It’s almost here, that spooky and creative time of the year. Get ready 'cause Halloween is on its way! Whether you are the trick-or-treater or the one handing out the tricks or treats, it’s always nice to get in the Halloween spirit with some decorations. Here is a list of the five best do-it-yourself Halloween decorations for indoors and out:
Wall Spider Web
This decoration is simple and awesome. All you need is a ball of yarn and some double-sided tape. As per the instructions, you will place multiple pieces of tape onto your wall and form the shape of a spider web with long strings of the yarn. It’s a simple, cheap, and cool way to dress up your walls for the season.
Lawn Ghosts
All you need to create some spooky ghosts on your lawn are hand-sized Styrofoam balls, a sturdy fence or garden stake, and white fabric or cheesecloth. Simply position the stake in the ground wherever you want, place the Styrofoam ball onto the top of the stake, and drape the cloth on the ball. To keep the cloth in place, you may want to tape the fabric and ball together a bit so it doesn’t float away and you’re left with a lollipop on your lawn. Having a lightweight cloth sway in the wind gives the illusion that your lawn ghosts are dancing. What a cool way to decorate your house for trick-or-treaters.
Candle Light Cups
For these cute and fun decorations, you need LED tealights or glowsticks, a black marker, and some plastic cups. I bet you already know where this is going. Simply draw faces or designs on the cups (make sure they’re upside down!) with the marker, turn on the fake candle, and cover the light with the cup. Et voila! Easy and cute Halloween Cup Lights!
Paper Bag Lights
These are really cool. Drawing on the same idea as the Candle Light Cups, these decorations use brown paper bags, tealights, and markers or stamps to light up walkways and stairs indoors and outdoors. Draw or stamp designs onto the paper bags and light them up! You can get really creative with these bags, beckoning trick-or-treaters to your front door or printing cool--but spooky--art designs onto them.
Flying Bats
You can get quite creative with these decorations. All you need is some black cardstock, scissors, and tape. Cutting out bat shapes from the cardstock, folding their center slightly, and taping them as a flock to your walls can look amazing. It’s a simple way to celebrate Halloween.
It’s always fun to get in the Halloween spirit. Give these ideas a try if you’re looking for economical, simple decorations that are intriguing and creative.
To see some more DIY Halloween decorations, check out these articles: "16 Awesome Homemade Halloween Decorations," "40 Easy to Make DIY Halloween Decor Ideas," and "Our 60 Favorite Halloween Decorating Ideas."
