28 Cheap DIY Halloween Decoration Ideas That Are Spooky & Fun
Halloween is right around the corner, and what better way to get into the spooky spirit than by decorating your home? The good news is that you don’t need to spend a fortune to create a haunting atmosphere.
With a little creativity and a few inexpensive supplies, you can make your own DIY Halloween decorations that are both spooky and fun! Here are some budget-friendly decor ideas that are perfect for a fun activity to do with your kids or for a pre-Halloween party!
1. Halloween Stress Balls
Kids love fidget toys, the more the better! Decorate your tables with Halloween-themed stress balls that help with stress, anxiety, and busy fingers. Check out Little Bins For Little Hands to make these adorable calm-down balls.
2. DIY Stand-Alone Ghosts
Using simple household items like balloons and glass bottles, you can recreate these creepy ghosts. Stick some googly eyes on them to complete the look. Check out Modern Parents Messy Kids for the full tutorial.
3. DIY Halloween Mason Jars
Create your own spooky Halloween mason jars with this all-in-one kit, which includes everything you need for a frightful effect. The kit comes with jars, lighting, spider webs, and a variety of creepy decorations to bring your Halloween craft to life.
4. Hanging Witch Feet
Hanging eerie witch feet is the perfect way to surprise trick-or-treaters and guests. Easy to make with just a few materials like foam or felt for the shoes and colorful fabric for the stockings.
5. Spooky Crystal Ball Halloween Candlesticks
Turn your house into a haunted house with these Spooky Crystal Ball Halloween Candlesticks. When lit, the candles inside cast a haunting glow, creating the perfect scene for Halloween nights. To make these, follow the tutorial on Flamingo Toes.
6. DIY Snow Globes
Snow globes are great Halloween decorations and a fun activity to do together. Easy to make, the kit includes everything you need to create your own spooky snow globe, adding a bit of eerie charm to your Halloween!
7. Boneyard Lantern
If you’re looking for an eerie skeleton craft, I highly recommend trying out this boneyard lantern. Creepy looking, it’s an impressive addition for Halloween. You will need a glass vase, mini plastic skulls, battery tea lights and a few more household products. Follow the tutorial at Oh My! Creative.
8. Spooky Skeleton Hands
Spook your friends and family with ghostly skeleton-lit-up hands. They’re super easy to make and they look spooktacularly amazing! Check out Taryn Williford for full instructions.
9. Halloween Gnomes
These Halloween Gnomes are the perfect activity for this time of year for those who love a bit of painting. Easy to incorporate into both indoor and outdoor decorations, they’re versatile and fun!
10. Halloween Skull Wreath
Decorate your door with a Halloween skull wreath. Made with eerie skulls sprayed black, this wreath is the perfect way to welcome trick-or-treaters and set the tone for a haunted Halloween atmosphere! Check out the full tutorial at Tried & True Creative.
11. Flower Pot Spiders
The options are endless for the different crafting ideas you can come up with for Halloween. As someone who suffers from arachnophobia, I can’t even look at pretend spiders, but this one is kind of cute! Follow the directions at Creative Green Living to make your own flower pot spiders.
12. 3D Wooden Halloween Haunted House
Fun to create and a great Halloween decor addition, this Haunted House is a great activity if you or your kids love building and crafting. It has 147 pieces, making it the perfect way to spend a cozy afternoon indoors!
13. Little Monsters
Make cute googley-eyed monsters from empty toilet rolls. Cover the rolls in tissue paper and add colorful pipe cleaners for hair. It’s a fun decoration idea to make with the kids and it’s extremely inexpensive too.
14. DIY Spiderweb Halloween Wreath
This spider wreath is perfect for spooking friends and family. All you need is a grapevine wreath, plastic spiders, white berries, and some cotton wool balls stretched out for the web effect. It’s super easy to make, check out Dream a Little Bigger for the instructions.
15. Fang-tastic Bats
A cute and easy decor idea is to paint mini pumpkins black. Stick on bat wings, eyes and mouth to create your own spooky bats.
16. DIY Bubbling Cauldron
Create your own lit-up bubbling cauldron with this easy kit. It comes with everything you need to set it up along with step-by-step instructions.
17. Magic Potion Bottles
Planning a Halloween party for kids? These magic potion bottles are a fun and magical craft kids will love. The kit comes with loads of options for potions, bottle shapes and fill choices.
18. Pumpkin Family
Not all Halloween decor needs to be spooky and creepy. Create this fun pumpkin family from vases and fill them with delicious Halloweeny treats and sweets. Add pumpkins to the tops and decorate them with eyes, hair and mouths.
19. Distressed Halloween bottles
Distressed bottles are an easy way to add a chilling yet haunted, vintage vibe that’s perfect for Halloween. Easy to recreate, you can use any jars that you have at home, if you don’t have, these jars are perfect. Then you need to scratch the jars with sandpaper to get the old look. Follow the rest of the steps at The Kim Six Fix.
20. DIY Floating Potion
One of the most creative creations is this floating potion bottle on top of a cauldron. The secret to the magic is the clear straw that’s holding the potion bottle in place. Follow Stacey Solomon’s reel to copy this brilliant idea!
21. Creepy Wax Candles
Bloody red candles are perfect for an extra gory effect on Halloween. Melt a red Crayola crayon to get this fabulous and easy effect.
22. Lit Pumpkin Topiary
If you’re looking for a standout Halloween decoration for your front door, a pumpkin topiary is a must-try. While it may be a bit more intricate than other ideas, the stunning result is well worth the effort. You’ll need a drill to carve the pumpkins, so make sure there’s an adult around if you plan on making these. For a detailed step-by-step guide, head over to DIY Candy and create a show-stopping display.
23. Halloween Painted Rocks
Rock painting is a fun way to get into the spirit of Halloween, and you get to decorate the house with your creations. It’s an all-in-one kit that includes 12 spooky Halloween designs, along with paints and paintbrushes making it a fun and convenient craft.
24. Spooky Pumpkin Terrarium
This super cute Pumpkin Terrarium is easy to put together once you’ve drilled the hole in the pumpkin. Whilst an adult needs to do the drilling, the filling can be a fun activity for children. Get the full instructions at DIY Candy.
25. Black Cat Pumpkins
Using different-sized pumpkins, create this creepy black cat. In the tutorial by Crafts By Amanda, she uses real pumpkins, but fake ones would work too. Carve out eyes, and spray them black. Before you stick them together add a battery-operated tea light so that the eyes are lit up.
26. DIY Tin Can Ghost Windsock
The DIY Tin Can Ghost Windsock is a budget-friendly craft that looks spooky and effective! Made from everyday items you likely already have at home, it’s a fun and simple project that kids will love. For easy-to-follow instructions, check out the step-by-step guide at Chicken Scratch NY and create your own spooky windsock!
27. Halloween Candy Door Hanger
The perfect solution to giving candy out when you’re not going to be home on Halloween is a Candy Door Hanger. Cut a pumpkin in half and carve a large mouth to put all the Halloween treats in. Mount it on a chalkboard and voila, you’ll be serving your trick-or-treaters without even coming to the door! Follow the guide at Cherished Bliss for full instructions.
28. Fall Yarn Pumpkins
If you’re looking for something a little classier than all the spooky and gory ideas, these yarn pumpkins are the perfect Halloween hallway or table decorations. They’re really fun to make for those who love being creative. Check out the full tutorial at One Little Project.
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