How to Make DIY Homemade Halloween Paper Chain Prop Decorations

Excited about Halloween? Cannot wait to start decorating? This Halloween have extra fun by making your Halloween decorations all by yourself!

Halloween chain decorations are cheap and easy to make. The idea of using chains as Halloween decorations is famous in every household. If you cannot afford to hang heavy and expensive Halloween decorations, then you can try out these simple DIY homemade Halloween paper chain prop decorations. What’s more, making these homemade Halloween paper chain decorations can be a lot of fun. These Halloween decorations also portray a very effective Halloween atmosphere. Not only can you use chain decorations to hang around the house but you can also embellish your Halloween costume with them. A good thing about making homemade Halloween decorations is that these decorations are much safer to use than the metallic chains found in stores. Here are a few creative and fun ways to make Halloween paper chain decorations:

Ghost paper chain decorations using black construction paper

This is known to be the most useful and easiest way to decorate your house or prop during Halloween. With ghost chains, you can design a more frightening atmosphere very quickly! And it is also cheap! To make ghost chain decorations, follow these instructions. First, cut the construction paper into six inches long and two inches wide strips. Then weave them into a circle and staple, tape, or sufficiently glue the opposite ends. After this step, simply connect the rings and keep continuing the process until you obtain the exact length you want. That’s all! Now just hang it somewhere and surprise your friends!

Pumpkin head paper chain decorations

Another way of using Halloween chains is to make a scary pumpkin man by the technique of making paper chains. If you don’t know how to make paper chains, follow these instructions. First, cut out paper strips out of the construction paper. Then join the opposite ends and connect the rings. Use colorful papers to make a pumpkin head. The chains you made will represent the arms and legs of the pumpkin man. Now, you can have your very own pumpkin man hanging on your door to scare trick-or-treaters!

Black cat Halloween paper chains

If you are searching for something more challenging, the black cat Halloween chains are just for you. This decoration is reassuringly not as difficult as it sounds. Start by drawing an outline of a scary looking cat on a white paper. Then fold rectangular pieces of art paper of your chosen color to make a spring design. Place the cat’s drawing over the folded art paper, and fix it there with paper clips. Carefully cut out the drawing’s outline with the colored paper underneath. Do not cut open the adjoining sides. Voila! After opening the folds you get an amazing cat shaped paper chain. For a longer chain, you could join the ends, and it would seem like a bunch of creepy cats on prowl at Halloween night!

Halloween paper chain streamer decorations

If you fancy writing templates, then this decoration idea will certainly intrigue you. Though it includes some printing of fonts and templates, it is pretty easy and enjoyable when you try it once. After printing your choice of fonts, you can design them and can use strings to join the papers to make a Halloween slogan. This technique can also be used to make the all famous paper chains to hang around the house.

If you are a little tight on budget this year and have guests on their way to your house on Halloween night, now will be the perfect time to apply these helpful ideas and spread the Halloween spirit! Your home will be ready for Halloween in a couple of minutes with these simple and useful ways. Have fun and spread the Halloween spirit around!