Handmade Halloween Decorations! A Collection of DIY Decoration Ideas Using Everyday Materials
When Halloween season rolls around, many of us want to decorate our homes with a slightly spooky yet cute vibe! In times like that, how about using handmade Halloween decorations? Handmade pieces have a special charm you just can’t get from store-bought items.
If you make them with family or friends, the excitement for Halloween will double! And if they’re easy to craft with materials you already have at home, you can start the very day inspiration strikes.
In this article, we’ll introduce ideas for Halloween decorations that will beautifully brighten up your room.
Why not create special memories with warm, handcrafted decor?
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Handmade Halloween Decorations! A Collection of DIY Decor Ideas Using Everyday Materials (1–10)
Halloween tree
Crafts using seasonal natural materials let you experience the four seasons with your child and make lasting memories.
When we think of the season for Halloween events, it’s autumn, right? So let’s make a Halloween tree using pinecones.
What you’ll need are pinecones (collected or purchased), green moss, adhesive, a hot glue gun, and decorative parts.
The great thing is that all the materials can be bought at 100-yen shops, making them easy to gather.
If you use pinecones you picked up, we recommend disinfecting them with boiling water before use.
Halloween piñata
A piñata used in festivals in Mexico and Central and South America.
Make ones themed after jack-o’-lanterns and ghosts to liven up your Halloween parties and events! Apply glue to strips of washi paper and stick them onto a large balloon.
Once the surface looks whitish, hang it for a day to harden, then pop the balloon with a craft knife after it has set.
Thread a string through it, decorate the surface with tissue paper or construction paper, and you’re done.
Try filling it with Halloween-themed candy and toys and have some fun!
Stained-glass-style mobile
By turning objects made from construction paper and cellophane into mobiles and hanging them up, you can decorate your room in a cute and whimsical way.
The objects themselves are easy to make with just construction paper and cellophane, and you can connect the mobiles using everyday materials like straws and kite string, making it a fun activity to do with children.
The gentle swaying in the breeze that’s unique to mobiles and the sparkling texture of cellophane when it catches the light will undoubtedly add flair to your Halloween party.
You can keep the designs Halloween-themed, or, if you’re handy with crafts, create your child’s favorite characters—because it’s simple, it’s also easy to customize this decoration.
Construction paper jack-o’-lantern
If you want to make a jack-o’-lantern but carving a pumpkin seems difficult, a great alternative is a paper jack-o’-lantern.
Cut construction paper to form the outer sections of the pumpkin and attach them three-dimensionally to a clear cup using double-sided tape—anyone can easily create a pumpkin shape this way.
Then, place an LED light inside the clear cup to complete a lifelike decorative piece.
The steps are simple, making it a Halloween craft that children and seniors can enjoy making together.
paper fan
“Paper fans” are a well-known party decoration in the West.
They might look a bit tricky at first, but they’re easy to make by folding paper repeatedly into a fan shape and connecting several pieces together.
In addition to the classic pumpkin ghost, you can also make bats simply by adding some gold accessory parts! And by slightly changing the shape of the pumpkin ghost’s mouth, you can create the popular Jack-o’-Lantern, so be sure to give that a try too!
