Black Cat O’Lanterns: You’ll need two pumpkins and a cucumber or a skinny gourd for this jack-o-lantern twist. Spray on some black spray paint and light them up for glowing eyes black cat decoration. Details found at Sunset.com.

Booing Your Friends: This is the simplest way to Boo your friends, there is no need for them to make photocopies. Your friends just fill the cone with goodies and pass it from friend to friend. You’ll find two different free downloads, first the Booing Poem Download (or the Black Lettered Version) and the Boo Sign Download (or with black letters). Cute idea found at SkipToMyLou.wordpress.com

Creepy Halloween Tree: Make a creepy looking tree with faces and veins. Requires chicken wire, paper mache, polyurethane expanding foam. Depending on the detailing you choose to do, things like rope and binder twine can be implemented. Paint to finish it off. Great looking tree! Details found at aranamuerta.com.

DIY Ghosts: Some of you may remember these from grade school — and you know what? They are just as much fun to make today as they were back then. Uses cheesecloth and laundry starch. Details found at ReadyMadeMag.com.

Easy Eyeballs: Mask makers often use roll on deodorant balls as eyes in their sculptures. So why not use them for prop building? This project is very cheap and so easy–and well done. Instructions are from HauntersHangout.com.

Ghostly Glove Placecard Holders: Cute idea for placecard holders using adult sized opera gloves stuffed with cotton balls. Project details found at HGTV.com.

Ghoulish Ghosts: Create a flowing ghostly shape to scare passersby using leftover wood scraps, gauze and fabric starch. Project details found at HGTV.com.

Glow Water: Here’s a video that shows you how to make glow water with just some water and a hilighter marker (you’ll need a blacklight for this).

How To Make A Mummy Prop (pdf): Uses a sheet of styrofoam, cheap olive colored fabric, and a bucky skull for a cost of $30 approx. PDF is authored by Troy Pillon.

How To Make A Toe Pincher Coffin: All you need is some blue foam board, duct tape and paint to make a great toepincher coffin. The entire project takes about 4 hours, less if your paint dries faster. Details found at SpookyBlue.com.

Old Wood Shelves: Take a cheap old rickety metal shelf, fix on some cardboard, night lights and paint it up. Makes a nice decor piece for inside, fill with spooky items. Details found at aranamuerta.com.

Potion Labels: Free printable labels for potion bottles to download. Beautiful color graphics. Found at PheemMcfaddell.com.

Skeleton Luminarias: The skeleton forms on the bags are printed by an easy process. If younger children are helping, simpler images such as a bat or cat can be tried. When you set the bags out, be sure they are completely open to prevent them from burning. Also position them along the walkway where they will not be knocked over by children in long costumes, tails, etc. Project details at HGTV.com.

The Kickboard $2 Tombstones: Using 16″ kickboards found on sale at the local dollar store can be turned into a realistic looking, yet mostly-no-carve tombstone. Instructions are from NovaDesign.com.

Witch’s Cauldron Candy Holder: A witch’s cauldron that sits on a pair of very knobby kneed witch’s legs. Very cute and unique idea! Details found at HGTV.com.