talking about a big warm up heading our way as we get through the end of the week and even into the weekend.

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Connecticut

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And storm watch team. Meteorologist Scott Skoff is here now and hey, it looks pretty nice and sunny out there. Oh, it's be a beautiful, nice. It is looking great. Today is actually gonna be one of the nicest days of the week because tomorrow it's gonna be some changes. Yeah, some changes might not be the best thing in the world. But hey, you know what, today, let's just go outside and enjoy it. Pleasant conditions. Gonna be a cloudy and breezy into the afternoon. So all in, all looking peachy keen out there, we are seeing some good conditions out across western Connecticut. But as you go towards tomorrow and Wednesday, even Thursday, things are gonna get colder. So be ready for that winter gear, subfreezing temperatures in the mornings, real cold in the afternoons, upper thirties to around 40 colder as the week progresses. But then the temperatures rise back up Friday in the forties, fifties on the weekend. But Sunday could come with a catch. Some showers are on the way, even some stronger winds and that's what we're gonna be seeing really off and on throughout the week. 10 to 20 MPH. So, garbage cans might get knocked over, secure them in the garage. Anchor down those holiday decorations, the inflatables you don't want Mr Grinch going all over down to your neighbor's house. Right, because we are looking at a little bit of snow over in New York state that is gonna be just to our north. But however, we could see a stray raindrop lake or ice pedal coming on in from the Great Lakes over the next several hours as colder air comes on. And right now though mainly cloudy skies as that's gonna be continuing to push across Litchfield, Fairfield and New Haven counties into the overnight hours. So what are you looking at cloudy skies this afternoon? Temperatures in the upper forties to around 50 degrees? That's really the warmest it's gonna get throughout the day. Temperatures will cool down with a little bit of moisture pushing in around dinner time towards war in Cornwall, Litchfield County along and north of 84. Then that cooler air is gonna dry us out, make us real cold towards Cornwall 2930 is up. So across the region Tuesday morning. So kids definitely have the jacket on their way to school and then a few more clouds into the afternoon for your Tuesday. But today, upper forties toward the north fifties down to the south, mostly the partly sunny skies, more breezy and cloudy conditions as the day goes on with a few gusty winds overnight, those temperatures dropping to around freezing with clearing conditions into the morning. Tomorrow, those winds will make it feel a little bit colder into the twenties. But then as we go into your Tuesday tomorrow, 43 degrees 40 on Wednesday, 38 on Thursday, looking at some more wind and clouds and then those temperatures increase forties and fifties as Hanukkah progresses, then some rain chances on Sunday. That's a look at your hyper local forecast.

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Live Life Better: DIY decorating ideas to make your Halloween party spook-tacular

It is the season to like have that good scare going on Halloween season is here. So whether you're having a Halloween party or you really just want to make your house look fun and festive or even a little bit scary celebrity party planner, Mikey Russo is back with some budget friendly Halloween party ideas. I love what you did here. How cute is this and again, you know, me and my crafts are very simple and easy. So we took um an outdoor um solar light right with a little bucket like this for, you know, trick or treating. So what you do is you just remove the handles like this, right? And then on the bottom, I just drilled a hole. So it's a one inch hole. So you're gonna take your little lantern there. Ok. Now I turn it upside down and I'm gonna turn it upside down and then you're just gonna put it right in through this little hole, right? And these are the the lights that a lot of people already have already have these. So you can just, you can just use them. And then, so once it's done, it just looks like that. How cute. And then obviously, i it's really fun and I also like that you put those, those arms on the side of it. So once you like put them in the ground, um you get these at the dollar store, they're so cheap and you can kind of just like stick these into kind of like holding the pumpkin head up night. They look so fun, so creepy. And then these little floating ghosts are super cute. So you can make these like whatever size you want from small to large. I'm gonna show you how to do this. So you're gonna use stuff that you have around the house already, right? So put your gloves on because this gets a little messy. Um So you're gonna start, I could do with my kids though totally. So what they are, so what I would suggest, so what I would suggest is definitely getting a plastic table cloth um to cover whatever um like whatever surface that you're working with because it does get a little messy and then they do need to dry um at least overnight, at least overnight. So what you wanna do is um put them in an area where you can craft and then they need to, yeah, they need to sit um and I know the kids are gonna wanna play with them. So you know it is what it is. So this, so you blow up a balloon and then I put it on a little base. So this is just the vase that I had at my house. Um This is Mad Page. So this is just a glue and then this is gauze, just medical gauze. So you can put that right into the mod. Yeah. So what I do is I just put a like a dividend and then I'll just let it soak through because it has to be pretty saturated and then I'll give it a good squeeze because the excess will come out and then all you do is make sure that it's like open like, so, you know, so yeah, and then all you do is you just keep layering it over and over and over. Um And then what I like to do is at the base because they does, it need to be like all the way up and all the way down. OK? Um So what I like to do is at the base, I like to give it a little more um play at the bottom because when it dries, that's what's gonna hold it standing straight up. OK? And then, so that's the important technique. Everybody, the important thing you have to do that and then once it fully dries let it dry like overnight. Um And they also look so this is a larger gauze. So it will be some time intensive, right? So like I'll do like some of the larger ones and then finish with the smaller ones on. How do you get this floating? Look. So how you get the floating? Look, you pop the balloon once it's dry and then it will just stay right within this frame. How cute is that? I love it. Thanks so much. Happy Halloween. Thank you.

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