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Get in the trick-or-treating spirit with these spooky-fun DIY Halloween craft ideas.
Jay Wilde
Not a crafting wizard?
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To get the look, drill two holes into the top of a serving platter and string ribbon through.
Add one more hole below the center to secure the skeleton with E6000 adhesive and a screw.
Cut a hole in the center of a tinsel wig for the stem to go through.
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Ping-pong balls stand in for eyes with cut-in-half cupcake liners as eyelids and round black stickers for pupils.
To add a monstrous set of teeth, cut out and stick on white crafts foam.
If you want aclassic Halloweenlook, opt for a black and orange color scheme.
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For a more lighthearted take on the holiday, try bold colors like hot pink or lime green.
Style with bats, moths, or dried florals for a seasonal twist.
Spray-paint the frame black, then forage some branches and leaves.
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Use scraps of cardboard and our template to trace and cut the pieces that will form the candle holder.
Paint the holders black and cut a paper towel tube to your desired length.
Hot-glue drips onto the top of the tube to give the illusion of hot wax dripping down the sides.
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Paint over the entirety of the candlestick with a color of your choice.
A tea light inside the top of the tube completes your faux candle with ghostly ambience.
Twig Wreath
Create this quick and easyHalloween wreathwith natural materials found outdoors.
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Gather various lengths of sticks and attach them to a DIY cardboard wreath form with glue.
This door design comes together when you addspooky fauxwebbing and inexpensive plastic spiders.
Hang the finished product for a haunting display.
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No-Carve Unicorn Pumpkin
Forget Halloween ghouls and vampire fangs!
This Halloween craft for adults and kids to make together is a magical unicorn pumpkin.
Temporary-Tattooed Pumpkins
This faux-ink pumpkin design takes minutes to make.
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Kids love this quick project because the result is a gorgeous customized tattoo pumpkin that will last for years.
We like it because it’s an easy Halloween craft, but it looks hand-painted.
Easy DIY Halloween Doormat
Add a boo-tiful accent to your Halloweenfront porchwith this simple DIY Halloween doormat.
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Print the letter B and a jack-o'-lantern shape from your box.
Cut them out to use as stencils.
Then, paint the design onto your doormat with a foam brush.
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Personalize this playful craft by mixing up the colors oradding bright fall leavesalong the edges.
This cute pumpkin doormat will have you, your guests, the mail carrier, and trick-or-treaters smiling.
DIY Constellation Pumpkin
This out-of-this-world project is a stellar Halloween pumpkin design.
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Adapt this design for kiddos to include make-believe constellations like a bat, ghost, or witch’s hat.
Coat a grapevine wreath with black spray paint, then weave tiny battery-operated LED string lights through the twigs.
To finish this easy Halloween craft, add a wood bead spider.
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String wooden beads onto floral wire to create and shape the legs.
Glue three large wooden beads together, then hot glue the legs to the body.
Spray-paint the spider black and attach it to the wreath.
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Craft these no-carve hedgehogs in under an hour.
Crepe Paper Pumpkins
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Get ready for a low-key Halloween craft that everyone will enjoy!
Then, hot-glue the strips of crepe paper to a craft pumpkin.
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These paper pumpkinHalloween decorationsare so easy you’ll want to create a whole patch!
Slime Treats
There’s no better season for playful slime than Halloween.
Store theHalloween slimein smallMason jarsor plastic containers to hand out to trick-or-treaters.
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Halloween Flower Pot
Get ready for your eyes to “bug” out on Halloween!
Autumn Flower-Filled Pumpkin
Looking for a more subtle DIY Halloween decoration?
Create a blooming Halloween centerpiece when you tuck orange ranunculus andwhite hydrangeainside a faux pumpkin with a waterproof lining.
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Fill it with soaked florist foam.
Press the fall flower stems into the foam and fill in with sprigs of decorative foliage.
Transform classic Halloween pumpkins into this DIY craft with warmly-hued velvets (imagine purple pumpkin decadence!).
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Secure the velvet around the fabric pumpkins with hot glue, then top with a twine-wrapped stem.
Craft a variety of these no-sew velvet pumpkins for an easy Halloween craft you could use year after year.
Cut the top off a craft pumpkin and place a waterproof container inside.
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Fill the container with a colorful mix of succulents.Water occasionally, and you have a perfect centerpiece for autumn.
It’s a win-win in our book.
Halloween DIY Bat Garland
We’re batty for this Halloween garland!
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For another quick Halloween craft, thread colorful trimmed straws on another piece of string.
It’s that simple.
Once you hang it, spread out the straws and twist to add the different angles.
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You could add a few “Boo!”
pumpkins to be festive.
Haunted Halloween Birdhouses
This spooky Halloween town has gone to the birds.
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We made this one out of faux leather, but you could also use felt or cardstock.
This cohesive display will last all of falland honestly, you could leave the beads year-round.
Gather Halloween-themed scrapbook paper or cardstock and cut into 1-inch strips.
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Form the strips into a circle and attach them using a brad at the top and bottom.
Glue on a few green leaves to cover your tracks and this project is finished!
No-Carve Pineapple Pumpkin
Dreaming of warmer weather as Halloween approaches?
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Channel some island inspiration by crafting a no-carve pumpkin shaped like a pineapple.
Start by spray painting a pumpkin and wooden teardrops yellow.
Hot-glue the wooden cutouts on the pumpkin, starting from the top row and working your way down.
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Tuck these creepy crawliesinto houseplantsor along shelves for a scary touch anywhere.
Decorate the small pumpkins by dipping the gourds into the colorful mixture, then allow to dry.
Plus, you could do your nails to match aftergenius!
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DIY Bat Wreath
Fly high with this easy Halloween wreath covered with origami critters!
To make the Halloween craft, spray-paint a grapevine wreath matte white and let dry.
Next, it’s time to form your bats.
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Cut black and gray art paper into squares, then fold the squares into origami bat shapes.
Or skip a step and orderpre-made bat shapes.
Hot-glue the bats to the wreath.
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This quick Halloween craft for adults and kids to do together only takes about 20 minutes to make.
No-Carve Decoupage Pumpkins
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Grab yourpatterned wrapping or scrapbook paperand decoupageit’s time to get crafty!
These DIY pumpkins will have you whipping up autumn decorations all afternoon.
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Grab a few mini gourds, then wrap them with colorful yarn for the coziest Halloween craft.
Use a little hot glue to hold the yarn in place as you wrap it around the pumpkin.
Sew some yarninto burlapand wrap a pumpkin in the decorated burlap ribbon.
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Use any colors and designs that speak to you.
All you need is acrylic paints, brushes, and newspaper or another protective surface.
Hit the dollar store for a plain white tablecloth and cut it to the size of your door.
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Then, paint or draw a festive jack-o-lantern face for an easy door sign.
Dont forget to cut out a space for the doorknob!
Pumpkin Planter
Turn a dollar store plastic pumpkin bucket into one of three festiveDIY plantersfor Halloween.
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Add a plant and display your Halloween craft for the neighborhood to admire.
This quick-and-easy decoration is the perfect spooky accessory to every Halloween porch or home entrance.
Bonus: This simple project is easy to store after the holiday season.
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Paper Bag Lantern
Turn ordinary paper bags into a glowing lantern for your front porch.
then add a battery-powered candle and set the lantern out.
To make a whole set, try using all of ourpaper bag Halloween lanterndesigns.
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Skeleton Fridge Magnet
Add fun Halloween flair to your kitchen with our easy skeleton magnet.
To make, simply download our free skeleton pattern onto white paper; cut out.
Glue the bones onto black cardstock and trim as shown.
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Self-adhesive magnet strips allow thisprintable Halloween craftto dance along your fridge throughout the season.
Monster Party Decoration
Our friendly Halloween monster adds shrieks and eeks to your holiday decorations.
To make this too-cute craft, simply download the free monster pattern and cut it out from pretty paper.
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Ghostly Book Pop-Ups
This easy craft puts the “boo” in books!
Simply cut two basic ghost shapes from pages in the middle of a book, leaving the bottoms attached.
Tie the wreath with a colorful Halloween ribbon to hang from your fall porch.
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Paper Bat Sconce
Add a batty friend to yourHalloween decorationswith this effortless nocturnal craft for kids.
Halloween Banner on Mantel
Halloween doesn’t have to be all spooky-scary!
Our adorable (and kid-friendly!)
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pennant-style paper is a great option for anyHalloween party decorations.
Simply download the free patterns, print, trim, and add to a length of ribbon.
Adhere the bewitching design to your window using double-stick tape.
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Webbed Window Covering
A skittering spider and sticky web transform your front door into a hauntingHalloween decoration.
Starting at the center, add shorter tape strips to create the web shape.
Ghost Doorknob Hanger
DIY Halloween decorations aren’t only for experienced crafters!
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Let our adorable “boo” ghost welcome guests into your home.
Trace a ghost shape onto white cardstock; cut out.
Cut a hole in the center for a doorknob, and add eyes and a message with black marker.
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Hanging Paper Bats
Fill your home with a creepy colony of flying paper bats.
Print the Halloween bats in various sizes onto black construction paper; cut out.
Painter’s tape easily adheres the bats to your wall without any damagenow that’s magical.
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Download our free printable tags and use double-sided tape to attach them to individual snack bags.
Trace a moon onto one pumpkin and a bat onto another using a pencil.
Leaving the traced shapes unpainted, paint the rest of the moon pumpkin black and the bat pumpkin white.
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For each pumpkin, randomly wrap string in a contrasting color around the nails to create the webbed design.
Finish by looping the string around the adjacent nails to create an outline of the shape.
Spooky Black Cats
Black cats and Halloween go hand-in-hand.
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This year, dress up your porch with a few black cats of your own.
Add paper stars and a celestial-inspired wreath to the front door to complete the spooky look.
Start with a multi pack of Rainbow Honeycomb Shapes stringing them together using fishing line or thin twine.
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From there, use craft paper, markers, and googly eyes to add monster-like features.
Make this enchanted cauldron before your nextHalloween party.
Purchase new pieces of paving stone in various sizes.
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Piece them together and “draw” a spiderweb using black electrician’s tape.
Spread the pieces apart and lay on the ground for an “eek” entrance to your home.
Write a spooky phrase in the center with chalk, then hang the wreath with string.
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Pick three pumpkins of varying sizes and cut the stems off the two bigger pumpkins.
For each pumpkin, fill in the letter outline with metal-leaf adhesive and place a silver-leaf sheet on top.
Brush the silver leaf in place using a soft bristle brush until no excess leaf remains.
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Gently brush the silver-leaf letters with a sealer, and outline each letter with decorative tacks.
Complete the look by stacking the pumpkins, starting with the largest on bottom.
Thiscraft ideafor Halloween is chic and will stand out from the scary crowd.
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Purchase real or craft white pumpkins, tracing a design imitating lights onto the fronts.
Using yellow and black craft paint, fill in the designs.
Stack the pumpkins on balustrades that have been painted a glossy black.
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Remove and discard the glass from an inexpensive black frame.
Insert a piece of web-patterned paper cut to size.
Cut an artificial pumpkin in half and spray-paint each half white.
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Vintage Magnifying Glasses
Magnify the fun on your beverage table or buffet with this spellbinding centerpiece.
Adhere ourdownloadable vintage imagesto magnifying glasses.
Place the magnifying glasses on a newspaper or book page for a more believable trick.
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DIY Pallet Decorations
Transform ordinary wood palettes with a few coats of paint.
This Halloween project couldn’t be easier.
Repeat with orange paint to create a smiling jack-o-lantern to match.
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Paper Lanterns and Bats
Looking for an easy paper Halloween craft?
This cute and clever collection of party basics lends thisfall front porcha quirky yet festive dose of seasonal style.
Plastic spiders scatter across a trio of pillows thanks to a bit of magic (and hot glue).
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For this craft, you’ll need bright colored cardstock or tissue paper and black cardstock.
Cut out the bright color to fit the windows and set aside.
Cut outlines of hands and feet from the black cardstock.
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Attach the hands to the bright cardstock and adhere to the windows using removable tape.
Attach the feet to the base of the door or house.
Cut pieces of clothesline to fit your design.
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Bright and Cheery Halloween
Halloween crafts and decor don’t need to be scary and dark.
This adorable gathering of colors and images offers a humorous hint athe holiday’s traditional colorsand images.
Mount the cutouts onto bright cardstock and add patterned tape as borders.
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Create another design on the wall out of more patterned tape.
Drape honeycomb garland in seasonal hues, too.
Skeleton Wreath
A just-right scary aesthetic belies the simple construction of this spooky skeleton wreath.
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Purchase a premade wreaththis one is made of grapevine, then color it white with acrylic spray paint.
Slithering Snake Doormat
This scream-worthy doormat is perfect for scaring trick-or-treaters on Halloween night.
Spray-paint rubber snakes a glossy black.
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(In place of heavy rock, use a piece of foam core, painted and streaked gray.)
Gold makes a luxe impact in this vignette.
Using gold paper, accordion-fold half sheets and attach to sticks for a fan display.
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Look for gold-foil leaves or paint some faux options to glue to a ribbon for a homemade garland.
Cut a square of feltstart with 5 inchesand round the corners.
Cut the square spirally, until you end at the center.
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Begin rolling at the outer edge, hot-gluing as you go, to create the flower.
When you reach the center piece, glue it to the bottom to hold in place.
Spider Luminarias
Simple,Halloween-themed luminariaslead the way to trick-or-treating fun.
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Decorate white paper bags with spider stickers and craft tape.
Fill the bottoms of the bags with sand, then place them on stairs or along a walkway.
Rather than use real candles, we turned to battery-operated votive candles for safety.
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Spiderweb Treat Boxes
Let guests (or even trick-or-treaters!)
scoop up their favorite treats from these tantalizing boxes.
Add a coat of white paint to small peat pots.
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Ghostly Welcome
Welcome trick-or-treaters to your home this Halloween with an eerie trio of floatingghost crafts.
Buy three white plastic bowls and predrill holes in the bottoms.
Run twine or fishing line through the holes and anchor with duct tape.
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Aluminum Candleholders
Flickering candlelight is perfect for sharing ghost stories.
We used sheets of decorative aluminum to cast spooky shadows long into the night.
Cut metal sheets into strips with tin snips.
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Use food containers, such as a soup can, to figure out your dimensions.
A 10x17-inch piece makes a large lantern; a 4x10-inch strip makes a votive.
Roll the strips into cylinders, using the food containers as molds.
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To secure, twist wire through the mesh at the top, middle, and bottom of the seams.
Turn edges of wire to inside and trim excess.
Spray surfaces with two coats of black paint; let dry between applications.
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Spooky Lantern Silhouettes
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Light up your living room with these Halloween-inspired silhouette lanterns.
Print the silhouettes below and trace onto the back side of vinyl or adhesive shelf liner.
Cut out the shapes and adhere to the lanterns.
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Fill with moss, candles, and miniature gourds to finish.
Add paper animals for a truly spooky Halloween display.
Striped Spider Wreath
You’ve never seen a creepy-crawly look this fabulous!
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A store-bought glittery spider on an orange web makes a stunning statement on thisunder-$5 Halloween wreath.
Mark even sections on a foam wreath using a ruler and a pencil.
Add a purchased spider web decoration to the center of the wreath.
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Raven Wreath
Give guests a fright with an ominous raven wreath covered in feathers.
This craft for Halloween is simple, but makes a spooky statement!
Add a faux raven and hang the wreath with a few layered black and white ribbons.
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