It doesn't take much to transform your yard into your own rendition of 'Pet Cemetery' or turn your home into a spooky haunted house. Creating your very own easy Halloween decorations, such as a spooky spider or a horde of scary pumpkin heads, can turn into fun family bonding time -- without breaking the bank!We scoured the net to bring you some of the simplest, easy-to-make Halloween decorations that you can create with items that can be found at the grocery store or already stored away in your own home! Set the Halloween ambiance in your home without burning a hole through your pocket with these easy tips.
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Creating a ghoulish Halloween yard decoration to display outside of your home to scare visitors as they arrive, is a must-have for Halloween!
Materials:
-Craft knife
-Gallon milk jug
-Black duct tape
-4 (6-foot) black foam pipe insulation tubes (1/2 inch diameter)
-2 plastic eggs
-Green tape
Instructions:
1. Use a craft knife (parents only) to cut off the spout of the milk jug, then completely cover the jug with black duct tape.
2. To create the 8 legs, tape the center of each of the 4 pipe insulation tubes across the handle side of the jug.
3. Tape the tubes to the sides of the jug as well, to keep them bent.
4. With scissors, cut and remove a 1-inch-deep notch from the middle of each leg, then bend the insulation at the notches and tape the bent joints in place
5. For eyes, stick black tape pupils on the 2 broader ends of a pair of plastic eggs. Tape the eyes in place on the jug. Finally, decorate the top of the spider body with green duct tape, and your oversize arachnid is ready to tape or tie in place on a front porch or door.
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Carving pumpkins was never so much fun, and so easy to make!
Materials:
-Pumpkins in various sizes and colors
-Black paint
-Black & orange tissue paper
-1", 1½" and 2" round paper punches
-Scissors
-Pushpins
-Mod Podge
-¾" paintbrush
Instructions:
1. Paint some pumpkins black, if desired.
2. Cut dots out of tissue paper. To make a clean cut, stack 10 sheets of paper and press down on punch with a quick, forceful motion. Cut stripes from tissue paper with scissors.
3. Create a design on pumpkin, using pushpins to hold dots and stripes in place.
4. Gently lift dot or stripe, leaving pushpin in place, and brush Mod Podge onto pumpkin beneath shape. Use brush to smooth shape. Add a layer of Mod Podge on top of shape to seal it. Repeat until all shapes are adhered to pumpkin.
5. Let dry for an hour, then carefully remove pushpins while holding paper down.
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Create your own creepy ornament to add a touch of Halloween to your home decor.
Materials:
-Craft Sticks
-Raffia
-Foamie Halloween Shapes
-Tacky Glue
-White Paint & Brush
-Fine Point Black Marker
Instructions:
1. Paint sticks white
2. Layout four sticks vertically and glue three sticks across them horizontally, lining the bottom stick up with the bottom of the vertical sticks.
3. Cut a 5" piece of raffia and glue it to the back sticks in a loop for hanging.
4. Cut the rest of the raffia in irregular pieces to use as grass.
5. Glue to the bottom horizontal stick.
6. Glue the yellow moon behind the sticks and the rest of the foamies to the front of the sticks.
7. Use a fine point black marker to add details.
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These spooky homemade lanterns are easy to make and will send a haunting greeting to your visitors.
Materials:
-Clean plastic gallon milk jugs
-Black permanent marker
-Craft knife
-String of 50 clear low-wattage holiday lights
Instructions:
1. Draw ghost eyes and mouths on the jugs. Tip: Leave the caps on while you do this, so the jugs don't dent.
2. Use the craft knife to cut a half-dollar-size hole in the back of each jug (a parent's job).
3. Arrange the ghosts near each other and string the lights between them, stuffing several bulbs into each of the jugs.
