You may have already seen craft ideas with so-called pool noodles before. Then you know that they can prove to be quite useful in this regard. You can also make really cool decorations for indoors and outdoors using pool noodles for the popular spooky festival.
Creepy candle holder for LED tea lights
For a side table, a chest of drawersor the mantelThis effective candlestick is simply great. With just a few materials from the decoration shop and a few pool noodles, you can make your own Halloween decorations in no time.
- Pool noodles
- Plate made of any material
- 3 skulls made of plaster (or other material)
- LED tea lights
- thick, white color
- black spray paint, gloss or matt as desired
- Hot glue
- Cutter or carpet knife
- Electrical tape or paper tape
- Any Halloween accessories: spiders, eyeballs, black branches, flowers
How to make Halloween decorations with pool noodles:
- Cut the pool noodles into different lengths. They should be longer at the back and shorter towards the front. Experiment with the arrangement as you wish. If you want the decoration to be somewhere in the middle, you can also position the long foam tubes in the middle and the shorter ones around it.
- Enlarge the holes in the pool noodles a little so that the tea lights can fit in them. Don't go too deep so that the candle doesn't sink too far inwards. The top should roughly line up with the edge of the foam.
- Once you are happy with the arrangement, glue the pasta pieces onto the plate.
- Apply white, thick paint along the edges of the pipes. This should run down a little at the edges. Allow the paint to dry overnight.
- Spraying takes place the next day. To do this, first cover the flames of the tea lights with adhesive tape.
- Outdoors (!), spray the pool noodles completely with black paint on the plate. Then also the skulls and tea lights. Allow the paint to dry.
- Apply hot glue to the skulls and glue the plate in place.
- Remove the tape from the candles and place them in the holes provided.
- Decorate the arrangement with any other decorations to give it the finishing touch.
Make a ghost as a Halloween decoration with pool noodles
There are a variety of techniques to get ghosts for theGarden decorations for Halloweento create. One of them is this one with pool noodles.
- a cylinder-shaped base (e.g. a cardboard box, plastic bucket)
- white pool noodles
- Hot glue
- Carpet knife
- black paint and brush
Make the decoration as follows:
- Glue the pool noodles tightly together around the round base. These should stick out on both sides, especially on one of the two.
- Then stand the whole thing up and let the ends of the pool noodles face outwards.
- Trim the back of the ends with a utility knife to make them flatter.
- Then cut off the sides as well, making sure to tape the foam to a point.
- Cut off the excess ends at the top.
- You can now cut jagged elements from the leftover foam and glue them to the side as arms.
- Draw a grimace on the noodles and cut out the areas. You can also just color them, but this will give you a 3D effect.
- Color the cut out grimace with black paint.
- Use the brush to color the areas between the pool noodles.
- Finally, design the entire surface by using paint sparingly and roughly brushing it over the pool noodles to create shades.
Quick craft idea for legs
The elongated shape of the pool noodles is perfect for imitating legs. You can use this not only for the popular witch legs, but also for ghosts with legs.
Make your own witch legs as decoration
Witch legs are simply perfect for a quick Halloween decoration because apart from the noodles, all you need are striped stockings and pointed shoes. Some decoration shops also have practical sets that you can use (see table decoration idea).
Simply stuff the stockings with the pool noodles. If you have the time and desire, you can also cut and shape them with a knife beforehand to give them the curvy shape of legs. Stick the legs into a bush or, for example, stick metal poles into a bed and put the witch's legs over them.
For a small oneArrangement for the tableYou can also cut the pool noodles in half. Stick them (e.g. with kebab skewers) into floral foam that you have previously cut for any container (e.g. a small witch's cauldron) and hide the floral foam under a layer of moss, hay or other material.
You can make the witch with a flying accident on the tree like this:
Make ghosts with legs as Halloween decorations with pool noodles
Looking for a quick and easy Halloween decoration for your home entrance? Here's how to make a spooky ghost - and reuse old children's clothes and shoes!
Bend a noodle and tuck the ends into both pant legs. Then fill any free space with another one if the pants aren't tight enough. Put shoes on the legs and place a white cloth over the curves of the pool noodles. Cut out eye shapes from felt or black fabric and attach them to the cloth with glue or double-sided tape. You can also paint them with black paint.
