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Easy in-store ReturnsHalloween craft projects to decorate your home
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Hosting for Halloween but don’t want to transform your entire home into a spooky house? Even a small space such as a bay window can bring thrills as a dedicated party zone. Add a bone-chilling animatronic skeleton and make some bespoke Halloween craft projects, and it’s witching hour! Check out these handmade crafts to get your Halloween party started.
- Bat lanterns
- Cord ‘Beware’ & ‘Enter At Own Risk’ signs
- Treats cart
- Tiered candelabra
Halloween craft #1: Bat lanterns
Search online for a bat stencil, print out then trace onto black craft paper using pencil and carefully cut out with scissors. Assemble the paper lanterns, then attach the bats with Selleys ‘Easy Tack’. Cut fishing line with scissors to your desired length, then hang the lanterns in position from removable hooks.
Halloween craft #2: Cord ‘Beware’ & ‘Enter at own risk’ signs
Wearing safety gear and working on a drop sheet in a well-ventilated area, spray craft alphabet letters with two light coats of black paint, leaving to dry after each coat. Cut blind cord to your desired lengths with scissors, then glue letters onto the cords using PVA; let cure. Hang the finished signs in position.
Halloween craft #3: Treats cart
Thoroughly clean a new mobile plant stand using food-safe antibacterial cleaner. Rinse and allow to dry. Place a new cotton-wool snow blanket in the tray of the stand, and place party drinks, dishes and servingware in the lined tray. Fray the edges of the blanket to resemble mist. Scatter the tray with treats and novelties such as toy insects and frogs.
Tip: After more Halloween goodies? Check out our full range of Halloween decorations.
Halloween craft #4: Tiered candelabra
Use a utility knife to cut three pool noodles into various lengths (Tip: Use a combination square to make sure the ends are level, trimming if necessary). Starting with the longest noodle piece and holding it with the ends level, use hot glue to attach the noodles, one at a time, to each other in a tiered arrangement; let cure. Wearing safety gear and working on a drop sheet in a well-ventilated area, spray candelabra with two light coats of black paint, leaving to dry after each coat. Place a battery-powered tea light on the top of each tier.
One last Halloween decorating idea…
Create a ‘bats in the belfry’ vibe using light-as-air paper lanterns as hosts for winged creatures. Load up a serving cart with juice, treats, chocolate frogs sitting in a jelly swamp and toy insects aplenty. Warning signs on cord and an atmospheric but flame-free candelabra (made from pool noodles!) finish the supernatural look.
Keep in mind…
- When spray-painting, wear eye protection, a mask and gloves and work outside or in a well-ventilated area, covering surrounding areas with a drop sheet to avoid overspray.
- When using a hot-glue gun, wear eye protection and a mask, work in a well-ventilated area, then place the appliance on its stand after use and allow it to cool down before storage. Do not leave unattended while in use or directly after use.
- Keep all paint and chemicals out of reach of children and pets.
- Paint colours may vary on application.
Looking for more deco ideas for Halloween?
Find out how to make a Halloween wreath for your front door.
Photo credit: Martina Gemmola
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