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Easy Halloween Craft | Pumpkin Light

September 21, 2015 by Lauren 33 Comments

Are you looking for an easy Halloween craft that will add some spooky fun to your doorway?  Well, this is seriously the easiest Halloween craft ever, and can be done in minutes with only two supplies!  Find out how we made our Pumpkin Light below!

Easy Halloween Craft | Pumpkin Light #Halloween #Pumpkin


Pumpkin Light

Supplies:

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Plastic Pumpkin Pail
X-ACTO Knife

Pumpkin Light | Easy Halloween Craft #DIY

Directions:

  1. Using an X-Acto knife, cut out the bottom of your pumpkin pail.
  2. Centered in the back of your pumpkin, cut through from the top to the bottom.
  3. Put your pumpkin around your porch light.
  4. Turn the light on at night for some spooky fun!

Easy Halloween Craft | Pumpkin Light #Halloween #Pumpkin

 

Filed Under: Crafts, Halloween Tagged With: doorway, Halloween, halloween craft, porch light, pumpkin light, x acto

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Comments

  1. Jenn says

    September 24, 2013 at 8:37 am

    What a cute way to greet trick-or-treaters!

    Reply
  2. Anne - Mommy Has to Work says

    September 24, 2013 at 12:02 pm

    I can’t believe how easy that was!

    Reply
  3. Jennifer @ The Quirky Momma says

    September 24, 2013 at 1:52 pm

    What a cute idea for trick-or-treaters. I love how simple the project is–anyone could make that.

    Reply
  4. Donna says

    September 24, 2013 at 5:09 pm

    Well, why didn’t I think of that?! LOL! I’m going to do that this weekend. Thanks for sharing it!

    Reply
  5. Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell says

    September 24, 2013 at 8:46 pm

    This is such a “why didn’t I think of that?” thing! Great idea!

    Reply
  6. Tammy says

    September 24, 2013 at 8:49 pm

    GENIUS!! I may just have to do that with our front light!

    Reply
  7. HilLesha says

    September 25, 2013 at 5:21 am

    That is definitely an easy craft!

    Reply
  8. Vanessa: thequeenofswag says

    September 25, 2013 at 11:10 am

    This is super easy to do and cute!

    Reply
  9. Angela says

    September 25, 2013 at 1:32 pm

    What a neat way to dress up the porch! I love the ease of this project.

    Reply
  10. Marcie W. says

    September 25, 2013 at 3:51 pm

    We have a similar porch light and this would be a great way to dress up our small space.

    Reply
  11. Tiff @ Babes and Kids says

    September 25, 2013 at 8:04 pm

    What a cute and inexpensive idea! Does it stay put well when the wind comes up?

    Reply
    • Lolo says

      September 25, 2013 at 8:15 pm

      Ours does, but we have a larger light, so it was a tight squeeze getting it around the light.

      Reply
  12. Ty @ Mama of 3 Munchkins says

    September 25, 2013 at 8:28 pm

    OMGosh! This looks super easy to make! I’m definitely going to try this, too cute!

    Reply
  13. LyndaS says

    September 26, 2013 at 12:11 pm

    That is so cute lit up. You did a great job.

    Reply
  14. Mellisa says

    September 27, 2013 at 5:07 pm

    This is awesome! I love how easy and inexpensive it is.

    Reply
  15. Stefanie says

    September 27, 2013 at 5:34 pm

    We have lights like that outside…I could totally make this!

    Reply
  16. Kathleen says

    September 27, 2013 at 6:10 pm

    How cute, and it really is so simple!

    Reply
  17. Jenn- The Rebel Chick says

    September 27, 2013 at 7:41 pm

    I’ll have to see if our dollar store has these so I can make these!

    Reply
  18. Robin Gagnon {Mom Foodie} says

    September 28, 2013 at 9:24 am

    I LOVE LOVE LOVE this… going to see if my outdoor lights can accommodate a jack-o 😀

    Reply
  19. Toni says

    September 28, 2013 at 3:51 pm

    Okay that is such a fun Halloween decoration. I need to see if that will work on our light!

    Reply
  20. courtney says

    September 28, 2013 at 5:38 pm

    Oh my goodness this is just the cutest – cheap and easy too!

    Reply
  21. Amber K says

    September 28, 2013 at 6:15 pm

    This is such a cute craft1

    Reply
  22. Shell Feis says

    September 28, 2013 at 8:17 pm

    That is SUCH a cute idea! Totally doing this.

    Reply
  23. Theresa says

    September 28, 2013 at 9:00 pm

    What a cute craft!

    Reply
  24. Rachel @ Following In My Shoes says

    September 28, 2013 at 10:02 pm

    This might be the COOLEST thing ever!

    Reply
  25. Penelope (NYC Blogger) says

    September 29, 2013 at 7:53 am

    It even looks easy enough for me!

    Reply
  26. Colleen says

    September 29, 2013 at 7:26 pm

    Easy and very festive!

    Reply
  27. Night owl mama says

    September 29, 2013 at 10:25 pm

    my mom did this years ago with front porch light covers. Spectacular idea

    Reply
  28. Crystal @ Simply Being Mommy.com says

    October 1, 2013 at 10:37 am

    Total genius. Love this idea. Those pails are cheap so it makes an extremely affordable decoration that can be used for years.

    Reply
  29. Kelsey Apley says

    October 3, 2013 at 8:52 am

    How creative!! Gonna do this!

    Reply

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