These last-minute Halloween craft ideas will fill your home with a spooky spirit for the trick-or-treating season.
Bonus: Our cute Halloween crafts aren’t just fun, they’re also easy and quick to make!
Nail Polish Pumpkins
Consider creating amarbled design with nail polishfor a quick Halloween pumpkin decoration.
Credit: Michael Piazza
Our easy, no-carve tutorial requires just a few materials and takes much less time than stenciling.
Dip your mini pumpkins in a swirled mixture of water and nail polish, then set to dry.
This one-hour craft is a perfect mess-free decoration that anyone can use to brighten their home for Halloween.
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Melted Crayon Pumpkin
Halloween isn’t just about showcasing your best orange and black.
Withthis 30-minute tutorial, anyone can add a rainbow-hued pumpkin to their All Hallows Eve decor.
Etched Pumpkins
Theseetched pumpkinslook intricate, but they’re so easy to make.
Credit: Jason Donnelly
All you need is a carving tool (you might even use a potato peeler!)
and a quick coat of paint.
Make them from faux carvable pumpkins for Halloween decor that’ll last for years.
Credit: Jay Wilde
This rusticHalloween decorationgives off a friendly fall warmth without too much effort.
Night-Sky Lanterns
Flickering candlelight accentuates the season’s moody ambiance.
Shadowy silhouettes depict nighttime icons.
Credit: Monica Buck
Together, they spice up glass lanterns filled with moss,miniature gourds, and bittersweet branches.
Print and cut out the flying bats and moon-and-stars patterns available above.
Adhere the silhouettes to glass lanterns using spray adhesive.
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Arrange a candle, gourds, moss, sprigs, leaves, or other natural materials inside the lantern.
Group the arrangement on a mantel, porch, or table.
Add interest by mixing orange, metallic, and glitter-decorated pumpkins.
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Arrange them so they spill out of the fireplace.
Spooky Dish Display
Conjure a sense of dusk into darkness with this easy display.
Reminiscent of shadows in twilight, these Halloween and autumn-theme designs transform black cutouts into graphic art.
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Print out the figures available above, and trace them onto black self-adhesive shelf liner.
Next, carefully cut out the silhouettes, then adhere the cutouts to white plates or trays.
Pumpkin Fun Garland
Line up paper pumpkins to harvest loads of cheerful creativity.
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The accordion-fold shapes can feature letters that spell out whatever Halloween greeting suits your style and space.
Simply arrange glass bottles or jars, mini pumpkins, and a few printed bug pictures on your mantel.
Finish this quick display with fresh-cut branches or bittersweet sprigs.
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First, use a stencil or a real leaf to trace the shape onto white cardstock and cut out.
Hang it from the doorway, inside or out, or drape across a deck railing.
Pumpkin Planters
Decorate your front steps with a set of gorgeous metallic pumpkin planters.
They look fancy, but they’re trick-or-treating buckets from the dollar store!
Spray them with a quick coat of gold spray paint for an elegant look.
Jack-o'-Lantern Luminarias
These no-fuss pumpkin face decorations require no messypumpkin carvingand you could make them in minutes.
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Snake Stairs
Give your staircase a fun Halloween makeover with frightful snakes made from patterned cardstock.
Cut an assortment of snakes in various colors and sizes.
Attach the finished snakes to the wall with removable wall adhesive.
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Halloween Door Cover
Welcome trick-or-treaters with this easy Halloween door cover.
Fill the shapes with gold paint, then remove the tape.
This autumn beauty captures the glorious shades of turning leaves with plaid ribbon and fabulous wool-felt blooms.
Haunted Mirror
Conjure up the illusion of haunting spirits with this Halloween mirror illusion DIY project.
Next, copy a photo of a frightened face onto translucent paper and again on white paper.
Easy Halloween Wreath
Greet your Halloween guests with a spooky Halloween stick wreath.
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To make, head to the backyard and gather a bunch of sticks.
Glue the sticks to a cardboard wreath form and finish withfaux spider webs.
Wrap the outsides of the holders with colored tissue paper and secure with tape.
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Carved Flame Pumpkins
This easy-to-make pumpkin decoration brings the campfire to your front yard!
Carve a pile offlame pumpkinsand stack them to create a “bonfire.”
All that’s missing is the homemade s’mores!
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Jack-O'-Lantern Craft
Imagine glowing jack-o'-lanterns without the mess of scooping out pumpkins or fiddling with candles.
These paper-wrapped glass cylinders mimic the look, brightening the steps even during the day.
If desired, add a battery-operated candle or mini flashlight inside.
Credit: Michael Grand
Giant Halloween Spiders
A pack ofcreepy DIY spiderscoming down the stairs makes an eerie Halloween statement!
Craft the spiders from faux fur and foam tubes.
Once done, place the spiders on your stairs, mantel, or front porch.
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Large Jack-o'-Lantern Display
To make thisgourd-filled jack-o'-lantern, fill wire baskets with gourds.
Top one basket with a thin board.
Hold the board in place while placing the basket on top.
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Slide the board out and secure the two baskets with wire.
Add a felt face with hot glue and finish with a driftwood stem.
Halloween Bathroom Decor
Add a little scare factor to your bathroom!
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Draw octopus tentacles on the back of black removable vinyl and cut them out.
Use a hole punch to add details.
Peel off the backing, and stick to the toilet tank.
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