I love fall decorating, and I really enjoy Halloween, but frankly, indoors, my fall decor wins out. But that doesn’t mean I want to 86 the idea of having some Halloween fun! My solution is to come up with some DIY outdoor Halloween decorating, so that I can enjoy the “holiday”, but not compromise the indoors. In other words, no spiders allowed inside my house! So this year, Steve and I have gone out and found some great front porch & outdoor Halloween decorating ideas, and are sharing our favs here with you. Some are tutorials, some are just great ideas, all of them are fun!

Halloween Porch Decor

Wood Ghosts

Let’s start with these scrap wood DIY ghosts from ‘Creek Line House‘. These are an easy DIY Halloween yard decoration that are cheap too! (They have a pumpkin one too!)

Halloween Eyeballs

So we love this cheap outdoor Halloween decorating idea from ‘Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons‘! These are just inexpensive dollar store plastic pumpkins, with some paint magic. Easy tutorial, and fun to do with the kids!

Chicken Wire Ghost DIY

Ok. Best DIY outdoor Halloween decorations, ever. Learn how to build this ghost from wire for less than $20! Creepy, and what cooler than a giant blow up pumpkin! From ‘This Old House‘.

Drilled Pumpkins Porch Decor

Use a drill to make these “Trick or Treat” Jack o’ Lanterns. Of course, you can use any phrase you want..scary, or family friendly! From ‘Country Living‘. Then check out our very own post on How to Carve Pumpkins with a Drill.

Porch Pumpkin Tower

If you want a little more Jack O’ Lantern in your outdoor Halloween decorating, try this DIY pumpkin tower from ‘DIY Candy‘. Another cheap Halloween decoration, you can get these faux pumpkins at the dollar store or a craft shop.

Halloween Porch Haunt

Halloween decorating ideas get spooky with this simple, inexpensive Halloween hack from ‘From House to Home‘. You can do this on a covered porch or landing! You won’t believe what the crazy, everyday secret ingredient is in her glow in the dark “paint”! (And yes, it washed off!)

Porch Pillows

This easy Halloween porch decorating idea is from ‘Chapman Place‘. You can learn how to make these glitter trick or treat pillows out of a drop cloth, or you can purchase them at her Etsy store. So cute for a front porch swing!

Halloween Porch Skeletons

From ‘BHG‘, these rooftop skeletons are held in place with invisible fishing line… Obviously, how you pose your skeletons is key! These Halloween yard decorations make me smile and creep me out all at the same time.

More Outdoor Halloween Decor

Halloween Porch Sign

I love this idea for a Halloween countdown by “Lolly Jane.” This project could be as simple as getting some scrap boards, paint, and a bit of creativity to make it your own. This will really help build the anticipation for Halloween!

Halloween House!

Make this Halloween house (on your house!) with this easy, and inexpensive project by ‘Nifty Thrifty Living‘. How fun is this?!!

Outdoor Halloween Owl Sentries

Make these owl night watchers for either side of your front door, from ‘Martha‘… They made these out of poster board (it would have to be a protected porch!) but I’m thinking black craft foam would stand a little light weather… Just print out the template and then trace onto the craft foam… You will have to go to your craft store to get large sheets of craft foam, or I found rolls of it online at Consumer Crafts.

Outdoor Halloween Decorating Ideas with Spiders

This one is just an inspirational idea, done with discount store spider webs and spiders… Great idea for how to lay out a real spooky Halloween front porch! Lighting is key! Now this is outdoor Halloween decorating at it’s finest! Photo found on ‘Flickr‘.

Black & White Halloween

More inspiration from ‘Craft Critters‘… I love the black and white porch!

“The Birds”

From ‘Good Housekeeping‘, anchor large branches into holes drilled into pumpkins, and add black ravens. Simple!

Halloween Porch Sign

From ‘Boston Interiors‘, another sign for a Halloween porch, get out the stencils!

Wicked Witch Legs

Speaking of witches, ding, dong, the witch is dead! Here is a easy Halloween decorating outdoor project that is really cute! From ‘Holiday Snobs‘, check out their tutorial.

And another version from ‘Come Together Kids’! I love how realistic this is!

Porch Glitter Pumpkin Tower

Finally, this glitter pumpkin topiary by ‘Diamond in the Stuff‘ is the perfect Halloween porch decoration for someone looking for a little glitz… Elegant Halloween decorating, I love it!

Love all these wonderful Outdoor Halloween Decorating Ideas? Looking for more? Check out our post on Fall Door Decor Ideas and DIY Outdoor Halloween Yard Decor! We think you will also love our post  Easy Dollar Store Christmas Decorations and Magical Christmas Village Ideas over at TBD!

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