Five Simple Halloween Ideas That Will Elevate Your Festive Decor

Easy Crafts For the Season of Boo

Ready to get into the spirit of the season? Want easy ways to decorate your house and bring the boo to your abode? If your kids clamor for more spooky vibes, or seriously scary schemes, look no further than these simple ideas.

Yarn Webs: This easy decoration uses materials you may already have lying around the house. Round up some sticks or pencils and any string or yarn. Then cross the sticks into an X shape, adding as many as you like. Wrap the yarn around the sticks, alternating as you go. Tuck any loose ends in and voila! You can craft spider webs in any color or size you’d like to get festive fast.

Bedazzled Pumpkins: We all know uncarved pumpkins last longer. If you want your favorite gourd decor to last through the month, try your hand at painting or stickering the big orange surface. You can go simple, with letters, standard triangle shapes, or even your house number. Or get fancy and use multiple colors to create fantastic scenes that won’t rot.

Halloween Tree: Put your other holiday decorations to use more than one month a year. If you own an artificial tree, pull it out. Decorate it with popcorn, tinsel, lollipop ghosts, leaves, or whatever else you’ve got that makes your home feel festive. You can also use the trees in your yard and add some spooky elements.

Monster Eyes: This simple craft project can turn trees, bushes, doorways, and more into the best kind of monster. Gather some leftover paper plates, colored paper, scissors and glue and let your inner beast escape.  Find out how to make these easy eyeballs and bring some serious festivity to your Halloween decorations inside and out.

Rope Webs: We bought a giant spider web as a home for our giant spider decoration. But after several years, the tangled web is more than we want to unweave. Instead, this year we made multiple webs for a fraction of the cost using rope. String or yarn will also work for this decorating project. You can go big or small with whatever space you’ve got thanks to this affordable decor.