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Home » Holidays » Halloween » Tomato Cage Ghosts – A NO-FAIL DIY Halloween decor

Tomato Cage Ghosts – A NO-FAIL DIY Halloween decor

By Jennifer Fishkind · September 6, 2019 · Updated August 6, 2021

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A tomato cage ghost lit up at night
A tomato cage ghost lit up at night

Tomato Cage Ghosts are a super easy Halloween decoration. You only need 4 materials and 10 minutes for this no-fail DIY Halloween decor!

This project is crazy easy, inexpensive to make, and super cute!

A tomato cage ghost lit up at night

Easy DIY Halloween Decoration

Tomato Cage Ghosts for Halloween! Such an easy DIY Halloween Decoration! This was one of my very first Pinterest-inspired projects!

We love all things Halloween, but especially our Halloween Spider Cookies, Oreo Witch Hat Cookies and we cannot forget our edible Frankenstein Bowls (made from a balloon mold!)

Tomato Cage Ghosts - easy DIY Halloween decoration

No-Fail Homemadee Halloween Decorations

Let’s just say that I am not really the Martha Stewart type. I love to craft, but a lot of times they are total Pinterest fails. Well, not with this easy DIY Halloween craft – this was a total PINTEREST WIN!

This Halloween project is crazy easy, cheap, and super cute! Not to mention, your neighbors will love it! Whenever I put it out, I get tons of questions on how to make their own Tomato Cage Ghost!!

After you are done making your decorations, treat the kids to these delicious Meringue Ghosts! They are really easy to make and they are only 30 calories! Win-Win! 

I also have some fabulous Halloween Desserts and treats to share! Looking for another easy Halloween craft or decoration – our Halloween Witches Cauldron is always a neighborhood favorite for our little trick or treaters!

Four images on how to make a tomato cage ghost

Materials needed for Tomato Cage Ghost

  • Tomato cage
  • King-size pillowcase
  • Sharpie
  • String lights (white, orange, purple, etc.)

How to make Tomato Cage Ghost for Halloween!

  1. Place the wide end of the tomato cage on the ground
  2. Wrap the cage with your string lights (one set per ghost)
  3. Take your pillowcase and make a slit about 1/4 of the way up on both sides of the pillowcase (this will help it fit better on the tomato cage.
  4. Using a sharpie, color some eyes and a mouth (be creative!)
  5. Slip the pillowcase over the top of the cage and turn on the lights at dusk

Still not sure if you can pull it off - here is the Anyone-Can-Do-It Tutorial! A step-by-step pictorial on making your own Tomato Cage Ghost!

For images showing you how to make a tomato cage ghost

Now! Go make your own DIY Tomato Cage Ghost and share your scary pictures with me!!

A tomato cage ghost lit up at night

More Easy Halloween Ideas!

  • Easy Halloween Decorations
  • No Carve Pumpkins
  • Halloween Chocolate Truffles - So easy to make!
  • Easy Halloween Treats You Can Make With Your Kids
  • DIY Halloween Costumes for Baby or Toddlers!
  • Easy Halloween Spider Cookies

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About Jennifer Fishkind

Jenn is a mom to three beautiful boys, wife to an amazing husband, social influencer and blogger. I love all things easy recipes, easy crafts, all things hacks, traveling EVERYWHERE and feeding my Pinterest addiction (check me out, I have more than 3.6 million followers!) Jenn has been featured on sites like Buzz Feed, Good Morning America, Country Living, Good Housekeeping, Yahoo, Yummly, Pop Sugar, Reddit, Want to know more? Check out my full bio here!

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  1. Amy | Canary Street Crafts says

    August 19, 2014 at 7:39 am

    Love this!! Such a cute and simple idea! We’re definitely going to have a few tomato cage ghosts in our yard this Halloween!

    Reply
    • Jennifer Fishkind says

      August 21, 2014 at 9:07 pm

      Let me know how they come out!!!

      Reply
      • Elizabeth says

        August 13, 2021 at 12:38 pm

        I love ❤️ these ghosts. Going to make these to put in my yard and inside my house. What a great idea!

  2. Vickie says

    August 24, 2014 at 11:20 pm

    So cute! I saw something similar to yours last year. Get a few big white latex balloons, put one of those light sticks inside (don’t activate yet) and fill with helium. Do this on the afternoon of Halloween. Then, that evening, activate the light stick (usually by bending it), put a large piece of cheesecloth over the balloon and secure with double stick tape on the top. Now you have a floating light up ghost. Get out the ladder and tie the end of the string leading to the balloon either in your bushes, the rain gutter, low branches in a tree, things like that. The light sticks give an erie glow and with the cheesecloth over the balloon it makes it look like they are floating! I’m going to try it this year! I may make some like yours also and have a whole haunted mansion like theme!

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    • Jennifer Fishkind says

      August 28, 2014 at 3:19 pm

      LOVE this idea!

      Reply
  3. Ashley @ 3 Little Greenwoods says

    August 25, 2014 at 10:55 am

    I am making these with my children this Fall! I can’t wait!

    I love this tutorial! Please share this tutorial at my Show-Licious Craft & Recipe Party!
    ~ Ashley

    Reply
  4. Heidi says

    August 30, 2014 at 10:17 pm

    Ha! So fun – My dad will love this idea! Pinning!

    Reply
  5. Ever Marie James says

    October 7, 2014 at 2:12 pm

    I have two tomato cages saved from several past attempts to grow tomatoes. This is an excellent way to use them and more fun. Thanks for the tip. I hope you have some cute ideas for Christmas decorating with the cages.

    Reply
  6. Liz Thompson says

    December 30, 2014 at 5:49 pm

    Just now I had the chance to come back here and thank you for the tutorial, it was a lot of fun! I made one small change though, I used large white trash bags instead of pillowcases. It worked out perfectly, thanks a bunch. I hope you and your family have a wonderful blessed new year!

    Reply
    • Jennifer Fishkind says

      January 4, 2015 at 2:48 pm

      What a great idea! Would love to see a picture if you have one!

      Reply
  7. Sweet PEA says

    August 26, 2015 at 7:38 pm

    I think I’m going to try these this Halloween. I never think I have enough decorations, and this would be neat to do with my daughter.

    Reply
  8. Sherry says

    September 24, 2015 at 7:49 am

    Halloween is really exciting.. Can’t wait to do this kind of stuff..

    Reply
  9. LORENE gRAVES says

    September 28, 2015 at 12:11 am

    why not get se of the solar lights small ones then at night you got you goblin no wires or them stick that fade out the sun will energize thru the day

    Reply
  10. LORENE gRAVES says

    September 28, 2015 at 12:17 am

    seems like my post went blank if it did sry but gonna say it again buy the small solar lights thru the day sun charges them so night time got your ghost and you don’t gotta worry bough electric lines or batteries if it rains so im gonna try that bet it will work great

    Reply
  11. Pamela Jones says

    October 3, 2016 at 3:22 pm

    I see at the bottom of the cages, they are on boards. How did you secure them? Can’t wait to try this!

    Reply
    • Jennifer Fishkind says

      October 3, 2016 at 7:25 pm

      Actually, I just have the boards there to hold it down. You can use stakes to hold them in place – I just didn’t have any.

      Reply
  12. Ivory says

    July 31, 2018 at 12:22 am

    Though I am not ready for summer to end, I will make this project for our Halloween decor.

    Reply
  13. kanchipuramsarees says

    September 28, 2018 at 10:06 am

    Make a cut about ¼ way up in a king-size pillowcase and use a sharpie to color some eyes and a mouth

    Reply
  14. imgrum says

    September 10, 2019 at 4:22 am

    Love this idea! It’s so perfect for a clumsy person like me.

    Reply
  15. Linda says

    October 12, 2019 at 12:15 pm

    When they get rained upon to they hold up?

    Reply
    • Jennifer Fishkind says

      October 12, 2019 at 12:49 pm

      Yes, they do! I am in Michigan and we get plenty of rain. The sheet dries just fine. Just use permenent markers and outdoor lights.

      Reply
  16. Ann says

    October 11, 2020 at 6:43 am

    Thanks for the cutest ever idea! I was looking for a Halloween diy craft I could make with things I had on hand and these really are easy and amazing! Can’t wait for my grandchildren to see them!

    Reply
    • Jennifer Fishkind says

      October 11, 2020 at 12:24 pm

      YAY!! Take a photo and tag me! Would love to see them!

      Reply
  17. Renea pocius says

    October 4, 2021 at 4:01 pm

    I love all these good ideas

    Reply
    • Renea Pocius says

      October 4, 2021 at 4:06 pm

      I love all these good ideas and i will be looking for a few hours to make some Halloween stuff

      Reply

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