

Add plastic pedestal planter painted Titanium Silver by Rust-Oleum and "Swiss Cross" doormat. Hang a plastic chain above the door and attach coffin cutouts with hot-glue. Paint letters on gray coffins with red acrylic paint to spell "morgue" and attach to black coffins with double-sided tape. Cut five coffin shapes from black and gray kraft paper. Adhere to house door with heavy- duty self-adhesive Velcro. Cover exposed edges of the foam core with silver duct tape, folding any excess to the back. Place a 6 1/2-inch handle on the opposite side "screw" in place. Insert the rectangular piece of two 6-inch stainless steel T-hinges between the first and second pieces of foam core on one of the short sides "screw" in place. Attach a piece of black paper, cut to size, to the top piece of foam core using spray adhesive. Make the Morgue Door : Attach three precut 20- by 30-inch pieces of foam core together with spray adhesive. You'll find the posts below by clicking on the images.Although there are many ways to turn your door into a spooky entrance, we think this morgue idea is the creepiest of them all. I hope you stick around and see what else I'm sharing. I hope we've given you lots of great ideas to get you prepared for Halloween decorating next month! I've got too more exciting guests for Spooktastic September next week. I'd love to hear what you're doing for your kids' classes. As a former teacher, I know that the teachers really appreciate it when room moms and volunteers take care of fun things like this for the class. If you have little time, but want to create a fun and creepy feel, just grab a few rolls of caution tape and get wrapping! I love the addition of the spider web with tiny black spiders crawling through it! Some of the pieces are created with paper curls.Ĭaution Tape Door - Last but not least, the Caution door.
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My teacher is Maleficent - I'm afraid I can't tell you exactly how to create this cool Maleficent, but I bet if you study the picture, you'll find the basic shapes. You could even use a store bought spider. (Just don't be surprised if you find the kids taking it off the door and taking it out to recess to play)! Simple Spiderweb Door - You know all of those spiderwebs that you can buy after Halloween for super cheap? Grab extras to use on classroom doors next year! I think you could cover the door in any color behind the web. Cover the door in green, add a few touches with paper cutouts, and then draw on the details with a black sharpie. The brown door is perfect for a scarecrow! Use black masking tape for the "stitching."įrankentstein Door Idea - This is another super simple one. Scarecrow Door - The supply room is out of brown paper? No worries. You can do this one - and it look so cool! Freehand the mouth, teeth and horns, and turn the largest circle in to an eye. Use tupperware lids to trace circles out of scrapbook paper. Polka Dotted Monster Door - This is one of my favorites! Cover the door in any solid, bright color. The students love the chance to be creative during the weeks classroom door decorating contest. You might just be able to find a ghost-shaped packet of paper. In the first semester, we celebrate Drug Awareness Week. If you don't have access to any of those things, try the dollar store. Spooky Students Door - It looks like the ghosts and haunted houses were printed using a die cut machine (many school have them in their work rooms) or with a cutting machine like a Silhouette cameo. Create the trim for the door with black crepe paper.

If you can cut a straight line, you can probably do this. Notice that the only part of the witch not created with basic shapes is her shoes. Striped Witch Door - Don't worry about being fancy. Visit this link for directions and printable hands and facial features.ĭracula Door - Cover the top ⅔ of the door with white paper, and cut the other basic shapes out of red, black and white. Door Idea - This one will take a little bit more time, but I've provided a tutorial and printables to help you out.

Finally, cover with random strips of white paper. Simple Mummy Door - First cover the door in black paper. As usual-parents are so creative when it comes to designing doors! Love all of these. I only created one of these doors, but I'll do my best to give you some tips for creating the others. RELATED: 25 Teacher Appreciation Door Ideas, Teacher Appreciation Ideas for Door Decorating Attention room moms and school volunteers! Are you in charge of classroom door decorations for Halloween this year? Check out these cool (and easy) Halloween door ideas.
