Halloween decor is suppose to be scary, creepy and mystical. And the day that you put out your best Halloween props/decor is on the Night of Trick or Treat...
Here are some cool decors and props you can make to make your house the scariest one on the block.
Materials:
Materials:
Materials:
Here are some cool decors and props you can make to make your house the scariest one on the block.
Flowing Heads
Materials:
- 5 yards of cheese cloth
- Water down School Glue
- Super Glue
- Styrofoam Mannequin head
- Latex Paint Brush
- White String
-Start by cutting your cheese cloth at: 1/2", 1", 1 1/2" and 2".
-Drape the first layer (2'') over the mannequin head then brush glue on. Make sure you pay attention to the details of the head.
-You don't have to wait until the glued it dried to add the other layers (1 1/2", 1" and then the 1/2").
-Let is dry over night in a dry area.
-Make a small knot on the white string then super glue it down on top of the head. Let it dry for a couple of minutes.
This is great to have at your windows, to add to that scary effect. For an even more scary illusion, add a hazy dark night underneath the cheesecloth to draw attention to head.
Creepy Crawly Spiders
Materials:
- Plastic Spiders
- Double sided adhesive tape
-This is self-explanatory.
Bat Door Decor
Materials:
-This is self-explanatory.
- Black Contraction Papers
- Bat Stencils (of various sizes)
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Double sided adhesive tape
-This is self-explanatory.
Bat Tree
Materials:
- Dried Tree Branches
- Black ribbon (1 cm to 1/4" wide)
- Vase
-Cut each ribbon 1 inch then tie to the branch in random areas.
-Place branch in vase.
-Place branch in vase.
Glow in the Dark Skeleton
Materials:
- Skeleton
- White Glow in the Dark Paint
- Paint Brush
- Wheel Borrow (rustic-looking)
- Soil
-Dismantle skeleton.
-Paint on Glow in the dark paint on each bone, let it dry for about 3 to 4 hours.
-Place wheel borrow where you want it to go in your lawn then add soil in it.
-Place bones in the borrow in a creatively disorganized way.
Printed Skull
Materials:
- Decorative Tissue Paper
- Skull
- Modge Podge
- Foam Brush
- Cup of Tea water
-Tear tissue paper into pieces then damp paper into tea water. (If you have a delicate paper then mix modge podge with a bit of tea water)
-Brush modge podge onto skull then apply paper. Repeat until the entire skull it covered (don't forget the eye sockets)
-Brush modge podge over skull to seal when dry.
-Allow to dry for 1 hour +.
NB// The tea water gives the paper an aged look. If you don't want an aged look just use water.
Happy Halloween!!!!!!!!!!!!
