6 DIY Outdoor Halloween Decor Ideas
Monday, October 24, 2016This post contains some affiliate links.
What if you could have awesome Halloween decorations without spending a lot of money? What if you could also recycle items around your home into awesome items for your yard? The following are just a few great DIY outdoor Halloween décor ideas that you'll be sure to love that won't break the bank!
DIY Outdoor Halloween Decor
1. A Spill of Pumpkins
Don't want to deal with cleaning up real pumpkins that can rot and smell? Get faux pumpkins that can be used year after year!
2. Ghost Lights
Another fun thing you can do that uses leftover clear/white gallon-sized milk jugs is to draw a ghost face on it in black paint and stuff the jug with a small strand of white LED lights. (You want to make sure to use LED lights because these do not put off any heat!) The lights will cause the milky-white plastic to glow and give you cute ghost lights! You could also use a large clear vase or pitcher.
You can make small ghost candle holders out of clear jars. Just paint on a ghost face, insert a tealight candle and you're set!
3. Styrofoam Cutouts
There's a very good chance you have boxes in your basement or attic that have Styrofoam sheets in them. This is especially true if you've purchased large pieces of furniture that needed to be put together. These pieces of Styrofoam can be cut into Halloween shapes and then spray painted. You could cut them into ghosts, tombstones, etc.
Foam is very easy to cut using a serrated knife and you can get as detailed as you want and even get 3D with your carving depending on how thick it is. Paint it first with a thin coat of white school glue and let it dry. It will create a surface on the styrofoam that will accept spray paint. There are also paints made specifically for styrofoam.
Once you've spray painted the shapes the background color, you can use craft paint and brushes to add in additional details. The kids can have fun with this part!
Foam is very easy to cut using a serrated knife and you can get as detailed as you want and even get 3D with your carving depending on how thick it is. Paint it first with a thin coat of white school glue and let it dry. It will create a surface on the styrofoam that will accept spray paint. There are also paints made specifically for styrofoam.
Once you've spray painted the shapes the background color, you can use craft paint and brushes to add in additional details. The kids can have fun with this part!
You can place these against the side of your house or you can glue stakes to the back to stick them in the yard!
4. Wooden Plaque Stakes
If you're good with a jigsaw, you can cut spooky shapes from plywood or scrap wood sheets and then paint them. For example, you could cut out ghosts and paint them with glow-in-the-dark paint. You can make gravestone shapes and create a spooky graveyard in your front yard.
Glue stakes to the back and stick them in your yard for a spooky effect!
5. Creepy Mailbox
You can also find really cheap decorations that can be used to dress up your mailbox. For example, purchase some faux spiderwebs to wrap around the mailbox and then attach plastic spiders. You could even use fishing line to attach a larger spider to the pull-knob of the mailbox and let it drape down to make it look like a hanging spider.
6. Halloween Wreath
Last but not least, you can find everything you need to make a Halloween wreath at your local dollar store. There are wreath forms, ribbon, Halloween florals, and small Halloween decor items that can be attached to your wreath theme. Think of themes like "witches", "vampires", "spiders", or anything creepy and get your ribbon colors and decor to fit the theme.
You can also take a piece of scrap wood and paint and decorate it for a cute sign hung in the middle of the wreath. Think: "Knock at your peril" or "BOO!".
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You don't have to spend a lot of money on outdoor Halloween decor. There are so many items you can recycle, plus you can find decorations at your local dollar store to create something awesome! Happy Halloween!
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Have you started decorating for Halloween yet? Will you use any of these ideas? I love to read your comments!
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