Feeling a little crafty this weekend and want to get into the Halloween spirit? Try these six HC Xavier-approved ideas this weekend to change the look of your dorm room! It may seem hard to decorate such a small space like a dorm room or apartment, but, with a few easy projects, watch your living space completely transform.Â
1. Monster Doors
Nothing like decorating your door to give your space a little personality. You can choose a cute monster or a scary one, but either way you’ll sure to have compliments on your giant work of art! Be sure to check and see what the rules are about door decorations in the dorms; you might have to decorate your closet door in order to avoid getting in trouble.Â
2. Giant Spider Web
So simple to make, and it uses the smallest amount of materials. For these spider webs, anything will do from construction paper to a trash bag. It will take you five minutes to cut out, and it looks so much more complicated than it really is.Â
3. Spooky Banner
This banner is the perfect mix of cute and spooky for Halloween! Just using construction paper and some ribbon, you can mix and match the characters you’d like to put on each banner. Our favorite is the little Frankenstein monster!Â
4. Pumpkin Picture BackdropÂ
This is Martha Stewart’s Pop-The Balloon game, but we think it works better as a wall decoration. With some orange balloons and a green construction paper stem, you can make your own picture backdrop that will make all your pictures extra special the night of the 31st. It’s easy to put up and take down with a little masking tape, so you don’t have to worry about ruining the paint on your walls.Â
5. Hanging BatÂ
The hanging bats on doorhandles will instantly upgrade your Halloween decoration game. These little bats could even be a fun Halloween surprise to make for your roommates or hall-mates or to hang off door-decks!Â
6. Glow-in-the-Dark PumpkinÂ
Finally, it wouldn’t be Halloween without a Jack-O-Lantern. Though it’s hard to try to carve out the perfect design when you don’t have a big kitchen to work with, this glow in the dark pumpkin just requires some puffy paint! You can find puffy glow-in-the-dark paint at craft supply stores. And since you didn’t carve it open, it will last longer in your dorm.