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Dorm Room Halloween Decorations

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at NMSU chapter.

It’s that time of the year where people start putting up cute Halloween decorations outside of their houses, looking for the perfect Halloween costume and buying candy, but as a college student all of the above become harder tasks because we’re pretty much broke, especially this far into the semester. Being broke means that you have to plan a thrift store outfit, or maybe recycle one from past years and make some modifications, it means no candy and for some it also means no cute Halloween decorations. But is it really Halloween without the spooky but cute decorations inside you room? Definitely not!! Below I will show you some budget friendly decorations so your room gets into the Halloween Spirit!

Cat String Lights.

Materials:

  • Black Construction Paper
  • String Lights

Instructions

  1. Make a cat head mold
  2. Copy the mold into the black construction paper and cut
  3. Make 2 holes for the eyes
  4. Place the Sting Lights into the two eye holes

You can get creative and have a different mold, it could be a pumpkin, or a mummy!

Trash Bags Spiderwebs 

Materials

  • Trash Bag  

Instructions  

Mason Jar Luminaries

Materials

  • Mason Jar
  • Paint Primer
  • Halloween Stickers
  • Spray Paint 

Instructions 

  1. Place Sticker on Mason Jar
  2. Spray the entire mason jar, including the sticker, with primer
  3. Spray the entire mason jar with spray paint color of your choice
  4. Let the paint dry completely and carefully peel the stickers off

Portrait Pumpkin Decor 

Materials

  • Thrift Store Frame 
  • Foam Pumpkin
  • Knife
  • Black Paint
  • Paint Brush
  • Halloween Fabric 
  • Boo Decal
  • All purpose glue

Instructions

Pumpkin Light 

Materials

  • Balloon
  • Orange crepe or tissue paper
  • Glue
  • Brown paper bag for the stem
  • Twine, yarn, string etc to mold the balloon

Instructions

 

You can find most of the materials in the dollar store or any thrift store, also if there is something you cant find you can always go to Hobby Lobby and use the 20% discount that they offer!! I hope that you try some of these cute, easy and cheap decors for your room so you can have a spooktacular room! 

 

Student at NMSU, Im an anthropology major. Learning about different cultures, immersing in their traditions and learning new languages fascinates me. Im a food enthusiast, I love to travel and have an intense passion for corgis.