Trick-or-treaters are guaranteed to line up at your front door on Halloween night as soon as they see this cool Halloween door decoration. No matter whether you prefer a friendly pumpkin face or scary bats, you'll definitely find something to suit your taste in our ideas. With just a few materials like crepe streamers, paper plates, and tablecloths, you can make onespooky Halloween doordesign that will surprise your party guests at the entrance to the house. The ideas are also ideal for the classroom. Make an eye-catching statement with these inexpensive DIY Halloween crafts!
1. Friendly Jack
Materials required:
- Black plastic tablecloth
- Orange plastic tablecloth
- Decorative spider web in green
- Lineal
- Scissors
- Double-sided tape
- Painter's tape
Step 1
Attach the orange tablecloth to the front door with painter's tape. Make a cutout for the doorknob. Trim the excess material from the tablecloth at the ends of the door to make it fit perfectly.
Step 2
Cut out eyes, nose and a mouth from the black tablecloth. Use the ruler to create custom-shaped features like a jagged smile and triangular eyes. Attach the cutouts to the orange plastic tablecloth with double-sided tape.
Step 3
Stretch and attach multi-colored spider webs around the door frame for a fun, spooky look. Add pumpkins and othersHalloween decorations at the entrance to the houseAdd and you're done!
2. Halloween door decoration – The hairy monster
Materials required:
- 2 white paper plates, round, Ø 27 cm
- 2 yellow paper plates, round, Ø 15 cm
- 2 black paper plates, round, Ø 15 cm
- Crepe paper streamers in black, orange and green
- Thick black tape
- Painter's tape
- Transparentes Packband
- Scissors
Step 1
Cut a strip of painter's tape the same width as the top of the door frame and place it on the table, sticky side up. Cut the crepe paper streamers to the desired length and attach the strips to the painter's tape.
Step 2
Attach the masking strips to the top of the door frame using clear packing tape. For the mouth, cut a thick strip of black tape and stick it in the bottom center of the door. Cut the black tape into thinner pieces and stick them vertically onto the horizontal strip of tape.
Step 3
Cut the edge of the black paper plates and attach the center to the yellow plates with clear packing tape. Then attach the yellow plates to the white ones and attach the finished eyes to the door with painter's tape. Create the eyebrows by placing a strip of the thick black tape over each eye.
3. Creepy mummy
Materials required:
- Black plastic tablecloth
- White crepe streamers
- 2 yellow paper plates, round, Ø 23 cm
- 2 black paper plates, round, Ø 18 cm
- Painter's tape
- Clear packing tape
- Double-sided tape
- Scissors
Step 1
Attach the black tablecloth to the front door with painter's tape. Cut off the excess material to achieve a perfect fit and create a cutout around the doorknob.
For the eyes, cut a yellow and a black paper plate in half. Glue the black plate halves to the yellow ones using double-sided tape. Then attach the eyes to the tablecloth with packing tape.
Step 2
Drape white crepe paper from one side of the door to the other. Attach the crepe paper to the tablecloth with the double-sided tape. Add more crepe paper in a criss-cross pattern to complete the mummy look. Leave a few strips of white crepe paper hanging outside the crisscross pattern. Complete the Halloween door decoration with other decorations such as pumpkins, skeletons and much more!
4. Scary spiders
Materials required:
- Huge spider web made of ropes
- Spider figures
- Transparent adhesive dots, double-sided
- Transparentes Packband
- fishing line
- Scissors
Step 1
Thread the fishing line through the holes provided in the spider web. Pull the fishing line through the back of the door to stretch the net across the front of the door. Attach the ends of the fishing line to the back of the door with tape.
Step 2
Attachlarge spider figuresaround the door frame and on the door with double-sided adhesive dots or fishing line. Attach smaller spiders to the web with glue dots or fishing line and you're done!
5. Scary bats as Halloween door decorations
Materials required:
- ScarierHalloween door wreath
- Black bat cutouts (these are also available to buy ready-made as a set)
- Transparent adhesive dots
Step 1
Fold the bat wings to create a 3D effect.
Step 2
Hang the wreath on the door using a wreath hanger.
Step 3
Attach the bat cutouts to the front door and around the door frame using glue dots.
Alternatively, you can cut out the bats from adhesive foil
This spooky Halloween door decoration is very easy to make. Cut a roll of plain wrapping paper to the size of your door. Cut bat silhouettes (Template here) made of black adhesive paper. Glue the bats onto the wrapping paper as desired and hang the paper on the front door.
6. Friendly monsters
Materials required:
- Orange plastic tablecloth
- Purple Pendant Cat
- Huge googly eyes
- Decorative spider web in purple
- Transparentes Packband
- Double-sided tape
- Thick black tape
- Scissors
Step 1
Attach the orange tablecloth to the front of the front door with clear packing tape and cut to size. Also make a hole around the doorknob. Cut the purple bunting in half and use double-sided tape to hang the two pieces diagonally over the door to create monster grins.
Step 2
Attach the googly eyes above the purple pennants with double-sided tape and cut strips of thick black tape for the eyebrows. On top of the purple pennants, add some facial details using the black tape. Stretch and attach the cobwebs around the door frame to complete the Halloween door decoration.
7. Furry mummy
Materials required:
- White plastic tablecloth
- White crepe streamer
- 2 yellow plastic plates, round, Ø 26 cm
- 2 black plastic plates, round, Ø 18 cm
- 2 white feather boas
Step 1
Cut the white tablecloth into strips. The strips should not be cut perfectly. This way the result will be much more realistic and the children will have more fun.
Step 2
Glue strips of the tablecloth across the entire door. This is the base layer of the mummy. It doesn't have to be perfect! It should look like a mummy coming out of the tomb.
Step 3
The second layer consists of white streamers.
Step 4
For the mummy eyes, use the large yellow plates for the eyeball and the small black plates for the pupils. You can also stick the finished eyes between the layers of crepe paper. It should look as if the mummy bandages are coming off.
Step 5
The final step is the icing on the cake. Drape the two white feather boas around the edge of the door and over the door for even more dimension and texture.
8. Scary crawlies as Halloween door decorations
A coat of green paint transforms cheap plastic toys, like these creepy crawlies, into spooky Halloween door decorations. Color the toys with green acrylic spray paint and allow them to dry completely. On plastic mesh or an old tarpaulin, draw a shape as if the creepy crawlies are flying in a swarm formation and cut it out. Arrange the toys on the fabric and glue them in place. Hang the decorations on the door using tape.
