17 Halloween decoration ideas you need to try at home
It's been a bit of a weird year, so you'd be forgiven for not wanting to put on an over the top costume and celebrate a holiday tied up in evil spirits. But equally, a Halloween party could be exactly what you need this year to take your mind off everything - providing it's done safely and with precautions in place.
Once you've got the food and drink sorted, DIY Halloween decorations should be next on your list with these handy (and really quite easy) Pinterest tutorials. Whether you're after minimum effort with maximum reward (hello, spider ice cubes) or fancy getting your craft knife out and doing some real GCSE design and technology style, we've got you covered with these ideas.
Halloween ideas from Pinterest
Spider ice cubes
As if this one needs explaining - all you have to do is put plastic spider toys in your ice cube trays before filling them with water and sticking them in your freezer. Hey presto, scary drinks. Be sure to hold onto your plastic spiders for next year to be eco-friendly
Napkin holder fangs
Is this the easiest Halloween decoration idea of all time? Stick a pair of fangs under your napkin at a dinner party and you're good to go.
Toilet roll faces
If you've got trees or bushes outside your house, this is GREAT. Cut pairs of eyes in cardboard loo rolls, snap a glow stick to put inside and position them in your hedge for when it gets dark. GENIUS.
Bin bag spider webs
OK OK so this might have appeared in our Halloween Pinterest fails, but if you follow the right pattern, these are well affective. All you need is a bin bag (make sure there are some left for cleaning up, though!) some scissors, and lots of patience.
Pumpkin drinks holder
Scoop out the insides. Stick in a bowl. Fill with ice and booze. The *perfect* low stress Halloween decoration if you're just having a few friends over for dinner. A centrepiece that's actually functional = winning.
Blood dripping candle
Use a red candle to drip wax over an old wine bottle to act as a blood splattering. When you later light your actual candle, it'll be super effective.
Wall bats
HOW GREAT do these look? Super easy too. Find a bat shape template and cut absolutely loads (more is more in this case) out of black cardboard, before folding down the middle and sticking to the wall using double sided tape.
Mummy jars
Old jam jars come become your best friend at Halloween. Wrap in muslin cloth or crepe paper, stick on some googly eyes and whack a light inside. This literally couldn't be easier or more effective - plus you can have your jars back at the end to use for something else.
Tin can luminaries
Slightly more fiddly put really great if you can be arsed. Use a drill to make holes in an old paint can in whatever design you fancy, put some fairy lights inside and wait for it to get dark. Oooh.
Eyeball wreath
Whether you stick googly eyes on ping pong balls or buy your spooky eyeballs already painted, all you have to do is glue gun them all to a ready made Christmas wreath wherever sees fit. Such a cute end result.
Syringe shots
Plastic play syringes. Alcohol. Drinking games. Done.
Ice cube hands
THESE ARE SO FUN. Use a plastic glove or an unused washing up glove, fill it with water or your beverage of choice and tie a rubber band really tightly around the end. Put it in the freezer and whenever necessary, cut the glove off.
Hanging ghosts
All you need is white paper or card and some clear wire or thread to create these cute hanging ghosts. Cover your ceiling in them indoors or hang them from the trees in the garden. Perfect!
String spider's webs
Get those paper mache skills back in action. Once you've got a blown up balloon, start to cover it in sticky string until it forms a hard web. Then, pop the balloon inside, and adorn your new creation with fake spiders.
Ghoulish pompoms
We all learned how to make pompoms as Christmas decorations, but what about at Halloween too? This tutorial helps you make them into ghosts *and* mini pumpkins, to create the coolest DIY garland.
Eyeball stones
This one might take a bit of foraging, but totally worth it. All you need is some rocks and some hardwearing paints, so you can create some eery eyeballs to leave around the front of your door.
Paper pumpkins
This one's described as a 'craft for kids', which is probably the level of DIY we're at. These ones involve painting a paper plate white and then cutting a pumpkin design into it, before putting in front of a fake candle for a glowing effect. Clever.
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