Front Porch Halloween Décor

Tracy Robb

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Are you counting down the days until Halloween? You’re not alone. Fall in Minnesota is in full swing – pumpkins, cozy sweaters and crisp breezes – all signs that it’s time to get your front porch ready for some frightening fun. Danielle Rode from Upsy Daisy shows us some DIY décor you can do yourself!

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STACKED JACK-O-LANTERNS

Materials:

  • Plastic jack-o-lanterns (we found ours at Fleet Farm. They were already carved and light up).
  • PVC Pipe (2” diameter)
  • Cable ties (one for each pumpkin)
  • White spray paint
  • Planter box
  • Drill

Instructions:

  • Remove the electrical components from the jack-o-lanterns
  • Give the jack-o-lanterns 2 coats of spray paint.
  • Drill 2 holes in the back of each jack-o-lantern and thread in the cable ties.
  • Insert the PVC pipe into your planter. We used some scrap wood to hold our pipe upright.
  • Fill your planter with dirt or straw.
  • One-by-one stack your jack-o-lanterns using the cable ties to fasten them to the PVC pipe.


WITCH’S BUBBLING CAULDRON

Materials:

  • Plastic cauldron (we found ours at the Halloween Spirit store).
  • Selection of creepy items (we used a rubber snake, foam eye balls, plastic spiders and a hand skeleton)
  • Spray can of foam insulation
  • Neon green spray paint
  • Painter’s tape
  • E6000 glue
  • Latex/rubber gloves

Instructions:

  • Spray the foam insulation into your cauldron (wear gloves – this stuff is super sticky).
  • Let the cauldron with spray foam sit overnight. It will expand a bit and harden/dry.
  • Once the foam is dry, use your painter’s tape to cover the cauldron and then use the neon spray paint to give the foam that witch’s brew color.
  • Let paint dry.
  • Glue your creepy critters on top of the brew.


FLOATING GHOST

Materials:

  • Tomato cage
  • Wire and Wire cutters (could use cable tie as an alternative)
  • Large Styrofoam ball
  • Crafting LED lights
  • White Sheet
  • Black felt
  • Fabric glue or Hot glue
  • Scissors

Instructions:

  • Flip the tomato cage upside down (largest ring on the floor)
  • Use wire or a cable tie to adjoin the three metal prongs at the top.
  • Wrap your crafting lights around the tomato cage.
  • Place Styrofoam ball on top. Press down so that the prongs go into the ball to hold it in place.
  • Drape your white sheet over the Styrofoam ball.
  • Cut 2 oval eyes using the black felt. We used Crystal Light container lids for our template.
  • Glue the eyes on.
  • Set your ghost outside to greet your trick-or-treaters.