Halloween is almost upon us! Are you prepared for the little ones who will be ringing your bell, rapping at your door? The little princesses and cowboys and superheroes who will be looking to you to fill their candy quotas? Trick and treat the little goody hunters and their parents with these ten spooky DIY projects that will enhance the haunting curb appeal of your home. Each one has a happy haunt’s seal of approval!
Chicken Wire Ghosts
Via: eHow.com
Imagine, a masquerade ball commences on your lawn. Faceless figures dance the evening away to silent music. They care not if you stare, or that there is no music to hear; they will go on dancing till the morning’s light. What a beautiful, yet haunting display!
Chicken wire is a flexible material to work with, so your ghost can assume any position – sit on a swing, pace the front porch, even ride a bike. Coat the chicken wire with white spray paint to help it stand out against the greenery of your lawn. Dress your ghost with tulle, scrim, or cheesecloth to enhance its ethereal substance, and give it a more supernatural appeal by shining a spotlight up the inside of its frame and adding tiny moonlights to its form from the waist up.
Sources: Walking Man, Lady in Gown, Half-Figure, Dress Your Ghost, Video
I Grounded the Kids
Via: Thefuntimesguide.com
Honey, I grounded the kids.
You will have fellow parents in stitches when they see you have taken this form of discipline literally, leaving your children’s better, less noisy halves exposed.
Source: Ground the Kids
Monster House
Via: DiynCrafts.com
Add a little personality to your home’s façade with eyes and razor-sharp teeth made from either foam core insulation boards or craft foam and paint. Flood lights – red or green – will intensify your home’s terrifying character.
Sources: Christine McConnell’s Monster House, Elena’s Monster House
Man-Eating Jack-o-Lantern
Via: Thisoldhouse.com
No wonder jack-o-lanterns are always smiling! Door-to-door salesmen beware!
Source: Man-Eating Jack-o-lantern
Pumpkin Man
Via: Grimhollowhaunt.blogspot.com
Beware the pumpkin man! He cares nothing for children, but has a ferocious appetite for defenseless pumpkins. He’ll snatch them up in the night and smash them to smithereens.
Source: Grim the Pumpkin Man
Deco Mesh Wreath
Via: BigBearsWife.com
Great for any holiday, a wreath is a fun, creative way to add curb appeal to your home with a stylish flare that incorporates your personality. There is no one kind of wreath; you can accessorize the circlet with whatever you choose – bones, spiders, ravens, witches, eyeballs, brains, snakes, and more. Size is flexible and color schemes can vary. Make your Halloween wreath your definition of “spooky.”
Source: Big Bear’s Wife Halloween Deco Mesh Wreath, 50 Halloween Wreath Ideas
Man-Eating Plants
Via: EdenMakers.com
Feed me!
You do not need a green thumb to grow these creepers. No water, sunlight, or fertilizer required; it is a self-sufficient sprout. Just keep a wary eye out for disappearing squirrels.
Source: Man-Eating Monster Plant
Spider Egg Sac
Via: MarthaStewart.com
Turn your front porch into a skin-crawling space, giving visitors the heebie-jeebies when they see hundreds of spiders bursting from these suspended egg sacs; a simulated nightmare for any arachnophobic.
Source: Spider Egg Sac
Barrel of Bones
Via: Bhg.com
Dig up a barrel of laughs with this incomplete discard of skeletal remains. Fill the wheelbarrow with dirt from a partly dug grave marked with a nameless tombstone. Poor fellow, this one in your barrel. Will he ever be laid to rest?
Sources: Wheelbarrow of Bones, Party City Bony Display
Window Silhouettes
Via: Who-arted.com
What happens behind closed doors? With silhouettes, you can insinuate that witches, ghosts, and beasties haunt your home. Play “Monster Mash” by Bobby “Boris” Pickett, and you’ll be the fictional host of the scariest, swingiest party on All Hallows’ Eve.
Sources: How to Make Silhouettes, 35 Silhouette Ideas, Downloadable Silhouettes (with Subscription)
