Embrace the witch-inspired aesthetic by adding a few Halloween cauldron ideas to your fall decor.

While cauldrons are emblematic ofwitchy decor, they also lend themselves to almost every design style.

Bubbling Cauldron Display

Outdoor Halloween cauldron ideas don’t have to be limited to the front porch!

mantel with gold fall decorations

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A plastic cauldron is a relatively inexpensive way to create a large-scale yard display.

Here, a gold cauldron holds round birch logs and is surrounded by vintage black and brass andirons.

Here, a cauldron stands on one side of the hearth as a witchy container for firewood.

cauldron pumpkin on front porch

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Pot for Punch

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Hosting this year’s big Halloween bash?

Grab an oversized cauldron to serve as the punch bowl.

For an extra eerie touch, use battery-operated tea lights and dry ice to create a creepy glow.

halloween cauldron

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Set two or three oversized cauldrons on tables and fill them with ice shortly before guests arrive.

Bucket of Bones Craft

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Looking for Halloween cauldron ideas you’re able to DIY?

Thisspooky craftis a festive tabletop decoration that’s easy to create.

wooden table with festive halloween centerpiece on black table runner

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Enter this cauldron full of painted pumpkins that could not be cuteror easierto make.

Spray insulation foam into a few plastic cauldrons and paint it yellow once its dry.

Toss in a variety of fake creepy crawlers and eyeballs for added ick.

bucket of wood for fireplace

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Mini Cauldron Centerpiece

Halloween cauldron ideas don’t have to be huge.

For example, this DIY centerpiece features a cauldron that’s even smaller than its neighboring skull.

Fill a (clean) cauldron with your favorite snack for grazing guests.

halloween cauldron with drink in it

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For Halloween cauldron ideas that emulate eerie fog without requiring dry ice, consider this DIY cauldron craft.

Leave the homemade decor item as is or add a spooky saying using 3D letters in a gothic font.

Here, two large cauldrons are filled with toxic-green-painted insulation foam.

halloween cauldron

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cauldron with halloween decor

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Green pumpkins cauldron googly eyes

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Outdoor Cauldron

brightly colored painted mini skulls next to a mini white cauldron filled with faux wheat stalks

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Black skull and goblet tray

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halloween cauldron with snack mix

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Witch’s Cauldron Craft

candy cauldrons and sign

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