Download my monstrously cute TRICKS Halloween banner printable! My easy DIY Halloween decoration transforms letters into playful monsters with glowing yellow eyes, stitched mouths, and claw-shredded bunting. This monster banner is great for adding a touch of not-so-scary fun to your elementary or preschool classroom, Halloween party, or covered front porch for greeting trick-or-treaters. Simply print, craft, and hang!
It’s part of my monster-themed DIY Halloween decor idea
ASTROBRIGHTS® Papers asked me to design a colorful Halloween craft project for their website, so I decorated a front porch with monster-themed DIY Halloween decorations including a Monster Eye Wreath, Monster Candy Bowl, and Monster Mums. Thanks so much to ASTROBRIGHTS Papers for sponsoring my Halloween decoration ideas!
See also: Subtle Spiderwebs Halloween Front Porch Decor >
Make a ‘Tricks’ Halloween banner with monster eyes
My “Tricks” banner decoration captures the spirit of Halloween in a not-so-spooky way for elementary and preschool kids. Each letter features bright yellow eyes and a stitched mouth.
Printable Halloween banner to download and DIY
My DIY Halloween banner printable doubles as an easy Halloween craft, so grab the kids to help! You’ll download and print the letters onto green cardstock paper and add yellow paper eyes. Then cut the letters out and glue onto cut purple cardstock paper backgrounds. Trust me – using cardstock paper is a lot more fun than only printing a Halloween banner, it uses waaay less printer ink, and the colors are more vibrant to boot.
Supplies for making my ‘Tricks’ Halloween banner
- Kathy’s free printable monsters decorations at Astrobrights.com
- ASTROBRIGHTS® card stock paper in Outrageous Orchid™, Gravity Grape™, Terra Green™, Gamma Green™ and Solar Yellow™ — I used the ASTRODESIGNS Fall assortment pack and ASTRODESIGNS Delightful assortment pack
- Black markers – one thin black marker, one thick black marker
- Scissors
- Glue stick
- Hole punch
- Baker’s twine string for hanging the banner
- Long push pins or strong tape for hanging the banner
How to make my ‘Tricks’ Halloween banner decoration with monster eyes
Step 1: Download, print and cut out my monster eye letters
Download my monster eye letters and print onto Terra Green cardstock paper. Then print monster eyes onto Solar Yellow cardstock paper and cut out. Glue yellow eyes onto the letters with a glue stick.
Step 2: Add fuzzy fur around each letter (optional)
Add a some optional fuzziness to your monster letters! Glue cut-out letters on top of Terra Green cardstock paper using a glue stick, leaving a little bit of a green border around each letter. Next, draw lots of furry lines around them with a thin black marker. Roughly cut out the fuzzy letters – the fuzzier look, the better.
Step 3: Create ‘claw-torn’ bunting for each letter
Give your Halloween a monstrous look by cutting the bottom edges of five pieces of 8-1/2″ x 11″ letter-sized Gravity Grape cardstock paper to look like it’s been ripped by monster claws. Ack! Then glue cut polygons of Outrageous Orchid cardstock paper on top to create claw-shredded bunting that spells T-R-I-C-K-S.
Step 4: Glue letters to the bunting
Glue each letter to the bunting using a glue stick and let dry.
Step 5: Hang your monster Halloween banner
Punch holes on each side of the letters using a hole punch. String the letters onto bakers twine and hang. Add my DIY Monster Halloween Wreath, Monster Eyes Halloween Candy Bowl, and Monsters Mums Decor for maximum monster mayhem!
Be sure to pin my ‘Tricks’ DIY Halloween banner:
And see more of my paper crafts that I’ve designed for Astrobrights including my Gingerbread Pals in Ugly Sweaters, Camping Playset, 3D Shells, Dinosaur Birthday Party, Smores Campfire Playset, Jokes Valentines, Mother’s Day Gem Bookmarks, and oodles more. Happy Halloween!
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