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October 19th, 2026 
Spring Brook Ice & Fuel can make your Halloween spookier when you purchase our dry ice to create amazing and eerie colorful effects.
Why hang some “blah” Halloween decorations when you can have the scariest house on the block, attract all the trick-or-treaters, and be the envy of all your neighbors, with the magic of dry ice!
Scary outdoor decoration ideas made with dry ice:
- Creepy Cauldron: Fill a large cauldron or punch bowl with warm water and drop in small pellets of dry ice using tongs. The warmer the water, the more dramatic the fog production. Add food coloring for an extra eerie effect—green for witch’s brew or red for a blood-boiling potion.
- Frightening Fog: Add warm water to an aluminum baking pan filled with dry ice. Use a small fan on a low speed to help spread the “fog” across your display. As the fog dissipates, add more warm water and dry ice to keep the effect going throughout the night.
- Spooky Jack-O'-Lantern: Place a small, shallow bowl or dish inside a carved pumpkin. Add warm water to the dish to activate the dry ice and watch the “fog” emanate from the jack-o-lantern’s eyes and mouth.
As fun as it is to create visual effects with dry ice, you also need to follow important safety precautions:
Precautions when handling dry ice:
- Dry ice will cause frostbite upon contact or burn-like injuries in a matter of seconds, as it’s much colder than water ice (-109.3 degrees F). NEVER touch dry ice with bare hands. Always use tongs or thick, loose-fitting, insulated gloves (not nitrile gloves)!
- Before handling dry ice, cover yourself appropriately with long sleeves and long pants.
- Wear protective goggles, glasses or a face shield.
- NEVER try to eat dry ice or let it touch your lips or mouth.
- Carbon dioxide, which dry ice is made of, is heavier than air and will sink to the floor. A high concentration of carbon dioxide reduces the available oxygen in the air and can cause breathing problems for pets and small children, so only use dry ice in a well-ventilated area and away from pets.
To order your dry ice for Halloween, contact us at (860) 225-6491. Dry ice is available for retail pick-up at our office location: 19 Woodland Street, New Britain, CT 06051 during regular business hours.
