Save some money by making your own outdoor Halloween decorations this year. I’ve rounded up the best Halloween DIY decor ideas that are cheap and easy to make so that you can give your home a spooktacular makeover without breaking the bank.
Skeleton, Body, and Graveyard Outdoor Halloween Decor Ideas
Crime Scene
crime scene tape (Dollar Tree) + thin wooden yard stakes + bag of bones (Dollar Tree) + skull (Dollar Tree)
Tip: You can “age” the bones with gray and black acrylic paint by applying streaks and lightly wiping it off.
Skeleton in Wheelbarrow
wheelbarrow + dirt + skeleton head + bag of bones + fake bird
Body Bag
cheap white trash bags (Dollar Tree) + rope or twine (Dollar Tree)
Create an outline of a body with trash and wrap it up in the trash bag and rope.
(Ex: use a milk jug for the head)
Garage Door Victim
shirt + pants + shoes + straw, plastic bag or newspaper filling + blood
You can get the clothes at the thrift store for cheap if you don’t have any extra clothes around the house
Bone Mobile
bag of plastic bones + plastic skull + fishing line + hook + black acrylic paint (to age the bones)
Foam Halloween Tombstones
floral Styrofoam sheet + knife + marker + black spray paint + dark gray and white acrylic paint
Cardboard Tombstones
cardboard boxes + sand + stencils + newspaper + decoupage glue + spray paint
DIY Dollar Store Cardboard Coffin
cardboard boxes + wood contact paper + spray paint + $1 cross
Zombie Outdoor Halloween Decor Ideas
Halloween Zombies with Buckets
bucket + wire + duct tape + PVC pipe + hooded sweatshirt + 2 fake hands + 1 fake head + drill
Zombie Pallet Gate
pallet + skeleton or zombie + blood + chain + sign
You can get the pallet for free on Craigslist
Pallet Trapped Door
pallet + red light + 2 fake hands + shovel
Zombie Cage
laundry baskets + zombie + floral moss + bag of fingers + tape + spiders
You can get the laundry basket, moss, fingers and spiders at Dollar Tree
Spiders, Cats & Bats Outdoor Halloween Decor Ideas
Dangling Spider Webs
yarn (white) + glue + balloon + plastic spiders
Spider Egg Sac
foam egg + white batting + white stocking + plastic spiders
Giant Spiders in Web
clothesline + pipe insulation + pvc elbow joints + 2 mini red reflectors + black tape + black spray paint + black trash bags
Eerie Cobwebs
cheesecloth + plastic spiders+double-sided tape
Hanging Bats
bat template + black paper + bone folder + painters’ tape
Bat-Filled Front Door
black felt + bat template + tape
Raven Porch
branches + mini crows or ravens + pumpkins
Stenciled Bat Doormat
one plain doormat + black textile paint + painter’s tape + a marker or pencil
Black Cat Pumpkins
small and large pumpkin + mini pumpkin + cucumber, black felt + battery operated tea light candles + black spray paint
Monsters & Spooky Eyes Outdoor Halloween Decor Ideas
Halloween Monster Silhouette
contact paper + tissue paper + modge podge + cardboard + black paint + duct tape
House Monster
foam board + white paint. + acrylic paint + screws
Glowing Halloween Light Pods
small balloons + coffee filters + white glue + glow sticks + string
Spooky Eyes
Paper towel or toilet paper rolls + glow sticks (Dollar Tree)
Cut paper towel roll in half. Cut out eye designs and put glow sticks inside.
Place in bushes for a scary effect!
Spooky Bush Eyes
$1 pumpkin pails + white spray paint + black & red acrylic paint
Yard Monster
foam discs + glue gun + white and black knit fabric
Ghost Outdoor Halloween Decor Ideas
Easy Packing Tape Ghost
plastic dress forms + styrofoam head + clear plastic packing tape + plastic wrap + black light
Ghost Leaf Bags
white trash bag + black permanent marker
Both items you can get at Dollar Tree
Yard Ghosts
styrofoam balls (Dollar Tree) + lawn stakes ($4 for 12 at Home Depot) + lightweight white fabric
Tomato Cage Ghost
tomato cage + tape + net lights + old sheet or curtain + black marker
DIY Chicken Wire Cheesecloth Ghost
cheesecloth + chicken wire + spray adhesive + wire + $1 skull + cup hook + fishing line + S-hook
Pottery Barn Inspired Hanging Ghosts
styrofoam balls + black craft paint + cheese cloth + eye screws + E6000 Glue
Levitating Ghost
cheesecloth + foam balls + yardsticks + hammer & nails + liquid starch + black felt + glue + needle + paint pole
You could use white creepy cloth instead of cheese cloth. You can get it at Dollar Tree along with the foam balls
Ghost Jugs
empty milk jugs + black permanent marker (Dollar Tree) + craft knife + string clear lights
Friendly Ghosts
white foam ball (Dollar Tree) + Black Felt or Foam (Dollar Tree) + Wood Dowel (Walmart – $1.50) + Ribbon (Dollar Tree)
Ghost Front Porch
DIY Tin Can Ghost Windsock
tin can + white spray paint + black paint + white ribbon + twine
Keep Out Door
spider webs + cardboard + black craft paint + double sided tape
Pumpkins & Witches Outdoor Halloween Decor Ideas
Creepy Crawly Pumpkin
2 packs of mini creatures + foam pumpkin
Both items can be found at Dollar Tree
Pumpkin Pallet
pallet + orange paint + scrap plywood + black spray paint + saw + nails
You could also use something other than plywood for the pumpkin facial features if you don’t have a saw.
Also, you can get the pallet free on Craigslist
Decorated Tree Branches
$1 jack-o’-lanterns + faux black crows + mini LED lanterns or you could put Dollar Tree battery operated tea-light candles in the pumpkins for lighting
Concrete Pumpkin Planter
$1 pumpkin pail + spray primer + stone-look spray paint + clear sealer
Floating Witch Hats
witch hat (Dollar Tree) + glow stick (Dollar Tree) + safety pins (Dollar Tree) + fishing line + hooks
DIY Witch Legs
pool noodle (Dollar Tree) + stockings (Dollar Tree) + large black heels (thrift store)
DIY Halloween Spooky Lantern Sign Post
wooden post + wood boards + orange & black duct tape + spray paint + vinyl letters + wood boards + nails + LED candle
Trash Bag Witches
black trash bags + foam shapes + long garden stake + witch hat + black ribbon
You can do the same thing with white trash bags to make ghosts
Other Outdoor Halloween Decor Ideas
Mummy Door
white streamers (Dollar Tree – 2pk) + black construction paper (Walmart -$0.75) + printer paper
Halloween Mailbox Monster
shoelaces + pipe insulation + duct tape + shirt + monster glove + wooden dowel
Spooky Welcome Mat
basic doormat + craft knife + cutting mat + sharpie + acrylic paint
Man Eating Plant
tree branch + flower pot + spray foam insulation + fake pumpkin + green spray paint + fake leaves + moss
Tiffany says
August 23, 2017 at 11:45 pmThe trick or treat and ghost front porch is my front porch. :). Was surprised to see it on here.
Jaxen says
October 11, 2018 at 4:35 pmSuper scary
Halloween decorations but they’re nice ones and good ones especially the garage door one
Courtney Waggoner says
October 4, 2018 at 1:44 pmThank you so much for the ideas… love the trash bag witches
Florence says
October 7, 2018 at 7:41 pmHelpful
Janet Sabo says
October 18, 2018 at 7:59 pmLove your ideas without breaking the bank
Jamie says
October 30, 2018 at 5:44 amFinally! This is exactly what I was looking for. My outside decorations needed a few new additions that were scarce when it came to time and cost. This page didn’t disappoint. Loved it!
Kayla says
October 30, 2018 at 4:26 pmPerfect I really needed this!!!