By Jennifer at Ramblings of a Crazy Woman.
With the price of everything being so high these days, Halloween decorations may not be in your budget this year. But I can show you some easy ways to decorate with your kids from things you already have in your house.
First I started with Jack-o-Lantern Garland. This is an easy project made with orange paper plates, black construction paper, glue, hole punch and ribbon or string.
Cut out Jack-o-Lateran face shapes from the black paper. Glue them to the plates. Punch holes in top of plate and string through the ribbon. You will need to tie a knot above each plate to keep them from sliding. These hang nicely over windows or in front of fireplaces.
These are my favorite. They are ghost and Jack-o-Laterans made from milk jugs. You will need: gallon milk jug, black permanent marker, and a craft knife for the ghosts and for the pumpkins you will also need orange and green paint and a paint brush.
For the ghost use a rinsed milk jug and draw on a face. On the bottom in the back cut a hole to place lights.
To make the Jack-o-Lateran cut out face and hole in the back with craft knife. Then paint.
Use a string of Christmas light to light them up at night.
These can also be used outside the house.
This is a cute Jack-o-Lateran made from an egg carton, marker, orange paint, and a chenille stem.
I also like this ghost very much.
It is made from plastic grocery bags, You will need 8 bags, black marker, scissors and twisty tie or string.
Take 5 bags and ball them up and stuff them in another bag’s corner.
Take 2 other bags and put their corners up in the neck and allow the rest to hang down. This will make the bottom fuller. Secure the neck with twisty tie or string.
Cut the bottom bags into strips.
Draw on face with the marker.
Finally hang somewhere spooky.
These are salt dough ghost. Here is the recipe for the dough
and some hints for drying them in the oven. After drying take a marker a decorate.
Here is a spider made from an egg carton cup, chenille stem and wiggly eyes.
I just love this skeleton , he is made from milk jugs. I found he instructions at Family Fun’s website.
They call him Mr. Bottle Bones
If you already have pictures hanging cover them with a ghost made from construction paper.
The plastic projects can also be used on the outside.
I hope this gives you some fun ideas decorating for Halloween. Remember, it does not have to be perfect, it just should be fun.
To learn more about saving money and time take a workshop! Click here to learn more.
