Recycled Halloween Crafts: 27 Spooky Projects!

This post is packed with recycled Halloween crafts that are spooky, simple and surprisingly sustainable! 

If your recycling bin is overflowing and you’re in the mood for some low-cost creativity, these Halloween craft projects are just the thing. 

We’re talking toilet roll monsters, pool noodle candles and more clever ways to reuse what you’ve already got. Perfect for kids, adults or anyone who loves getting crafty without the waste. Let’s turn that trash into a treat!

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DIY Spell Book – a Halloween Craft

This super easy tutorial will show you how to make a spooky spell book using an old book you no longer want and some simple craft materials. Don’t they look amazing?!

DIY Yarn Spider Web Mobile or Wall-Hanging

Embrace the tangle and explore fiber art with your kids using this Halloween-ish yarn spider web mobile-making project, ideal for using up old yarn scraps in a spooky way!

Easy DIY Ghost Terrarium For Halloween

This quick and easy light-up ghost craft is budget-friendly and simple for kids to make, but *also* doubles as surprisingly cool decor. Upcycle some scrap fabric and a glass jar into something spooky and cute!

Spooky Bat Toilet Roll Craft

This fun toilet paper roll bat craft is a fun, easy, and simple Halloween craft for kids! On top of that, it’s also a fun way to recycle those toilet paper tubes!

Milk Bottle Ghosts for Halloween

Transform your old milk bottles (or milk jugs) into spooky ghost lanterns with this fun and easy DIY craft. These upcycled ghost lanterns will add a haunting glow to your home or yard.

DIY Monster Trick-or-Treat Bucket for Halloween

Perfect for Halloween night, these not-so-spooky DIY monster trick-or-treat buckets are not just a fun recycled Halloween craft for kids, but also double as kid-safe lanterns! This is such a great way to recycle an empty plastic tub.

Easy DIY Halloween Wreath for under $10!

Decorating for Halloween doesn’t have to break your budget. You can make a really cool Halloween Wreath for less that $10 by following these easy steps. 

Laundry Pod Jack-O-Lantern

Learn how to make a DIY Jack-O-Lantern from a recycled laundry pod container, with three different designs! Kids will love this cute and easy upcycled Halloween craft.

Recycled Tin Can Pumpkins

Transform your unwanted tin cans into these adorable felt pumpkins! With just some glue, felt, and empty tin cans you can create the cutest table decorations for your next Halloween party.

Halloween Craft Blocks for Kids

Using scrap blocks of wood and paint, kids will love creating their favorite spooky characters with this easy to follow tutorial!

Shadow Felines: No-Sew Sock Cats for Kids

These adorable black cats are the perfect Halloween craft for kids! They are a great no-sew activity to repurpose old socks. Follow this step-by-step guide to create your very own sock cat.

Egg Carton Halloween Craft

This adorable egg carton Halloween craft is so fun and easy to make! This tutorial will show you how to upcycle a single egg carton into four Jack-O-Lanterns, two ghosts, and four spiders – a great eco-friendly craft!

Halloween Candle Decor from a Pool Noodle

This awesome tutorial will show you how to make a candle arrangement for your table. These are not only easy to create, but they only use a few materials. Use your scrap card, scrap fabric and any old or broken Halloween decor items to make this project.

Easy DIY Halloween Luminaries

Halloween luminaries can easily be made from upcycled plastic bottles and jars. This is a great kids’ craft – it costs only pennies to make and requires only beginner’s level crafting skills.

Kids Halloween Sewing Craft

Teach your kids to sew with this Halloween themed sewing craft which also recycles old food packaging and would be a great way to use up old yarn scraps.

DIY Image Transfer Candles

Make your own DIY image transfer candles and you’ll be ready to display this delightfully spooky Halloween home decor in just a few minutes. All you’ll need are a few supplies you already have around the house!

Farmhouse Style Tin Can Pumpkin Decor

This easy upcycled, farmhouse-style tin can pumpkin craft is an easy and affordable way to add some festive fall decor. Make this cute craft for your home or gift it to someone else.

Halloween Bunting

Using recycled egg boxes and a bit of paint, kids will love creating this cute Halloween Bunting. Not only is it delightfully creepy, but it’s also a super simple project kids can dive into.

DIY Pool Noodle Halloween Candles

Get ready for the easiest spooky season tutorial for a cheap project that makes a BIG impact. These DIY Halloween pool noodle candles look like the pricey ones at your favorite home stores, but for only a fraction of the cost.

Feather and Felt Halloween Garland

How about this gorgeous Felt Halloween Garland, perfect for draping over a mantle. Not only does it look amazing but it’s super easy to make and there’s no sewing and very little gluing. Use felt as in the tutorial or use up your fabric scraps.

Easy Halloween Wreath

This rather stunning Halloween wreath uses an old t-shirt, felt offcuts, some glittered toy spiders and a twig!

Toilet Paper Roll Monsters

This toilet paper roll craft is a great way to let young children work on fine motor skills. If you love easy Halloween crafts, this one is for you! The best part is that each child can make their own unique monster, letting their imagination run wild.

DIY Pumpkin Glass Jars

Use recycled containers to make cute and inexpensive fall decor! These pumpkin jars and bottles make perfect painted Jack-O-Lanterns.

Toilet Roll Tube Candy Holders

Get crafty this Halloween and easily turn cardboard tubes into pumpkins, bats, and mummies with the free printable template! Perfect for trick-or-treating or as a sweet Halloween gift.

Painted Corks for Halloween

This is a really fun craft using recycled corks! This simple Halloween painted cork craft for kids makes a great after school activity, and a fun way to use up any corks you have squirrelled away.

Painted Pumpkin Jar Craft

Kids and adults can upcycle a mason jar into a pumpkin with a smiling face that can even glow like a Jack-O-Lantern. Print the easy directions and get ready to craft for Halloween!

Easy Light Up Jack-O-Lantern

Using just a few craft supplies and these easy-to-follow instructions, this DIY craft can be used for cute holiday decorations and more. These easy glowing Jack-O-Lantern crafts have been big hits with my boys over the years.

Happy crafting!