Cheap Halloween Decorations

These cheap Halloween decorations from the dollar store still deliver big scares! Learn how to haunt your house on a budget!

Tip 1: Use Plastic Skulls

They look great massed in lanterns, vases and baskets.

Stack them on pumpkins with other creepy crawlies to create spooky moments.

Make a scary topiary with $1 foam skulls & pumpkins.

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Tip 2: Use Creepy Cloth

Easy Halloween Crafts

Tip 2: Use Creepy Cloth

Easy Halloween Crafts

Tip 3: Use Skeletons

Easy Halloween Crafts

Place them anywhere you want to create a scary vibe

Tip 4: Use Spider Webs

Budget Halloween Decor

Stretch it across windows and doors, inside and out, as a backdrop for wreaths and clingy creatures.

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Tip 5: Use Birds, Rats, Bats & Creepy Crawlies

Easy Halloween Crafts

A flock of bats clustered on the front door is not the kind of greeting most guests would expect.

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If a single bird is merely scary, a murder of crows is terrifying.

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