Give Trick-or-Treaters a Fright with these Spooky and Fun Outdoor DIY Halloween Decoration Ideas
Halloween is almost here and it is time to turn your outdoor space into a spine-chilling scene that scares and amazes everyone who comes in or walks by. You can achieve that haunted and terrifying yard with some easy DIY Halloween decorations. All you need are a few materials and some interesting and spooky DIY Halloween decoration ideas. Therefore, we are here to help you with some really fun and easy Halloween decoration ideas so that trick-o-treaters are left both scared and in awe.
From ghostly to creepy yard displays, this guide will help you create a nightmarish Halloween decoration for your outdoor space.
Table of Contents
• Spook Every Trick-O-Treater with These Eerie Outdoor Decorations
• Haunted Graveyard Scene
• Spooky Hanging Ghosts
• Jack-O-Lanterns and Light Decorations
• Creepy Spider’s Nest
Spook Every Trick-O-Treater with These Eerie Outdoor Decorations
Here are some DIY scary Halloween decorations that you need to try out in your outdoor space.
Haunted Graveyard Scene
Nothing can beat the classic Halloween graveyard decoration. It’s spooky and terrifying and just the right theme to choose if you really want to turn your home into a haunted haven.
Materials Required:
• Styrofoam or cardboard
• Scissors, a paper cutter, or a foam cutter
• Grey and black spray paint
• Black marker
• Stencils (for writing epitaphs)
• Props – fake cobwebs, plastic skeleton parts, spiders and worms, raven statues (optional)
• Fog machine (optional)
• Dim spotlights (green and purple preferably)
Instructions:
• First, you will have to make tombstones in various shapes. You will have to use cardboard or styrofoam, whichever you prefer.
• Once you have cut the tombstones into shapes and sizes you prefer. Spray paint them grey. Then go on to make some cracks onto the tombstones so that is looks old and more realistic.
• Once done, stencil epitaphs on the tombstones. You could choose to write something really eerie or funny. Some examples could be “Died Laughing”, “Here lies Fred, we found his body but not his head”, etc.
• Once your tombstones are ready, partially bury them in the earth. Now, you can scatter all the props. Place some skulls and bones around the tombstones. You can also dig a hole and showcase a skeleton rising out of the grave. You can have hands showing up from the ground. You can also put some dried flowers near the tombstones.
• Go on to put some fake cobwebs and add some spiders and worms on them. For a spookier and creepier effect, you can place some raven statues on the tombstones and graves.
• For an eerie impact, add a fog machine to create a ghostly and misty atmosphere. Also, add some dim spotlights - preferably green and purple colors - for that terrifying glow.
Spooky Hanging Ghosts
A simple way to create a spooky Halloween ambiance outdoors would be to do hanging ghost displays. This is an easy-to-do DIY Halloween decoration that requires just a few materials, is quite pocket-friendly, and is something that you can do even at the last minute.
Materials Required:
• Cheesecloth or some white fabric
• Foam balls or balloons
• Black marker
• Yarn or string
• Battery-powered LED string lights
Instructions:
• You will need to first make the head of the ghosts for which you will have to inflate the balloons or you can use foam balls.
• Now cover the balloons or the foam balls with cheesecloth or a white fabric such that it hangs loosely over the head of the ghost. This basically becomes the body.
• Once the head and body of your ghosts are ready, take a black marker and make spooky or scary ghost faces.
• Tie the floating ghosts to a string and hang it from trees and porch ceilings.
• Now for that added eerie glow, you can add battery-powered LED string lights.
Jack-O-Lanterns and Light Decorations
One last-minute décor that is both easy and fun to do with family and friends is craving jack-o-lanterns out of pumpkins. It can be messy but it is fun when everyone is involved. It also makes for a great bonding time.
Materials Required:
• Pumpkins (to carve jack-o-lanterns)
• Carving tools
• String lights and battery-powered candlelights
• Fog machine (optional)
Instructions:
• Get all your friends and family together and carve as many pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns. Make spooky and scary ghost faces on them.
• Now all you need to do is place some of the jack-o-lanterns on your walkway. Also, scatter some in the yard at a certain distance. Now, decorate them on your porch as well. You can also create a jack-o-lantern tower at the entryway of your porch.
• Add the string lights on the walkway where the jack-o-lanterns are for an added eerie effect. You can also add that extra glow by placing battery-powered candle lights inside the jack-o-lanterns, preferably green color lights.
• If you want to create that eerie and misty ambiance, then use a fog machine.
Creepy Spider’s Nest
You can turn your home into a huge spider’s nest with just a few materials and in no time make your home look like an abandoned building.
Materials Required:
• White faux cobwebs or large cotton balls
• One medium size foam ball and one large foam ball (to make a giant spider)
• Craft wire and foam (to make the legs)
• Some rubber or plastic spiders of different sizes
• Black and white spray paint
• Glue and string
• Props – skeleton parts
Instructions:
• To make a giant spider, spray paint both the medium and large foam balls black. Make the eyes with white and black spray paint and leave it to dry.
• Then, use craft wire to make the spider’s legs. Now, wrap the wireframe in foam - make it thick enough to match the size of the spider’s body – and tie it tightly with a string. Once done, spray paint the legs in black. Do the same to make its pedipalps and paint black and leave to dry.
• Once all the spider parts are dry, assemble them. Stick the two foam balls together. Insert the legs into the ball (remember to leave some wire section sticking out so that you can insert it in) and glue well. Insert the pedipalps into the head and glue.
• Choose a spot on your porch to create a huge spider’s nest so that you can place your giant spider there as that is going to be your focal point. Now build the nest, slowly spread out the white faux cobwebs everywhere around the house and in the yard. Make sure to check out Halloween deals on these faux cobwebs both online and in local stores. You can also use large cotton balls to make these cobwebs.
• Once your nest is ready, place your giant spider. Make sure to secure or tie it well. Now scatter all the other rubber and plastic spiders around the giant spider and everywhere that you have placed the cobwebs.
• Spray some of that black paint on the cobwebs to give that dusty and aged look. For a creepier effect, scatter plastic skeleton parts all around.
These DIY Halloween decorations are super easy to do with your friends and family. All you need are a few materials that you would find online and in local stores at great Halloween deals and you will have created yourself that perfect eerie and spooky outdoor décor. Plus, these are some of the most fun last minute Halloween decoration ideas that will surely leave a lasting impression on trick-o-treaters.
Happy Halloween!
