25+ Halloween Houseplants, Outdoor Planters and Floral Arrangements

Find ways to turn your houseplants and outdoor planters into Halloween decor with these crafts for all ages. We have ideas and instructions for creating spooky flower arrangements, flowerpot-making projects, plant accessories and unique ideas for Halloween vases and terrariums.

First up: Medusa. Turn a styrofoam wig stand to stone. OK, well maybe not stone, but a charming Halloween planter. Hollow out the back of the head, apply a generous coat of neon green paint, then fill it with greenery (faux or real) and plenty of toy snakes.

Add a touch of dramatic elegance to your fall decor with this easy-to-make skull planter with dusty pink roses, turquoise pumpkins and billowy black florals.

Toy dolls with demonic eyes that come to life are the stuff Halloween nightmares are made of. But not these cheeky doll heads — we promise only the plants will come to life, not the dolls. To make your doll head planters, scour thrift shops for old dolls, dismember the head from the body, cut off the top of the head and glue a bit of craft moss around the edge of the cut marks. Slide a plant into the head and arrange your cranium garden with more moss or any other creepy elements.

This carnivorous craft is a fun way to add a little unexpected spookiness to your everyday houseplants. These little guys seem super cute but don’t be fooled. They’ve only got one thing in mind … dinner.

Inexpensive plastic skulls make great Halloween planters or vases once you cut off the tops of their heads. They're equally cool with an arrangement of pretty dahlias and roses, or you can fill them with spikey succulents or cacti. We painted ours bright pink, but any color will do — the choice is yours.

Do you or your kids love to pour paint? Give the craft a new twist with a paint-pour flowerpot. Turn the pot upside down and pour your Halloween color palette down the sides. A terra-cotta pot makes the perfect base because its naturally orange hue is part of the standard autumn color palette.

Variegated pink roses mingle with twisted branches, ivy and black moss, creating a spooky forest vibe. Start by gluing a floral foam on top of a pedestal stand. Insert tall twisting black branches in the center of the floral foam, and add dark green leaf bunches, pink and black rose sprays and vines that overhang the edge of the stand. Include faux Venus flytraps to add an element of danger to your arrangement.

Air-dry clay pots are a great Halloween craft for kids of any age. Mold the clay around a plastic flowerpot, recycled container or a peat seed-starter pot. For younger kids, create the basic shape of the pot then have them use more clay to mold and sculpt the face. Allow the clay to dry according to the manufacturer's instructions (usually a couple of days), then have the kids paint their creations. Seal the pots with a triple-thick gloss glaze.

If these eerie air-dry clay and espresso-dyed eyeball planters don't cast the perfect Halloween spell, we don't know what will.

Mums in pumpkins is probably one of the easiest fall decor staples of all time. Even though it has been done before, this combo can still make a gorgeous centerpiece for any Halloween buffet table. Here, the floral pumpkin makes a great mascot for this kiddie Halloween snack table.

Tuck a few broken doll heads and a couple of metal surgical tools into your plants to add a quick and easy pop of freaky Halloween decor.

Transform a hanging wicker basket into a slithery Halloween planter. Use hot glue to adhere several toy snakes onto the basket, then paint the whole thing black. Add some greenery or use it to hold candy on Halloween night.

When it comes to holiday decor, we've all seen the toy pick-up truck with a Christmas tree in the back. This year, make one for Halloween. If you can't find a black sparkly toy truck, you can easily make one with paint and glitter. Line the truck bed with a piece of coconut husk like you would a hanging basket. Then fill it with soil, small plants and moss. Add a few tiny tombstones and pumpkins to tie the whole thing together.

Making a "boo-tiful" Halloween bouquet that will last for years is easy, you'll just need craft felt, scissors, glue and sticks from the backyard — and, of course, big scary eyeballs!

No glam Halloween table setting is complete without a luxe floral centerpiece. This one mixes black silk flowers, gilded pumpkins, faux spiderwebs and maybe a scorpion or two.

Save those 2-liter soda bottles and break out the black paint because it’s time to make hanging bat planters. This is another great craft for kids. To make it easier for them, use stickers to create the faces instead of paint.

Cactus and Halloween seem like a natural pair — both can be a bit scary. To make this scary "terror-arium" layer black and orange craft sand in a clear bowl and carefully add your cacti.

This cute skeleton is peeking out of an urn filled with dark-leaf plants including purple-leaf elephant ear, dark mystery pilea, pan am pilea and cherry mint rex begonia. Dried seed pods spiraling down the planter give it an extra spooky factor.

Here's another way to recycle your kids' old dolls, this time you only need the legs. Use standard craft paint to paint on colorful stockings and black boots. Add a tiny bit of ribbon for boot laces then stick the legs upside down in a planter.

Looking to add a touch of Halloween to your front entry? Turn your standard porch planter into a klutzy witch's hideaway with pool noodles, stockings and an old pair of black boots.

Plastic pumpkins are very versatile when it comes to home decor. Try slipping one into a black macrame plant hanger to add extra greenery to a porch or patio. Bonus points if you paint the beads to look like eyeballs.

Birdcages make wonderful planters any time of the year. If you already have one, add a few Halloween knickknacks like a spooky owl or black trees. After Halloween, swap out the knickknacks for a few Christmas trees and a little snowman or Santa.

Lab equipment like test tubes and beakers make great Halloween vases. Take your arrangement a step further by wrapping a green witch's hand around a beaker. To make the hand, roll out air-dry clay onto a flat surface. Press a small hand-shaped cookie cutter into the clay. While the clay is still malleable, wrap the hand around a small vase and allow it to dry. If the air-dry clay does not stick to the vase when it’s dry, use a small amount of glue to adhere it to the vessel. Air-dry clay comes in several colors, but you can always paint after drying even adding fun touches like painted fingernails.

If you can score one of these glitter witch's boots at a thrift store or estate sale, turn it into a striking bouquet by adding a glass vase or empty jar inside then fill it with flowers.

Halloween decor is full of traditional storybook monsters like Frankenstein, Dracula and Werewolf. This year, celebrate another famous mythological monster — the Kraken. Originating in Norse folklore, the Kraken is a ginormous sea monster (like the size of a ship ginormous) that is a cross between a squid and an octopus with massive sucker-filled tentacles laced with barbed hooks. Check out how we made a smaller, less menacing Kraken using upcycled pool noodles and a strawberry pot.

Easily and inexpensively upgrade ubiquitous fall mums into a front porch mascot with deely-bopper eyes, wings and a toothsome grin.