These Egg Carton Ghosts Are The Most Adorable DIY Halloween Decor

You won't say "boo!" to this Halloween DIY project that repurposes some recyclables from the kitchen. Egg cartons, while recyclable, are also a great material for DIY Halloween projects; for instance, they can be revamped into adorable bat decor for Halloween. If you're in the mood for another easy DIY Halloween project involving cardboard egg cartons that's more cute than it is scary, you can make whimsical ghost portraits. For this project, you'll also need cereal boxes, glue, paint, a marker, and any other embellishments you desire. You'll cut a frame out of the cereal box (or any other cardboard), attach your background, glue on your egg carton ghost, and decorate the piece.

To begin this project, cut the frames out of your cereal boxes or other cardboard. You can make them round, square, rectangular, or more organically shaped. Once you have the frames out, you can decorate the background with contact paper. The Tiktoker adds a gold accent to her frames, and you can do the same with a gold metallic pen, like the Sharpie Metallic Permanent Markers from Amazon for under $7. Decorate your frames and background as you'd like, then cut apart your cardboard egg carton, removing the "peaks" to make your ghosts. Trim them until you have a perfect little ghost peak, and paint them white like proper little ghosties. Use a black marker for their eyes and mouth, then attach them to the portrait background with glue. Ta-da, you have new adorable DIY ghost decorations that can either be hung on your wall or propped up on a shelf.

Want to make your ghosts so cute it's downright spooky? Take the time to customize and give them accessories so each ghost has a personality. Use craft paper or other materials to fashion them items like a hat, bows, a pumpkin, or a little flower crown. If you want to take an easier route, a pack of Halloween stickers made of foam, like this 835-piece pack from Amazon for $13, might be a good pick, too. You can simply stick the stickers onto each of your egg carton ghosts. The customization doesn't have to stop at accessories though, because you could also do a twist on the classic ghost and paint the egg carton peaks a different color like lilac, pink, blue, orange, or black for a more avant-garde look.

For a more creative twist on your portrait frames, you could glue down patterned scrapbook paper instead of painting the cardboard. Consider a vintage floral print or a plaid. In crafts like this one, there are no rules — just use your imagination! When you're done with this project, turn milk cartons into spooky haunted house Halloween decor to display near your ghosts for a delightful vignette made of recycled materials. If you're looking for another way to make a decorative ghost, check out this adorable ghost decoration DIY that only requires school glue.