The past decade made the world realize the importance of recycling and upcycling. Converting waste into reusable material not only saves energy and raw material but also reduces greenhouse gas emissions and helps in the betterment of our planet. Realizing the importance of upcycling and recycling in the present-day context, we actively introduce you to simple recycling ideas and hacks that can elevate your home interior during the festival season, be it Halloween or Christmas!
We are sure you must have gone through our list of the best Christmas trees made from recycled materials. Now, we are sharing with you a list of the 15+ Halloween decorations and crafts along with their DIY video tutorials. This list will help you make your own unique recycled Halloween decorations from discarded materials and cherish the spooky season to the fullest.
Toilet Paper Bats
There is so much you can do with leftover toilet rolls after you’ve used the paper. The easiest thing you can do is make a Halloween bat out of it. To help you with the process, our colleague Priya shares a DIY tutorial about how discarded toilet paper rolls can be reused to make creepy Halloween bats. It is a fairly easy DIY you can pull off with toilet paper rolls, a scrapbook, eye stickers, glue, and some patience and perseverance. If you were considering ideas to spook your bathroom for Halloween, these DIY bats will make downright spooky addition.
Paper Cup Ghost Lights
Lighting is one aspect where we spend most of our money during the festive season. If you already haven’t checked out the cheap and spooky Halloween string lights to glam your house interior, we implore you to try making these paper cup ghost lights. All you need to do is save disposable cups instead of throwing them in the trash. Then wrap those cups in toilet paper, paint some ghostly faces on them, and then insert small light bulbs inside them. Enjoy the glow.
Haunted House from a Shoe Box
Buying a miniature haunted house is not easy. It’s expensive but sometimes your kids are insisting on having one. The middle ground here is to craft a haunted house of your own and what’s better than creating recycled Halloween decorations? For this craft, you’ll need an old shoe box, charts, scissors, hot glue, glitter paper, and Halloween-themed paper spiders. Watch the full video tutorial linked above to learn the entire DIY process.
Also Read: 35+ Simple and Easy Halloween Crafts and Activities for Kids
Egg Carton Wreath
Turning leftover egg cartons into a decorative wreath is another inexpensive and easy idea for recycled Halloween decorations. The supplies needed to make this wreath are an egg carton, a paintbrush, a ring wreath base, paint to color the carton, and other stationary items like scissors and glue. Once finished, the egg carton would look good on your front door and would intrigue a lot of people. It is so simple, safe, and easy to make that you can involve your kids in this fun DIY process.
Toilet Paper Roll Vampires
We have already discussed how toilet paper rolls can be utilized to make bats, but there are other things that you can make from them too. You have to be creative with this DIY process of turning your toilet paper roll into a vampire. Be very meticulous while you cut out the shape of the blood-thirsty creatures. All you require is a toilet paper roll, paints, brushes, and a slightly artistic side.
Pringles Can Halloween Craft
Ever thought of turning a Pringles can into a creepy monster? If not, it’s time you do. With Halloween still months away, you have plenty of time to turn discarded cans into a decorative item. The only essentials needed for transforming a Pringles can into Halloween decorative is a can itself, black paper strips, poster colors, and scissors.
Tutorial: Shimmering Strings
Upcycled Plastic Bag Wreath
Wreaths are extremely popular during Halloween with witch wreaths being in huge demand. Instead of spending money on an expensive wreath for your front door, we recommend you make a witch wreath using discarded plastic bags. The supplies you require to make this wreath include plastic bags of multiple shapes, sizes, and colors. Do keep an MTB wire wreath handy as well. You’ll also need scissors to make an upcycled bag wreath.
Tutorial: Salvage Sister and Mister
Tin Can Spider
We are pretty sure you must have seen this before in our Halloween Spider decoration ideas list and this is so popular among the masses. Tin can spiders can be made using abandoned cans at home. Paint the cans black and fill them with candies. Add glaring eyes with stickers and daunting legs to the spider using pipe cleaners and your recycled tin can spider is ready to spook the heck out of people.
Tutorial: Kids Craft Room
Tin Can Halloween Jack-o’-Lantern
Tin can Halloween Jack O’Lantern is a combination of simple, sweet, and spooky craft in one. It is one of the easiest DIY processes and requires you to paint your old discarded cans in orange paint and add phantom faces using a black marker. Add flameless votive candles to the can and enjoy Halloween with friends and family members.
Tutorial: Single Girl’s DIY
Glowing Ghost From Plastic Milk Jugs
Empty gallons of milk jars at home are pretty common but before you get rid of them, think of creative ideas about where these plastic jugs would fit and add to your home decor. Let me help you out by pitching the idea of creating a glowing ghost. All you require is a plastic gallon and string lights to place inside the jar to make a cozy vibe. In addition, you can make ghostly faces using markers just like the one you did on K-cups.
Tutorial: Eighteen25
Recycled Bottle Planters for Halloween
If you have empty plastic bottles at home, don’t discard them. Instead, use them to make these not-so-spooky bottle planters for Halloween. The only supplies you need are plastic bottles, craft knives, acrylic colors, markers, and printable templates. The steps are simple, cut the bottles in half, paint them, add templates, and adorn them with beautiful plants and your Halloween planters are ready to bring some festive cheers into your home.
Tutorial: hello, Wonderful
Wine Bottle Jack-o’-lantern
Turn your regular wine bottles into a spooky jack-o’-lantern. All you need is a bunch of wine bottles, spray paint, masking tape, a craft knife, a sharpie, and a bucket. Firstly, you need to remove the labels from the bottles, for that, you need to soak them in water, then tape the head and the middle of the bottles with masking tape. Spray paint the neck of the bottles with green, let them dry, and tape the necks again. Draw the grinning features, cut the edges of the faces, and remove the extra tape. For the last step, spray paint the rest of the bottle orange and leave it to dry. When the bottle is completely dried, remove all of the tape, and your creepy wine bottle jack-o’-lantern is done.
Tutorial: Instructables
Milk Jug Skeleton for Outdoors
Turning empty milk jugs into a haunting hanging skeleton for the outdoors is a great idea. Not only is it fun to make but enough to inspire the neighbors to recycle their milk jugs too. For this easy-to-make project, you need at least 6 to 8 milk jugs, clear twine, scissors, a hole punch, a hot glue gun, paper towels, and other supplies. Cut the patterns, trace them on milk jugs with meticulous detail, and cut out all the body parts of your skeleton. Glue the body parts together, punch holes, and tie everything together with a clear tie or floss. Hang it outside and let it spook the onlookers.
Tutorial: DIY Candy
DIY Egg Carton Bats
Using used egg cartons is a great way to make a ghoulish Halloween DIY. For this easy-to-make DIY, you need an empty egg carton, paint, paintbrush, googly eyes, scissors, and other craft items. Begin by cutting out individual egg cups from the carton. Then cut out the bat shape from two adjoining egg cups. Once the bat shape is ready, paint them, and leave them to dry. When the paint is completely dried, add vampire fangs and features. For the last step, poke a small hole in the top of the bat’s head, tie a ribbon, hang, and enjoy!
Tutorial: hello, Wonderful
Paper Plate Ghost Craft
Recycle your paper plates and make this amazingly fun paper plate ghost craft. To make this DIY, all you require is a paper plate, black paper, glue, scissors, and other crafty items. Firstly, cut out the features and arms and attach them to your paper plate. Now, cut crepe paper into five stripes and glue them at the back of the plate, attach a thread, and decorate your wall with this adorably terrifying ghost. The fun thing about this DIY is that you can involve your kids as well.
Tutorial: Crafts By Amanda
Toilet Paper Roll Ghost Eyes
You can recycle toilet paper rolls and turn them into a frightening Halloween decoration. For this DIY, you need a toilet paper roll, string lights, black acrylic paint, a craft knife, and black paper. First, you need to draw eyes and cut them out. They paint the roll and insert string lights inside the roll and your toilet paper roll ghost eyes are ready to haunt the guests.
Tutorial: Homecrux
Toilet Paper Ghost
There is no limit to what you can do with toilet paper rolls. You need to gather your supplies like paper toilet rolls, white and black paint, paint brushes, toilet paper, and string or twine. Start with painting the paper roll white and set it aside to dry. Then take the tissue paper, cut long frills, and glue them inside the roll. For the last step draw the eyes with a marker and your toilet paper ghost is ready to elevate the scary vibes of your house.
Tutorial: Homecrux
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