Halloween
Make room for all these friendly ghosts!
If you’re ready to ghost up the house and make it boo-tiful, then you need these Halloween ghost decorations to fully deck out your yard and living spaces. Kids love throwing a sheet over their heads and wisping through the halls pretending to be haunting. So they’ll be over the moon to try out these products and DIY ghost crafts this October, and many of the supplies needed for the creation process are items you already have on hand.
When I think of ghosts I see the friendly face of Casper, but ghosts are said to be lost souls who haunt houses or lives because they left this earth with unfinished business. While your kids may not be ready for the menacing version of these spirits, there are plenty of friendly and decently spooky portrayals that add more fun to the holiday for them instead of fear and sparking nightmares.
But if you aren’t crafty or don’t have the extra time, there’s plenty of diverse styles of ghosts you can purchase from Party City, Amazon, and more. And the kids can still be included. They get to choose from light-up ghosts, hanging ghosts, and even ghost tassels. And feel free to tweak these DIYs however you want to make them your own.
Whether it’s handmade or store bought, you’ll be ready to let the haunting commence!
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Plastic Bag Ghosts
The trick to this decoration is to do less! You need three things: a Sharpie, scissors, and large white Glad trash bags with handles. Before unrolling your bag, draw your large oval eyes and ghost mouth with the Sharpie. Next, you’ll pull the bag out and cut jagged fringes at the bottom. You may want to cut them shorter but you can determine the length based on where you want to hang your ghosts which is the next and last step. Hang them from a tree, your porch, or wherever the perfect spot is for them on your front lawn and enjoy!
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Stacked Ghost Boxes
Some of these ideas are so cool and simple that you’ll wonder why you haven’t thought of them before, and this is one of them. Stop throwing away your Amazon cardboard boxes ASAP because they’ll come in handy for this DIY project. You’ll need boxes of multiple sizes and a marker. Use the marker to draw your ghosts’ faces and make them happy, sad, or spooky. Your choice! Next, pick a corner of the house or a covered area outside to put your haunting guests on display. This project will be your favorite kind because it requires so little effort. Your family gets to welcome three new ghost friends, and you should definitely let the kiddos pick out names for them.
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Gallon Ghosts
This DIY is as homemade as apple pie and I love it! Start saving up your milk and sweet tea gallon jugs to make these really cool ghosts. You only need three items: gallon jugs, permanent marker, Exacto knife, and LED string lights.
- Clean your jugs and peel off the labels
- Draw on all your funny and spooky ghost faces
- Cut a square in the back of the jug
- Put LED string lights inside
These will look sweet illuminating your yard, especially on Halloween night.
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JOYIN Halloween Outdoor Ghost LED Lanterns
I’ve never seen ghosts with this much attitude or sass, but here you go! These outdoor ghost lanterns from Amazon outdo the typical white ghosts. Each one has a different expression and their own style colored witches hat, and socks with shoes, and they light up, too. All the bright colors pull you in, and the personality keeps your attention. The kids will have so much fun looking at these. One excited customer reviewed this product: “The ghosts are so cute. Very well made and fun to set up. Can’t wait for Halloween so I can show them off.”
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Mason Jar Ghosts Luminary
There are many places in your home that you can decorate with these mason jar ghost luminaries, including your porch. And this easy ghost craft is durable enough to last a few years. Supplies include mason jars, acrylic white and black paint, foam brush, fine tip paintbrush, and tealights.
- Paint your jars with the foam brush and let them dry. This can be a thin layer so the light can shine through.
- Use the black paint to make the ghost face of your choice.
- Put your tealight inside
Enjoy your illuminated ghost jar!
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Ghost Bunting Printable
Here’s a craft made from a free printable called ghost bunting. The sheet has four hand-sized ghosts on it that your kids can cut out. This craft is a winner when it comes to simplicity because other than printing and cutting, there isn’t much else to do. Just attach the ghosts to a string with tape or hot glue and put them over a doorway, mirror or the area of your choice. For a little extra flare, you can add some led string lights near your ghosts.
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Angry Ghost
If you want to get a bit scary with your ghost, but not too far out there, then this angry Giant Ghost Decoration from Party City is a safe medium. It is 72x56in, made of fabric and plastic, and is only $10. This large piece would be great outside your home, or even right behind the front door to scare guests. Since the arms are bendable you can pose your giant as if he is reaching for the person that lays eyes on him. It also comes with a 4 ½ inch loop attached to its head. “These look awesome hanging from my trees at Halloween,” one review says. Since the price is super right, why not get more than one?