Easy Halloween Decorations: Pumpkins & Black Cats

Halloween is one of the best times of the year, don’t you think? I love classic, easy Halloween decorations, and I’ve combined two of my favorites for this craft – pumpkins and black cats!

I created some cute and easy Halloween decorations after being inspired by the colorful vintage pumpkin and black cat faces. This craft is very inexpensive to create, too, which is always a plus.

Here are the easy directions to create your own set!

Pumpkin & Black Cat Easy Halloween Decorations Supplies:

Darice paper mache ball ornaments
Craft paint in black, orange, white, and yellow
Paintbrushes
Glue gun
Black smooth cardstock
Gourd stem or a small stick

Cut or pull off the gold loop on the paper mache ball ornaments. You will not need them. Paint each ball the base color that you desire with a medium-sized paintbrush. Orange for the pumpkins and black for the black cats. Let the paint dry completely.

Look up pictures of vintage black cats and pumpkin faces to give you ideas of what the faces should look like (if you are going for the vintage look like I did). Paint one color at a time, making sure to let the paint dry completely between each color. Using a small paintbrush will help with creating the small details.

When the pumpkin faces are finished, you can add a stem at the top to make them look more realistic. I had a small gourd that had a big long curly stem, so I cut some pieces off of the stem and hot glued them to the tops of the pumpkin balls.

For the black cats’ ears, I cut two identical triangles out of black paper. I folded down the end and cut a little bit off the end of each folded piece to help the ears lie flat. I put a little hot glue on the folded part and then placed them on the top of the cat. The ears are the finishing touch to these cute and easy Halloween decorations!

I am just in love with the finished pumpkins and cats. They are such cute and easy Halloween decorations, and I love how unique they are. You can bet that your neighbor won’t have a set of these! 😉

These easy Halloween decorations are also fun for kids to make, too. I plan on making even more of these so that I have a large set to pull out each Halloween.