DIY Halloween Witch Skeleton

This DIY Halloween Witch Skeleton is a fun way to dress up a poseable plastic skeleton. Make this easy spooky season decor using budget-friendly supplies, from the dollar store and craft store, and a hot glue gun.

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Our Halloween decorations are mainly inspired by anything and everything witchy. There's a slightly enchanted witch's garden theme happening in our backyard this year. In the front yard, we created a small Salem cemetery with DIY tombstones with Salem witch trial victim names on them (made as sort of a tribute to these women). And we just added a large DIY cemetery sign to bring it all together.

Inside, I've been able to use my shop supplies - dried herbs, flowers, and spices - as my inspiration. A witchy apothecary, if you will, complete with a cabinet of curiosities and natural, magical touches. But one thing my decor was lacking inside was something a bit more...skeletal. So I found a poseable 14 inch skeleton and decided to dress it up for Halloween.

My idea was to add a witch hat to the skeleton, along with a witchy cape and broomstick. I used a decorative pick for the witch hat, created a cape out of purple tulle and some black ribbon. I couldn't find a mini broomstick, so I had to get creative. I used a piece of a fall wheat wreath and the stick from the witch hat pick to create the broomstick.

DIY Halloween Witch Skeleton

This witchy outfit was easy to put together with just some scissors and hot glue. The fun part about using a poseable skeleton is that I could basically place it anywhere in the house. I think this came out super cute and it adds a fun touch to our Halloween decorations!

The first thing I did to make my skeleton witch was remove the hat from the stick. It was easy to do. It just slid off. And because the witch hat pick had a bow on it, I took it off as well to use for later.

Then, I heated up my hot glue gun. While it heated up, I cut the string off the skeleton. Once the glue gun was heated, I glued the hat onto the skeleton.

To create a cape, I cut a piece of tulle into a rounded cape shape. I added a piece of the black ribbon onto the top of the cape, leaving it long on both sides so I could tie it around the skeleton.

With the hat and cape in place, all that was left to do was create my broom. I took the piece of raffia I saved from the wreath and glued it to the bottom of the stick. Remember that bow I saved? I glued that onto my broom as well.

And that's it! My skeleton was ready - extra ready - for Halloween! I had yet to add any Halloween decor to our home office, so I decided to keep it in there on top of my bookcase.

SUPPLIES

STEPS

  1. Heat a hot glue gun. Then, remove the witch hat from the pick. Glue the hat onto the skeleton's head.
  2. Measure and cut a piece of tulle into a rounded cape shape. Glue ribbon to the top of the cape, leaving the ends long on each side so you can tie the cape onto the skeleton.
  3. If you're lucky enough to find a mini broomstick, glue it onto one of the skeleton's hands. If not, you can easily make your own with a small stick or twig. Then, use raffia to form the broom's bristles. Glue onto the stick. If desired, add a small bow to the top of the bristles.
  4. If you'd like to hang the skeleton from a hook or in a window, add a loop of fishing line to the back of the skeleton in a place where it won't interfere with the cape. Then, hang or pose and display on a shelf, or anywhere that could use a magical witchy touch!

This Halloween craft is so easy, but definitely adds a little something-something extra to our spooky season decor. And by using a poseable skeleton, there are so many different ways to display this witchy skeleton.

Did you make this DIY Halloween Witch Skeleton project? Share it on social media using the hashtag #holokahome. Don’t forget to tag me @holokahome!

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