These decorative Halloween jars are easy and fun to make. Kids will love helping to create these recycled Halloween decorations! 

Decorative Halloween Jars

My favorite holiday is quickly approaching! As this year flies by and the Christmas decorations are showing up in the stores I am firmly pumping the brakes!!

I love making Halloween crafts, and I always get excited about picking out Halloween costumes. But for some reason, I never really invest in too many decorations.

Besides having our Switch Witch basket out, and some pumpkins carved, our house seems pretty plain each year. So I decided to change that up and created these Decorative Halloween Jars.

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No time to make this Halloween craft now? Pin it for later!

If you can’t make this recycled craft now, pin it to your kids’ crafts ideas board on Pinterest and it’ll be here for when you’re ready.

Tips for making this Halloween craft.

• Do not use oil to remove your labels. Use vinegar instead. Otherwise, the paint will not stick to the jar.
• To get a good clear color, use white light tea lights. To get a more “spooky” look, use yellow light tea lights.
• This project can get messy! We recommend creating outdoors or in a space where the mess will not be an issue.
• Play with paint colors and designs. Print templates or let your kids design free-hand!

How to make a jar lantern

Below is our step by step tutorial for creating this Halloween art project. Feel free to print it for easy reference.

More Halloween projects you will love!

• Flying Paper Ghosts – These paper ghosts really “fly”!
• Weathered Pumpkin Totem Pole – Use inexpensive plastic pumpkins to create a decorative totem pole.
• Spooky 3D paper tree – This paper craft really pops off the page.

When to make these Halloween lanterns

Sometimes you see a craft and think, oh that’s cute! But then you don’t know when you will make it. Here are some ideas for this fun art project!

• Decorate your front window.
• Place them around your classroom.
• Gift them to loved ones.
• Give them to nursing homes to decorate.

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