When it comes to DIY Halloween Decoration Ideas, some people prefer something that is scary, creepy and a little mysterious like a bunch of skeletons, a swarm of spiders or bats. Others go for easy and budget-friendly ideas that are fun enough for kids to be involved in and enjoy.
Luckily, we got you covered with the best ideas in town. From scary to funny, these inspiring ideas make sure that each corner of your house exudes a distinctive and festive vibe this season – without forgetting to add a dose of thrilling excitement.
#1. Bat Bunting
Cut bat shapes from black felt and attach them to a string or ribbon to create a bewitching bunting. Hang it across your mantel or along your porch railing. You can also add some other Halloween decorations, such as pumpkins, spider webs, or lanterns, to complete the look.
#2. Bat Colony Wall Decor
Cut bats from black construction paper or cardstock and arrange them into a bat colony crawling up your walls. It’s like you have your own little Batcave right in your house!
#3. Bubbling Cauldron Candy Bowl
Place a plastic cauldron on your porch or table and fill it with candy. Add some dry ice and water to create a bubbling potion effect that will mesmerize trick-or-treaters.
#4. Candy Corn Garland
String together orange, yellow, and white pom-poms or paper cones to create a candy corn garland. It’s a sweet and simple DIY project that’ll brighten up any space.
#5. Cauldron Cooler
Use a cauldron as a cooler for drinks at your Halloween bash. Fill it with dry ice for a smoky, bubbling potion effect. Your guests will think you’ve mastered the dark arts!
#6. Cemetery Terrarium
Craft a miniature cemetery scene in a glass terrarium with small tombstones, tiny skeletons, and moss. It’s like a spooky diorama that brings the graveyard to your living room.
Tips to maintain your terrarium: Place your terrarium in a bright spot, but avoid direct sunlight, as this can overheat the terrarium and burn the plants. Mist your terrarium lightly with water. Do not overwater it, as this can cause rot and mold. Check the soil moisture regularly and water only when it feels dry.
#7. Creepy Crawly Centerpiece
Fill a glass vase with black sand, coffee beans or faux moss and add plastic insects for a spine-tingling centerpiece. It’s like a Halloween science experiment gone awry.
#8. Creepy Crawly Placemats
Create spiderweb placemats by using white doilies and black paint. If you prefer a classic look, you can use black paper, or use white paper and add some color with markers or crayons. You can also add some plastic spiders or other Halloween decorations to make them more fun. This placemat is a simple and eerie addition to your Halloween table setting.
#9. Floating Candles
For a magical vibe like you’re entering Hogwarts Great Hall, start this project right today. To hang your floating candles from the ceiling, you will need some clear fishing line, white thumbtacks, scissors, and a hammer. After cutting a piece of fishing line for each candle, tie one end of the fishing line to the base of each candle. Then, use a hammer and a thumbtack to attach the other end of the fishing line to the ceiling.
#10. Floating Ghosts
Create a group of floating ghosts using white balloons covered in white gauzy fabric. Hang them from trees or your porch for a mesmerizing and slightly spooky sight.
#11. Floating Witch Hat Luminaries
Hang witch hats from your trees or porch ceiling and add LED tea lights to create a mesmerizing, hovering coven. It’s a spellbinding display that’ll leave your guests bewitched.
#12. Ghastly Ghost Balloons
Transform white or orange balloons into ghosts with black marker faces and hanging white streamers. Let them float around your Halloween party, adding an ethereal vibe.
#13. Glowing Eyes
Cut eye shapes from glow sticks and hide them in your bushes. When night falls, it’ll look like a colony of spooky eyes is watching your every move.
#14. Glowing Ghosts In A Jar
Transform empty jars into eerie apparitions. Paint the inside with glow-in-the-dark paint, draw ghostly faces on the outside, and let them haunt your yard or porch. These spectral jars will light up your Halloween nights.
#15. Halloween Flower Pots
You can paint clay pots with acrylic or spray paint in different colors, such as black, white, orange, green, or purple. Then, you can use paint pens or markers to draw faces or features on the pots, such as eyes, noses, mouths, stitches, or scars. For the finishing touch, add some embellishments, such as buttons, ribbons, beads, or googly eyes.
#16. Halloween House Number
Change your house numbers to spooky ones. Make them from foam or cardboard with creepy fonts and paint them in eerie colors or create a blood-dripping effect. Delivery drivers will never forget your house again!
#17. Halloween Silhouette Art
Create spooky silhouettes by cutting out black paper shapes like bats, cats, and witches, and attaching them to your windows. Your home will become a haunted art gallery!
#18. Haunted Birdhouse Village
Paint and decorate small birdhouses to create a spooky village display. Place it on your porch or windowsill for a touch of eerie charm.
#19. Haunted Mirror
A mirror and an old black and white photo are a perfect combination for a haunted mirror. With this one, do you dare to stare at the mirror and ask “Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?”.
#20. Mummy Door
You will need some white crepe paper streamers, some large googly eyes, some adhesive putty, and scissors to make a mummy door. Wrap your front door in white streamers to turn it into a giant mummy. It’s like having a silent guardian that keeps candy bandits at bay.
#21. Mummy Pumpkins
Wrap mini pumpkins in strips of gauze or white fabric, leaving spaces for the eyes to peek out. Add googly eyes for a mummy pumpkin patch!
#22. Paper Pumpkins
Your DIY Halloween decoration ideas can be as simple as making a paper pumpkin. All you need to prepare is orange construction paper, a paper fastener, scissors, a ruler, a pencil, and some green paper for the stem and vines. You can find the tutorial here.
#23. Potion Bottles
Collect empty glass bottles and jars, add spooky labels like “Hair of Werewolf” or “Bat Wings,” and fill them with colored water for a chilling effect. Now, invite your friends to enjoy the drink party.
#24. Pumpkin Stack
Paint and stack pumpkins to create a tower of fall fun. Add eyes, noses, and mouths to turn them into pumpkin people. This display will make your neighbors pumpkin green with envy.
#25. Spectral Spectacles
Stick ghostly or murder faces onto your windows with removable adhesive putty or window clings. Watch as your house becomes the neighborhood hotspot.
#26. Spider Nest Wreath
Weave a web of Halloween magic with a spider nest wreath. Wrap black yarn around a wreath form, add plastic spiders and ribbons, and hang it on your door. Arachnophobes beware; this one’s a scream!
#27. Welcoming Door Mat
Paint or sew an old welcome mat with witchy symbols, spiderwebs, or a “Witch Please” sign. It’s a whimsical way to greet your guests right. Pumpkins and mums are also well-suited with your mat on your porch too.
#28. Wicked Witch Legs
This is one of the most popular DIY Halloween Decoration Ideas. Create the illusion of wicked witch legs sticking out of your planter or flower bed. Use striped stockings, boots, and a broomstick for a hilarious, eye-catching effect. It’s like the Wicked Witch took a tumble from Oz!
#29. Witchy Broomstick Parking
Make a “Broom Parking” sign and hang it next to a cluster of witch broomsticks. Guests will chuckle as they search for a spot to park their brooms.
#30. Zombie Apocalypse Garden
Turn your garden into a zombie graveyard with some strategically placed fake tombstones, zombie arms, skeletons and even a few creepy crawlies. The undead won’t know whether to dig in or dig out!
No matter what DIY Halloween Decoration Ideas you choose to spruce your house on October 31, they’re sure to spook your family and visitors. Now, it’s time to get crafting and make your Halloween celebrations legendary! Plus, don’t forget to save your favorite ideas by hitting the button.
