11 DIY Halloween Decorations We Have Enough Time to Try Making Ourselves This year

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Halloween is, like, a day away and while the holiday may be celebrated a bit differently this year, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t make your house at least a little haunted. And given what’s going on, we’re all about accomplishing that with DIY Halloween decorations, rather than store-bought.

We’ve pulled together some of our favorite DIY Halloween decorations that you can make with your little ghouls just in time for trick-or-treating. 

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These are perhaps the most adorable DIY Halloween decorations. 

Bonus: Easy to put together. 

Make your own spooky ghost. 

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••• We had a ghost of a time making these! •Materials: paper, glue, cotton balls, scissors. •Instructions: draw a ghost shape on the paper and then cut out. Use tour glue to glue on the cotton balls onto your ghost shape. Then cut out your face features out of black paper abs glue on! Once dry hang them up! #ghost #diyhalloweendecorations #halloween #teachersofinstagram #educator #educatorsofinstagram #earlylearningchildcare #toddleractivities #toddlercrafts #like #kidscrafts101 #creativekids #finemotorskills #preschoolactivities #artideasforkids #homeschool #getcreativewith #learningthroughart #learningthoughplay #nanny #ilovecrafting #instacrafts #follow #creative #kraftswithkaitlyn #thingstodowithkids #artwork #crafty #craftersofinstagram #craftoftheday

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All you need are paper, cotton balls, glue and scissors. 

Paint your own pumpkin…

… for an updated jack-o-lantern look. 

Distribute candy differently this year with a candy pinata.

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It’s getting close people! This little monster piñata is the first of my crafty midnight adventures. ???? I was originally planning on making him out of papier-mâché, but time hasn’t been on my side. Instead, I used a paper lantern from @dollartree, and it was a huge time saver. ⏰ Here’s how I made him: MATERIALS -paper lantern -party streamer -school glue -card stock (for face cutouts and plug) -ribbon METHOD -unfurl the lantern -unroll the party streamer and cut small fringe along the bottom -start gluing concentric circles around the lantern until it is covered -cutout facial features and glue -make a plug out of card stock by lightly taping it on the opening. Tape pull strings to the card stock plug. ???? I’m not here to lie to you and say, “OMG, so easy!” It’s simple, yet tedious work. It took me about one Kardashian episode (fast forwarding commercials) to complete. The payoff was worth it, I think…literally, bible. ???? I haven’t shown it to Zoe yet, but I can’t wait to see that about-to-be-hopped-up-on-sugar-for-days look on her face! ???? I hope you try making your own sugar laden monster!! • • #pandemichalloween #kidhalloweenideas #halloweenforkids #halloweenathome #safehalloween #halloweenpinata #diypinata #diyhalloween #diyhalloweendecorations #miamimoms #miamihalloween #miamikids #halloweenmagic #ilovehalloween

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Spoiler alert: It’s made with a paper lantern so no paper mache required! 

These bats are super easy – all you need is card stock or construction paper.

And also easily add a spooky element to your house.

Add a ghostly wreath… 

…for an extra touch of spook. 

Toilet paper can be used for all sort of things. 

Including making your very own mummy door. 

Get spooky with balloons. 

To create an extra haunted look.

Use window decals to decorate inside and out. 

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????OCTOBER DAILY ???? . Défi photo n°21 : libres créations ✂️ . Voici mes créations de ce mois-ci : un petit atelier déco d'Halloween entre copines avec @lucioles.photography ainsi que des dessins saisonales sur les fenêtres. . Merci @jesussauvage pour ses dessins qui sont d'une beauté ! ???? . . #mtcdeficreatif #dailyoctober #octoberdaily #challengecreatif #octoberchallenge #autumnchallenge #octobrecreatif #creativeoctober #creativeautumn #creativeautumn2020 #lovepapier #lovepaper #creationpapier #papercreative #papercreation #papercreativity #fallpaper #autumnpaper #autumndiy #falldiys #diyautumn #diyfall #diyhalloweendecorations #halloweendiys #halloweencreations #halloweencreative #halloweenpaper

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(Bonus: They’re easy to clean up too!) 

A witch’s hat never looked so chic. 

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????Citrouille Halloweenesque???? Aujourd’hui nous devions participer à un concours de citrouilles baptisé « Citytrouille » dans notre ville… Bien que le nombre de places fut limité, que la manifestation devait s’effectuer en plein air et bien que notre département ne soit pas encore en alerte maximale, l’événement a été annulé il y a quelques jours à la grande déception des filles… On a bien sûr quand-même décoré notre citrouille (gracieusement offerte par la ville) comme nous l’avions imaginée. Le chapeau est amovible pour pouvoir compléter le costume de sorcière. Les petites chauve-souris proviennent du gabarit en téléchargement libre chez @pirouette.cacahouete Petit clein d’œil à @alice_et_romanette pour son idée de toile d’araignée au pistocolle???? Nous clôturons nos bricoles d’Halloween (assez productives cette année) et participons une dernière fois au challenge @rdvyakadiy #rdveveilaudiy #eveilaudiy #diy #citrouilles #citrouille #citrouillehalloween #halloween #halloween2020 #trickortreat #unbonbonouunsort #decorhalloween #halloweendecor #homemade #handmade #diyhalloween #diyhalloweendecorations #thisishalloween #concourscitrouilles #concourshalloween #activitemanuelle #loisirscreatifs #loisircreatif #doityourself

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A new way to use Christmas ornaments…

..that’s more trick than treat. 

Whether you’re celebrating Halloween by trick-or-treating the old-fashioned way or putting a new spin on the holiday this year, you can’t go wrong with adding a little Halloween spirit to your decor. Fortunately, there are lots of easy do-it-yourself decorations to get your house ready for whatever ghoulish plans you have. 

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