Cleaning Haks
10 Spooky Halloween Yard Decor Ideas
- Fake crime scene tape
- Stakes
- Soil
- Fake blood
- Plastic skeleton
How to make it:
- Lay plastic skeleton on ground and partially cover with soil.
- Splatter fake blood around.
- Hammer a stake into each corner of your crime scene.
- Drape ‘Crime Scene’ tape around stakes.
Extreme Pumpkins
6. Pumpkin Victim
What you’ll need:
- Large pumpkin
- Old clothing
- Newspaper or straw
- Hatchet
- Plastic hand
How to make it:
- Carve pumpkin into vicious-looking jack-o’-lantern.
- Stuff clothing with newspaper or straw and lay out so the neck of the shirt is in the mouth of the jack-o’-lantern.
- Place the hatchet in the plastic hand in the sleeve near the pumpkin to give the impression that the victim tried to defend himself.
Listotic
7. Bats!
What you’ll need:
- Black craft foam
- Fishing line
- Scissors or craft knife
- Fake eyes
- Holepunch
How to make them:
- Trace outline of bat onto craft foam and cut out.
- Stick eyes to bat.
- Punch hole in bat.
- Tie bats to trees with fishing line.
Kid’s Kubby
8. Glass Jar Lights
What you’ll need:
- Glass jars
- Acrylic paint
- Sponge
- Paintbrush
- Black Sharpie
How to make them:
- Paint base coat inside jars with sponge and wait for it to dry.
- Once it has dried, add details to the outside with either a Sharpie or paint.
- Insert a tea-light candle or you can use a string of lights to illuminate multiple jars.
Celebrations
9. Halloween Doormat
What you’ll need:
- Plain doormat
- Adhesive stencil film
- Multi-purpose heat tool or X-ACTO knife
- Black acrylic paint
- Stencil brush
How to make it:
- Print out “BOO” letters. Place adhesive stencil paper on top of each letter and cut around the letter using an X-ACTO knife or multipurpose heat tool to create a stencil.
- Peal adhesive backing off of the stencils and adhere to the doormat.
- Use a stencil brush to add two to three coats of paint. Allow to dry before peeling off stencils.
Fun Holiday Crafts
10. Spider Egg Sacks
What you’ll need:
- Small glow-sticks
- Balloons
- Stockings
How to make them:
- Put small glowsticks in balloons.
- Fill the balloons with water.
- Slide the balloons into stockings and hang them from your trees.
