Spooky DIY Halloween Decorations: Fun and Easy Ideas for Kids!

Halloween is just around the corner, and it’s time to get your home looking spooky! But instead of buying decorations from the store, why not make your own? DIY Halloween decorations are super fun, and you can get as creative (or creepy!) as you want. Plus, making them is a great way to spend time with family and friends.

Here are some spooky DIY Halloween decorations that are perfect for kids to make!

1. Ghost Lanterns

All you need are some empty jars, tissue paper, glue, and a little bit of paint to create ghostly lanterns.

  • How to Make Them:
    1. Tear or cut white tissue paper into strips.
    2. Cover the outside of your jar with glue and stick on the tissue paper.
    3. Paint a spooky ghost face on the front.
    4. Pop a battery-powered tea light inside, and you’ve got a glowing ghost to light up your porch!

2. Toilet Paper Roll Bats

You can turn those empty toilet paper rolls into cute little bats to hang around the house.

  • How to Make Them:
    1. Paint the toilet paper rolls black and let them dry.
    2. Cut out bat wings from black paper and glue them to the sides of the roll.
    3. Add googly eyes and draw a little fanged smile.
    4. Use string to hang them from the ceiling for a flying bat effect!

3. Spider Web Plates

Create spider webs using paper plates and yarn for an easy, spooky decoration!

  • How to Make Them:
    1. Punch holes around the edges of a paper plate.
    2. Thread black yarn through the holes in a criss-cross pattern to create a web.
    3. Stick a plastic spider in the middle, and you’ve got yourself a creepy web to hang on your door or walls.

4. Monster Door

Turn your front door into a friendly (or spooky) monster face that greets your trick-or-treaters!

  • How to Make It:
    1. Use colored construction paper to cut out big monster eyes, sharp teeth, and horns or ears.
    2. Tape the eyes at the top of your door and arrange the teeth along the bottom.
    3. Add a nose, eyebrows, and maybe some crazy hair with paper or streamers.
    4. Ta-da! You’ve got a giant monster door!

5. Creepy Crawly Wreath

This spider-filled wreath is the perfect spooky touch for your front door!

  • How to Make It:
    1. Get a foam wreath or use a large cardboard circle as the base.
    2. Wrap black yarn or streamers around the wreath to cover it.
    3. Stick fake spiders all over it (you can find these at any dollar store).
    4. Add some cobwebs by stretching cotton or using fake webbing to finish the look.

6. Pumpkin Balloons

You don’t have to carve a pumpkin to have pumpkin fun! Use orange balloons to create your own pumpkin patch.

  • How to Make Them:
    1. Blow up orange balloons and draw pumpkin faces with a black marker.
    2. You can also tape green paper stems to the top to make them look even more like pumpkins.
    3. Stick the balloon pumpkins around your yard or inside your home for a spooky display!

7. Milk Jug Skeletons

Turn empty milk jugs into a skeleton that’s perfect for hanging from trees or porches.

  • How to Make It:
    1. Clean out old plastic milk jugs and draw skull faces on one of them.
    2. Cut out “bones” from other milk jugs or plastic bottles.
    3. Attach all the pieces using string or twist ties to create a full skeleton that will sway in the wind and spook your neighbors!

8. Witchy Broomsticks

Make mini broomsticks that are perfect for decorating a Halloween table.

  • How to Make Them:
    1. Collect some sticks from the yard.
    2. Cut up brown paper or use raffia to create the broom part.
    3. Tie the paper or raffia around the bottom of the stick, and you’ve got a mini witch broomstick!

With just a few simple supplies and a lot of imagination, you can make your home Halloween-ready with these fun and spooky DIY decorations. Get your family involved and have a blast making your own haunted house! Have fun, and Happy Halloween!