We’re into the final stretch before Halloween so if you haven’t decorated yet, what are you waiting for!? Stock in the stores are pretty limited so we’ve put together a list of easy DIY Halloween decorations that are fun, festive and sure to win over your neighbourhood.

Transform your indoors or outdoors with some household items you already own.

Magic Potion Bottles

Transform your house into a witch’s cottage deep in the woods….

  • Use old mason jars, candle jars or glass bottles
  • fill them with kool-aid or use food colouring to dye the water different colours
  • Pick up some gummy worms, fake fingers, those sticky hands you can find in $1 machines at the mall, eyeballs, even drop in shredded pieces of toilet paper for the extra fleshy appearance
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Snake Wreath

All you need is a cheap wreath from the Dollar Store or a local craft store, purchase some rubber snakes from the Dollar Store and weave them all around the wreath. Use craft or hat glue to keep them in place but you’re sure to scare the trick-or-treaters on Halloween with this spooktacular decoration

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Spooky Bat Leaves

Run outside with the kids and collect some big maple leafs for this one. Let them dry out then paint the leaves black. Using a matte black paint works well on these.

Then add google eyes if you want a sillier bat, or using white paper and a black sharpie, cut our and draw the eyes and fangs, glue them on and you’re set for these decorations that will look great in your window or outside.

 

Cobweb Wreath or Mirror

Spray paint or use the matte black paint from the leaves to darken up an embroidery hoop or to paint an old mirror, then add cobwebs found from your local Dollar Store. Add some plastic spider and you’re all set!

Halloween Mantel Decor

There are a few things you can do to spook up your fireplace mantel. Get some black craft paper and cut out bats, and other shapes, use stencils and paint to add ghosts, black cats, bats, string them across your mantel with spray painted (black) string.  Another easy idea to pick up some craft canvas from a local craft store, cut them into shapes, add a jack-o-lantern or ghost stencil, acrylic paint and decorate each one that you string across your mantel for a festive decoration that’s easy to make.

Emoji Ghost Balloons

How about this one we found on the blog ‘Aww Sam’. You can visit HERE to get the full tutorial and other amazing ideas!