10 DIY Halloween Decorations You Can Make at Home

Halloween is just around the corner, and it’s the perfect time to transform your home into a spooky wonderland. Whether you’re hosting a Halloween party or want to get into the festive spirit, these easy and fun DIY Halloween decorations will help you create a haunted atmosphere on a budget. Grab your crafting supplies, and let’s get spooky!

1. Spooky Floating Ghosts

Transform a few balloons and some cheesecloth into eerie floating ghosts that hover around your home. Inflate the balloon, drape cheesecloth over it, and spray with fabric stiffener. Once it dries, pop the balloon and add googly eyes or black felt for facial features. Hang these lightweight spirits from the ceiling or tree branches to give your guests a spooky surprise.

Materials:

• Balloons
• Cheesecloth
• Fabric stiffener
• String
• Googly eyes or black felt

2. Glow-in-the-Dark Spiderwebs

Spiderwebs are a Halloween staple, and you can create your own glowing webs for an extra creepy touch. Using glow-in-the-dark fabric paint and a hot glue gun, form web patterns onto wax paper. Once the glue dries, peel off the webs and place them on windows, mirrors, or walls. The webs will glow when the lights are off, adding a spooky glow to any room.

Materials:

• Glow-in-the-dark fabric paint
• Hot glue gun and glue sticks
• Wax paper

3. Creepy Candle Jars

Repurpose glass jars to make eerie candle holders that glow with an ominous light. Paint the jars with black and orange acrylic paint, leaving some transparent areas to create patterns like bats, pumpkins, or spider webs. Place LED candles or string lights inside, and watch as the flickering light creates a spooky ambiance.

Materials:

• Glass jars
• Black and orange acrylic paint
• Paintbrushes
• LED candles or string lights

4. Bloody Handprint Window Clings

Create an unsettling scene by making your own bloody handprint clings for windows or mirrors. Mix red food coloring with corn syrup to create a thick, realistic-looking blood. Dip your hands into the mixture and press them against a plastic sheet or directly onto the glass surface. Let it dry, and you’ll have a gruesome decoration that will catch anyone’s attention.

Materials:

• Red food coloring
• Corn syrup
• Plastic sheet (optional)

5. Bat Swarm Wall Art

Bats are iconic symbols of Halloween, and you can create a dramatic bat swarm on your walls. Cut out bat shapes from black construction paper or cardstock in various sizes. Using double-sided tape, arrange the bats in a flying pattern across your wall. This simple but striking decoration works well on any blank space or leading up staircases.

Materials:

• Black construction paper or cardstock
• Scissors
• Double-sided tape

6. DIY Tombstones

Turn your front yard into a creepy graveyard with DIY tombstones. Cut foam board or cardboard into tombstone shapes, and paint them with gray or black paint. Use a marker or paint to write humorous or spooky epitaphs, like “Here Lies Dracula” or “R.I.P. Scary Mary.” Stick them into your lawn or garden for a bone-chilling outdoor display.

Materials:

• Foam board or cardboard
• Gray or black paint
• Markers or paint for writing

7. Witch’s Broom Door Hanger

Welcome guests with a bewitching front door by crafting your own witch’s broom hanger. Simply bundle together twigs and small branches, tie them to a sturdy stick or dowel, and secure with twine. Add a few Halloween touches like ribbons, spiders, or a mini witch’s hat to complete the look. Hang the broom on your front door for a charming yet spooky vibe.

Materials:

• Twigs and small branches
• Dowel or sturdy stick
• Twine or string
• Ribbons, spiders, or witch hat (optional)

8. Pumpkin Balloon Arch

For a fun and festive entrance, create a balloon arch with a Halloween twist. Use orange balloons for the pumpkins and green ones for the stems. Draw jack-o’-lantern faces on the orange balloons with a black marker and tie the balloons together to form an arch. This decoration works perfectly for a Halloween party entrance or as a photo backdrop.

Materials:

• Orange and green balloons
• Black marker
• String or balloon strip for arch

9. Ghost Lanterns

Repurpose old milk jugs into glowing ghost lanterns. Simply clean out the jugs, draw spooky faces with a black permanent marker, and place a string of white Christmas lights inside. Line them along your walkway or place them around your porch to give your home a friendly, glowing haunt.

Materials:

• Empty milk jugs
• Black permanent marker
• String lights or LED candles

10. Witch Hat Luminaries

Create magical witch hat luminaries that light up your home’s exterior. Use black construction paper to form cone-shaped witch hats and attach them to wide-brimmed cardboard circles. Place LED candles or fairy lights inside the hats and hang them from your porch or in trees to give the illusion of floating witch hats.

Materials:

• Black construction paper or fabric
• Cardboard for the brim
• LED candles or fairy lights
• String for hanging

These DIY Halloween decorations are easy to make and will turn your home into a haunted masterpiece. Most of these crafts use materials you probably already have at home, making them both affordable and fun! Whether you go spooky or silly, these decorations are sure to bring the Halloween spirit to life. Happy crafting! 🎃