DIY Haunted House

I am so excited to share with you this fabulous Haunted House makeover! I found this Cinderella princess castle on Facebook Marketplace for $10 and knew this would make the perfect haunted house.

Here is a list of items I used to create my transformation:

• Flat Black Spray Paint
• Blue painters tape (to tape off the gold railings)
• Halloween stickers
• Halloween props (mini pumpkins, skeleton heads, witch, ghost)
• Halloween twinkle lights

I loved the gold door and removed that for painting. I even painted the door knocker black too. Unfortunately, a few days after I completed the project, my 9 year old daughter broke the door off. UGH!!

It was a hot, windy day so I made sure to do the spraying inside my garage with the door open. It took about 1 full can of paint to cover the entire castle. I used flat black for a matte finish.

Look how amazing that gold door looks! I am still annoyed that it broke off, but you’ll see how I tried to spookafy the open doorway in the next few pictures.

I then purchased stickers on Amazon as I wanted to give it a Nightmare Before Christmas vibe. I found these stickers here

I also added cobwebs and the plastic ghost and witch figures that I found at Dollar Tree. The little pumpkins, ghost, and skull props I found at Target in Bullseye’s Playground. They were actually meant for a Halloween gnome garden. The pumpkin garland is a light up necklace that I also found in Bullseyes Playground.

I wasn’t quite ready to take it to my classroom as it’s so fun to look at! It’s quite the Halloween decor that’s one of a kind. So I put it up on my counter that people can see from the window as they pass by. It’s going to be hard to take it off to school for a few weeks, but I’m thinking it will be worth it when the kids see it!

For a fun night glow, I added purple twinkle lights.

So when you’re thinking of getting rid of an old dollhouse, think again! You can make your own unique haunted Halloween house!

For more Halloween Ideas check out my post: 15 HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES, WORKSHEETS, AND PRINTABLES FOR YOUR CLASSROOM