Transform an Empty Laundry Pod Container into a Cute DIY Halloween Decoration!
Instead of tossing a laundry pod container, turn your empties into cute DIY Halloween decorations!
Don’t toss empty Tide pod containers, make easy DIY decorations with them!
You can easily turn a bright orange laundry pod container into a jack-o-lantern and display a host of them at Halloween using LED tea lights or fairy lights so they will look spooky at night! These plastic laundry pod containers have the perfect round pumpkin shape.
I love DIY Halloween decorations and even turned a green Gain laundry pod container into a witch with a hat!
These DIY Halloween decorations are fun and inexpensive to make using supplies you may already have on hand! I love how you can group them together, plus these pumpkins will last so much longer than carving real ones.
Tips for laundry pod container pumpkins and DIY Halloween decorations:
- Getting the label off of the empty laundry pod containers will be the toughest part, but don’t be discouraged! I soaked mine in hot soapy water first, and then the Tide labels actually came off pretty easily.
- That said, the green Gain label was much more difficult to remove. To get that off, I laid it on the counter, applied a mixture of Goo Gone and baking soda, and let it soak. I then scraped it off using a window scraper tool. Not gonna lie, it was tedious! 😂 If you have tips, share them in the comments please.
- Make this DIY Halloween container even more frugal by saving on your purchase of Tide Pods in the first place! Check out the latest Amazon deals on Tide Pod packs.
- Embellish faces using a black Sharpie marker, or by cutting shapes out of black adhesive vinyl with scissors, or this could be an opportunity to use a vinyl cutting machine like a Cricut Explore if you have one for crafts.
- For inspiration, I just Googled “jack-o-lantern faces” and “witch faces” and then tried my best to copy similar ones. Don’t laugh I am not an artist LOL! This is where you can get creative and have the kids make their own DIY Halloween decorations.
- The Tide containers are more see-through and work best to light up at night. I placed these super bright jumbo tea lights inside (similar to these ones from Home Depot) and they look great. You could also use fairy lights for inside the tide pod container pumpkin instead.
Watch a step-by-step tutorial on how to make these DIY Jack-O-lanterns on YouTube!
DIY Halloween Decorations from Laundry Pod Containers:
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Directions
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Soak off the product labels in the sink using hot soapy water. Use a knife to carefully lift starting at one edge of the label and then peel it off. The top label on the lid is a little trickier and may need some adhesive remover like Goo Gone.
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Once the container is dry, draw a face on the front using a sharpie, or cut out shapes using adhesive vinyl.
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Add a tea light inside and display at Halloween!
These laundry pod container pumpkins make such a cute Halloween project and smart way to reuse empty laundry supplies.
This clever DIY craft idea has actually been submitted to us several times by Hip2Save readers and I am so glad I had the chance to try it. Now is the time to start saving them or perhaps let your friends and family know to save them for you if you’re thinking of making fun DIY Halloween decorations from laundry pod containers!
See how I decorated my front door using all Dollar Tree supplies!
This is such a cool idea!!! I’ve just been recycling my old containers. I love this idea!!
Thanks so much! Glad you like it!
Nicely done! They look great! Such an awesome idea!
Genius. This makes me want to buy pods just for the containers to use for this project!
Genius, was the first word that came to my mind too! Cute, cute, cute!
Oh my gosh!! I love this idea soooo much. Glad I haven’t tossed my bucket yet. Guess I’ll have to dust off my silhouette. Lol. Thank you guys!
Yes!! Great idea and have fun creating yours!
I love this idea! Thank you for sharing.
Yay I am so glad! Thanks Lora!!
Awesome !!
Thanks Shubam!
Thx Collin and team, my boys are going to have a blast making these .Great idea !! Keep up the good work and God bless
Oh yay have fun! Thanks so much. 🙌💕
These are so cute! When I was a preschool teacher I used to have the kids bring in an empty (rinsed out) milk carton with lid. I would put orange paint inside and put the lid back on and let them shake it until the paint coated the inside. Then I would put them up overnight with the lid off to dry. Another day we would add the face to the outside and secure the lid back on. (The handle goes in the back so it isn’t seen when done)
Oh I love that! Teachers have the best ideas 🙌💕🎃 Thanks for sharing Susan!
Such a cute idea!! I don’t have to deal with rotting pumpkins too! 😆
Yes! The best part! Ha
Brilliant!
Thanks Rennee!! We thought so too!
The white cartons would make good ghosts!!
That’s a wonderful idea I would have never thought of that I’m created on a lot of things but that’s one thing I would never have thought of and it looked great you’ve done a really good job thank you for that ideal
I am excited to try these! I also have a Clorox wipe container I will make into a ghost or scream face 👻
So cool, Brandy! We would love to see your finished pieces! 🥰
I love your idea. They are reusable. I was looking for ideas that didn’t involve real pumpkin. Thank you
Oh good! Glad you also love this. Thanks so much!
To remove the labels, try directing the heat from a blow dryer on them for a couple minutes. Usually the label will peel right off. Easier than soaking. 🙂 If any little bits of adhesive remain on the container, just tap at them with the sticky side of the label you peeled off.
Thanks so much for that suggestion! I’ll give it a try with mine! 🙌
So clever and perfect timing. I just happen to be at the end of my container and I’m going to make a pumpkin. Love this!!
Thanks, Marie! So awesome that you just finished using yours up so you can make this! Enjoy! ❤️
Wow. Now my ALL container can be a ghost! Perfect! Thanks for this great idea.
Oh glad you enjoyed this idea!! And yes that sounds perfect 🤍
Wow, getting the labels off the containers was tough! I tried the hairdryer, hot water and Dawn, acetone, Goo Gone, razor blades. I finally used my heat gun to loosen the adhesive and then finished off with Goof Off.
Oh wow! Sorry to hear how difficult they were to remove! Thanks for sharing what finally worked for you! ❤️