What are some easy and cheap (scary) Halloween decorations to make at home?

jlskier23 · #1 (**permalink**) 10-10-2007, 10:58 PM

I'd like to know some cheap, easy, and scary decorations that you can quickly make at home and put up in your yard for Halloween. Thanks!

hallow_tip_mac · #2 (**permalink**) 10-10-2007, 11:17 PM

dip grapes in white frosting and make it looks like eye balls

jkc · #3 (**permalink**) 10-10-2007, 11:41 PM

Well, I guess it depends on what kind of tools you have on hand....we have dremils, wood burners and saws, so we can make our own tombstones using the foam pieces from Home Depot. We cut them, carve them, etc. use "oops" paint to do the paint details and add moss.
The pillars in our graveyard we made from materials we got from dumpster diving at construction sites.
Here is a link to our graveyard:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9236386@N07/
Everything you see is hand made and didn't cost us much.

dawnUSA · #4 (**permalink**) 10-10-2007, 11:48 PM

Little ghosts hanging from your trees using either white garbage bags filled with paper or hankies (white or colored) tieing string around neck. Make paper mache ghosts with a balloon for the head. I just used white flour and water for the glue part dipping strips of newspaper in it and applying to balloon in layers draping down long for the ghost figure. You'll have to place balloon on something tall to do this and let dry overnight. Also cheesecloth dipped in liquid starch stiffens when dry draping over a balloon. (Balloon is popped after drying. Make eyes with black marker. Make a graveyard out of cardboard for tombstones and spray paint; same with ghouls. Have fun!

Alice · #5 (**permalink**) 10-10-2007, 11:58 PM

More cheap than scarey is ghosts (made of white garbage bags) hanging from trees. Also cutting out cats and bats from black construction paper.