Smart Meets Spooky - Using Your SmartHome Tech To Show Your Halloween Spirit
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Smart Meets Spooky Blog
You can have a safe and spooky Halloween with smart home functionality and security using your smarthome technology. Whether you’re gearing up to hand out candy to little trick-or-treaters , or heading to a haunted house, you can enjoy the season AND keep an eye on your home while you automate scary surprises for your neighbors.
Make Some Noise
Cue up some audio to set the mood! If you have landscape speakers, set the spooky sounds and make your neighbors wonder if your house is haunted. What about inside? Load up the spooky tunes, or check out the Sonos playlist on your Smart Speaker inside. For voice assistant users, take advantage of their seasonal offerings. Try, “Hey Google, get spooky,” to start an hour-long playlist, or “Hey Alexa” to play Halloween games or ask for a scary story using your kids’ names with the scary story blueprint skill.
Light it Up
Nothing sets the mood for spooky quite like lighting! If you have outdoor RGB LED lights, now’s the time to make them shine, with colored displays. Use your orange, purple, or green colored displays for a simple Halloween look or go a little deeper and look into custom programming. (think doorbell push to flicker the porch lights for a spooky effect).
Safety First
Teenager mischief and Halloween go hand in hand and have for as far back as I can remember. A little toilet paper in the tree is not as bad as it can be but things have definitely gotten a lot worse in recent days. Keep an eye on the exterior of your home with a Home Security System that will alert you in the event of things happening outside. You can look out for smashed pumpkins, toilet paper, or airborne eggs, but also look for ransacked cars and missing items. Let your smart security simulate occupancy with your lighting, blinds, tv’s and more to deter intruders while you’re away. Get alerts from your phone that keep you apprised of anything happening at home while you’re out. Let the exterior lights shine when they detect something amiss outside, and scare off anything outside, and let the cameras pick up and record the whole thing.
Capture the Moments
Check to see what ghouls and goblins are on your front porch with a doorbell camera. Keep and eye on the adorable costumes and catch some of the funny moments on your front porch. Can’t get to the door right away? Speak directly to the person standing there to let them know you will be right there, keep that candy bowl safe - the TAKE ONE sign just doesn’t work when your audience can’t read, use the intercom feature to keep them honest! Check out some of the most adorable moments caught on Ring Doorbell cameras from the past!
There is also no need to let your exterior of your home have all the spooky fun! It’s the perfect season to project a classic scary movie for the whole family to enjoy! Nothing is better than firing up Hocus Pocus for family movie night or reminding your heart that it works with the jump scenes in the classic Michael Meyers and Chuckie. Your home theater system can be the highlight of your home with the right essentials in place. Automatically close the blinds, dim the lights, and set your tv or projector to movie mode with just one tap.
Let us help make your home the spookiest on the block inside and out! Call or click to schedule your consultation to discuss your home automation needs and remember that these spooky Halloween automations can all be used again for additional holiday needs throughout the year.