Monster Mums DIY Halloween Floral Picks

[Kathy]

Bring some mayhem to your mums with my Monster DIY Halloween Floral Picks! My easy Halloween plant stakes transform your flowers and potted plants into playful, not-so-scary monsters, perfect for bring your plants to life with silly monster faces.

Halloween floral picks to DIY-for​

My monster-themed plant stakes are a fun way to give your plants some Halloween spirit. Decorate your mums with mischievous monster faces with pipe cleaner “legs” that help them stand among the flowers waiting to greet trick-or-treaters.

Monster-themed free printable decorations for Halloween​

ASTROBRIGHTS® Papers asked me to create a kid-friendly Halloween project for Astrobrights.com, and I went all-in on monsters! Along with these Monster Mums Floral Picks, I also designed a Monster Eye Wreath, Monster Candy Bowl, and ‘TRICKS’ Halloween Banner to decorate a covered front porch, elementary classroom, or Halloween party. Thanks, ASTROBRIGHTS Papers, for sponsoring my free printable Monster Halloween Decorations!

Not-so-scary Halloween plant ideas​

Looking for ideas to decorate your plants for Halloween? Transform your fall mums into monsters with my easy-to-make floral picks. Download my free printable template, assemble your monsters, and pop the pipe cleaner stakes into your mums to bring your flowers to life!

I designed these decorations with elementary-aged kids in mind. We have a lot of young kids in our neighorhood, so I wanted decor that they’d be excited rather than scared to see. My friendly monsters will dress up your front porch or even a Halloween party with some lighthearted fun.

More DIY Monster Halloween Decorations​

Supplies for making my Monsters DIY Halloween Floral Picks​

• Kathy’s free printable Monsters Halloween Decorations at Astrobrights.com (PDF)
• ASTROBRIGHTS® cardstock paper in Cosmic Orange™, Orbit Orange™, Outrageous Orchid™, Gravity Grape™, Terra Green™, Gamma Green™ and Solar Yellow™ — I used the Astrodesigns Fall assortment pack and Astrodesigns Delightful assortment pack.
• Good paper scissors
• Thin black marker
• Glue stick and clear tape
• Pipe cleaners, wooden skewers, or wooden dowels

How to decorate plants for Halloween with my monster plant picks​

Step 1: Print and assemble monster faces​

Download my free printable Monsters Halloween Decorations at Astrobrights.com. You’ll want to follow my steps 1-3 from my DIY Monster Wreath instructions to create monster faces for floral picks. I drew lots of silly monster faces for you to pick your favorites. Print it onto ASTROBRIGHTS® cardstock paper in your favorite colors; I used Cosmic Orange™, Orbit Orange™, Outrageous Orchid™, Gravity Grape™, Terra Green™, Gamma Green™ and Solar Yellow™.

Step 2: Tape monster faces onto pipe cleaners or wooden skewers or dowels​

This is the “stake” part of the plant stake. You can use either pipe cleaners or wooden skewers. Note that pipe cleaners work well in potted mums, while wooden skewers or dowels work well for indoor plants. Tape the pipe cleaners or wooden skewers onto the back of a monster face. I used two pipe cleaners for larger monsters and one pipe cleaner for the teeny ones. Glue a second monster face to the backs of the plant stakes, sandwiching pipe cleaners inside, to make reversible plant stakes.

Step 3: Add finished plant picks to potted mums or plants​

Gently stick the floral picks into mums or potted plants. Bring on the trick-or-treaters!

Be sure to pin my Monsters DIY Halloween Plant Picks​

And see more of my paper crafts that I’ve designed for Astrobrights including my Gingerbread Pals in Ugly Sweaters, Camping Playset, 3D Seashells, Dinosaur Birthday Party, S’mores Campfire Playset, Jokes Valentines, Mother’s Day Gem Bookmarks, and oodles more. Happy Halloween!

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