9 Pool Noodle Halloween Decorations to Make This Spooky Season

Pool noodles aren't just for summer fun! This Halloween, transform them into haunting decorations with these easy and creative DIY projects.

From flickering candles to whimsical witches, there's a spooky pool noodle project for everyone. Dive into the spooktacular ideas below and find your perfect Halloween craft!

1. Faux candles

This video tutorial by Victoria_Lady Dollar shows how to make faux black candles from pool noodles for easy Halloween decor. These Halloween decorations are easy, budget-friendly, and customizable!

Here's what you'll need:

• 2 pool noodles
• Battery-operated tea lights (from Dollar Tree)
• Craft knife
• Hot glue gun
• Twine
• Black spray paint (optional)
• Acrylic paint and Halloween pictures (optional)

Steps:

1. Cut the pool noodle into 3 desired heights.
2. Cut larger holes in the pool noodle to fit the tealights.
3. Wrap electrical tape around each pool noodle piece, covering the top edge and extending inward.
4. Apply hot glue generously along the top, letting it drip down for a melted wax look.
5. (Optional) Use a heat gun to slightly melt the pool noodle for a deformed look.
6. Paint the pool noodles and tealight tops black.
7. Insert the tealights and enjoy your custom LED candles!

Tips:

• Consider red paint on the hot glue drips for a spooky effect.
• This project is inexpensive as you might already have most materials at home.

3. Halloween pool noodle wreath

This pool noodle project by Kimberley's Joy creates a sugar skull wreath for Halloween using Dollar Tree items.

Here's what you'll need:

• Styrofoam skull
• White acrylic paint
• Glow-in-the-dark paint
• Wooden beads
• Baby powder
• Pipe cleaner or skewer
• Wire
• Pool noodle
• Fall-colored flowers
• Hot glue gun
• Metal wreath form (or substitute)
• Burlap (optional)

Steps:

1. Paint the styrofoam skull white and add sugar skull designs with regular and glow-in-the-dark paint.
2. (Optional) Make eyeballs by painting wooden beads white with glow-in-the-dark details.
3. (Optional) Create a spider using beads, wire, and paint.
4. Cut and paint a pool noodle black to fit inside a wreath form.
5. Prepare flowers by painting some black and adding glow-in-the-dark centers to others.
6. Assemble the wreath by attaching the skull, flowers (with hot glue), spider (optional), and a hanging hook made from burlap (optional).
7. Create webs using hot glue strings and glow-in-the-dark paint.

5. Flying lessons

Likewise, Lovesunique has a project with witches' legs, but this time it's a flying lesson gone wrong! This is a creative way to make a Halloween decoration of a clumsy witch using recycled materials.

Here's what you'll need:

• Old broom handle (cut in half)
• Pool noodles (cut to fit broom handle halves)
• Tomato stakes
• Socks
• Shoes
• Old purple underwear (stuffed with packing material)
• Landscape material
• Black cats, sunflowers, pumpkins (optional)
• Red spray paint (optional)
• (For an updated version) Arms, hands, and a new broom

Steps:

1. Cut the broom handle and pool noodles in half.
2. Insert pool noodles into broom handle halves and secure with socks.
3. Put shoes on the ends and secure them to the pool noodles.
4. Stuff the underwear with packing material and tie it around the broom handle halves to create a body.
5. Drape landscape material around the "legs" for a cape.
6. (Optional) Add black cats, sunflowers, pumpkins, and other Halloween decorations.
7. (Optional) Upgrade the witch with red spray-painted shoes, arms, hands, and a new broom.

6. Halloween centerpiece

Next up is a spooky centerpiece from Jersey Girl Knows Best, which resembles stacked black candles as well as a fearsome castle.

Here's what you'll need:

• Pool noodles (2 or more)
• Hot glue gun
• Rubber bands
• Craft knife
• Sharpie marker
• Tea light (for template)
• Black spray paint
• Decorations (dark red roses, black leaves, black skulls, spooky greenery)

Steps:

1. Cut pool noodles into various sizes.
2. Use rubber bands to arrange the pool noodle pieces into your desired shape.
3. Hot glue the pool noodle pieces together securely.
4. Add hot glue drips for a melted wax look.
5. Use a tea light and marker to trace circles on the pool noodles.
6. Carefully cut out the circles to create candle holders. Glue the cut-out foam pieces back into the holes.
7. Spray paint the pool noodles black.
8. Decorate the centerpiece with dark red roses, black leaves, black skulls, and spooky greenery.

7. Floating umbrella witch

Next, Mary @ Home is Where the Boat Is has a unique witchy decor idea. This is a guide on how to make a "Floating Umbrella Witch" Halloween decoration.

Here's what you'll need:

• Umbrella (with handle removed)
• Witch legs (purchased or DIY)
• Black mesh
• Black pipe cleaners
• Tulle (black and orange)
• Glittery decorations (optional)

Steps:

1. Remove the handle from the umbrella.
2. Obtain witch legs (or make your own with pool noodles or tights).
3. Cover the sticks in the witch legs with black mesh.
4. Weave black mesh under the umbrella frame for volume.
5. Cut and tie tulle strips to the umbrella frame to create a skirt.
6. Add decorations like spiders and sparkly tulle (optional).
7. Secure the witch legs to the umbrella with pipe cleaners and hot glue.
8. Create a hanging loop with a pipe cleaner at the top of the umbrella.

8. Giant spider

Scared of spiders? Look away now! This tutorial by Geonna at Theartge shows you how to make a giant spider decoration for Halloween using a pool noodle, exercise ball, and other materials.

Here's what you'll need:

• Pool noodles
• Black exercise ball
• Pump
• Black sports ball
• Gorilla tape
• Scissors
• Ruler
• Sharpie
• Knife
• Black spray paint
• White paint