DIY Halloween crafts: decorating the interior and festive table

2024 Author: Sierra Becker | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-26 03:46

Halloween is a traditional European and American holiday with ancient Celtic roots. Today it is also celebrated by many Russians. After all, this is an excellent occasion to diversify your everyday life and participate in something mysterious, mystical and invariably fun. A variety of Halloween crafts for decorating the interior can be made with your own hands from improvised materials. Especially for you - a selection of the best and simplest ideas for thematic creativity.

Symbols of the holiday

The traditional colors of Halloween are black and all yellow-orange colors. You can also use red shades, you can not do without white elements. The main characters of the holiday: Jack's pumpkin, ghosts, bats and spiders. Don't forget also about witches and sorcerers, skeletons and black cats. Everything mystical and gloomy can be used as ideas for inspiration. However, remember that Halloween crafts don't have to be ominous. Even ghosts and skeletons can be cute and benevolent. Focus on your own taste, use images from animation and good films. It will be interesting to celebrate the eve of All Saints Day for children. If your family has kids, avoid too scary and negative images when making home decor and table decorations.

Cutting a pumpkin

One of the main symbols of Halloween is the Jack-o'-lantern. It is a hollow gourd with a carved face and a candle inside. Anyone can make this craft. First you need to take a fresh pumpkin and carefully cut off the upper part so that later it can be easily put into place. After that, using a knife and a spoon, you need to remove the pulp. The insides of pumpkins can be used to prepare any dishes. Try to scrape the walls of the vegetable well - thanks to this, the finished lantern will last longer. Once the pumpkin has been de-pulped, the fun part of the process can begin. Make a stencil or draw a face directly on the vegetable, then cut it out along the contours with a sharp knife. Halloween pumpkin crafts can be designed not only in the form of a traditional Jack lantern, but also have a different pattern. Sometimes whole mystical pictures or just bats, or even decorative silhouettes, are carved on these vegetables. A small candle is placed in the finished pumpkin, and the lid is closed.

Bats

One of the main characters of Halloween is bats. The easiest way to make them is from black cardboard. Prepare templates of different sizes and cut out the required number of figures. Most effectivemice look on a light background, but if the walls in your house are dark, try hanging draperies made of gauze or transparent mesh. Figures can be hung on vertical surfaces using double-sided tape. You can also make pendants out of them, securing them with a fishing line. A garland of bats will look no less interesting. To do this, fasten the figures with ribbons or strips of paper. How do you like this tree?

Ghosts

When making DIY crafts for Halloween, do not ignore the images of spirits and otherworldly entities. Try to cast. The most interesting are voluminous translucent figures made of gauze. Start by making a frame - take a bottle of the right size, make hands out of wire, outline the head by attaching a ball to the neck. Soak gauze in a solution of starch or PVA glue and carefully spread over the base, then leave to dry completely. Even a child can make such crafts for Halloween. The dried gauze should harden and retain its shape. A similar figure can be made by covering the frame with an opaque white cloth and discreetly fixing it with pins. The finished cast needs to draw or glue eyes and a mouth.

Easy DIY Halloween crafts

What decorations and decorative items for the home can be made for the holiday with the children? Try decorating decorative cups or planters. Take suitable containers and glue them with colored paper,making thematic drawings using the application or painting technique. You can just wrap the cup with a bandage, and then make the eyes and mouth - and you get a cute mummy. Put flowers in pots in large pots, and put sweets in small ones. From ordinary glass jars you can make original candlesticks. Cut out some pattern from colored paper, for example, the silhouettes of bats or the outline of an old castle. Stick the blank on the jar, additionally decorate with lace, mesh, use beads and pendants if desired.

Room decor

How to make Halloween crafts for interior decoration? Connect all your imagination. A cobweb will become a stylish decoration of any room. Weave it from dense threads and fix it on the wall with adhesive tape or buttons. An alternative option is to soak gauze in a solution of dark gouache with water, crumple and dry, then straighten, tear in some places and hang on the walls and ceiling. You can use many of the Halloween crafts described in this article to decorate the room. It's also a good idea to print some themed pictures and posters and hang them on the walls.

Table decoration

What is Halloween without a festive party and a themed feast? Do not be too lazy to take the time to decorate the table. A scattering of pumpkins and bats cut out of cardboard or colored paper will transform any tablecloth. Design invitations and cards for guests in a themed style. Make witch hats for dessert spoons. They can be made by gluing a circle and a conefrom paper. Try to make all the Halloween crafts, the photos of which are in our article. Do not be afraid to experiment and rework this or that idea.