DIY An Adorable Pool Noodle Witch To Hang From Your Tree This Fall

If the Halloween season is less about pumpkin spice for you and more about bubbling cauldrons, then hold onto your spell book. With a few common items — many of which (pun intended) you probably have around your house — you can create an adorable pool noodle witch to hang from your tree this fall. The hilarious image of the back of a witch who took a wrong turn on her broom and hit your sugar maple head-on is sure to get you in the Halloween spirit while amusing your neighbors. Who would guess it all starts with a pool noodle? To complete this basic DIY, you'll spray paint a broom, cover a pool noodle with a black sweater, make legs out of pool noodles, and attach all of this to a tree in your yard.

This isn't the only way to use pool noodles and other ordinary items to create a Halloween statement. Witch appendages aside, the versatile pool noodle has been in the supporting cast for other Halloween DIY projects. You can upcycle Dollar Tree pool noodles into festive fall décor and find out how a pool and a tension rod can become an autumn-themed garland. It also doesn't take much to transform pool noodles into eerie Halloween ghost candles. Furthermore, using pool noodles to turn an ordinary shelf into beautiful fall décor will add leaves and fall flowers to an unexpected space of your home. But if you want a big outdoor impact this Halloween, use the pool noodles to create a DIY witch that will make a big impact right smack on a tree.

No doubt you've seen Halloween decorations before that showcase a witch on a broomstick that haplessly crashed into a tree, pole, or house. But did you know you could make the clumsy sorceress yourself? For this project, you'll need a regular broom, spray paint, jute cord, two pool noodles, an old black sweater, a pair of gloves, some zip ties, a purple witch's wig, a witch hat, a tutu for the skirt, duct tape, some striped stockings, and old short boots. You could thrift the clothing items to save money or use whatever you have on-hand. You could also buy the Zakous 5-Millimeter Jute Twine for $9 and the 600-pack of OUPENG Cable Zip Ties for $6 on Amazon, if needed.

To complete this project, you'll attach all the elements to the tree with twine or tape. Begin by painting the broom in any color you desire, then "dress" the noodle in the sweater and gloves — zip-tie these to secure them. Attach all of this to the tree with cords. After that, add the wig, hat, and tutu, again securing each with jute twine or tape. Finish the project by making stocking-covered legs from the other pool noodle and adding boots (like you would when DIYing festive Halloween witch legs for your porch), again securing everything to the tree so that it looks like the witch collided with the trunk. To modify the project, if you want to make it look like the broom went through the tree, saw it in half and attach the ends to the front and back of the tree.