This is one I idea I actually saw on a meme (thank you, George Takei), so I decided to improve on it a little bit…. and it is still incredibly easy.

Posted as a practical joke idea, these little glowing eyes turned out to be really effective, cheap, and simple last-minute Halloween decorations. The best part is, you can make a ton of them in a short time! You could pop out a good 20 of these just watching Corpse Bride in an afternoon.

Step 1

Gather some old toilet paper or paper towel rolls (if you don’t have any now, you are bound to soon). Use some scissors or an X-acto Knife and cut a pair of eye holes in each one. If you use paper towel rolls, cut them in half first so they are the right size. If you want, you can color them black with a marker or craft paint.

Step 2

Cover each end with some electric tape or duck tape, but don’t close off one end completely yet.

Step 3

Stick a glow stick in the tube and finish closing off the ends with the tape.

Viola! Instant beastie eyes, ready to stick in bushes, trees, tall grass, windows and other dark shadows. They don’t look like much on their own, but hidden in the foliage at night, they have an effect that is both eerie and kind of serene.

They’re watching you…

Looking for other ways to show off your spooky side? Try our DIY Glowing Beast Eyes or Halloween Countdown Garland! When you’re done, wind down with Ten Family Friendly Halloween Movies to help lull the kiddos into a candy coma! Afterward, you can set the mood with Five Albums to Flesh Out Your Halloween Playlist and huddle under the covers with Netflix and Chilling – Halloween Movie Edition. Let us know about your DIY Decor on Twitter @SubCultured or come party like its 1599 in our Discord server!