Easy DIY Halloween Blocks from 4×4 Scrap Wood

Get tips for fast and easy ways to create these adorable Halloween blocks from 4×4 posts.

This is a family fun project with tips to save on your paint supplies too.

Make Drawing Easy

15 Halloween Line Drawings

For scrap wood projects.

Sized specifically for 3.5” wood like 2x4s and 4x4s

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• Wood filler
• Popsicle sticks
• Carbon paper and stylus
• Acrylic Craft Paints
• Craft Paint Brushes
• Wax Paper
• Sharpie – Industrial Super Permanent Ink
• Titebond III Blue
• Painting Triangles

Video

Today’s Project

See how to turn scrap 4×4 wood pieces into fun holiday Halloween cubes as a family-friendly craft.

Fill in Cracks

Most all 4x4s are center cut and have cracks in them.

When applying woodfiller, there is no need to add sawdust, as you’ll be painting them.

If you don’t have a putty knife, use:

• popsicle sticks
• paint sticks
• or even your finger to apply wood filler

Get Templates

If you are not confident in freehand drawing or painting on the blocks, like me, there’s an easy way to do it!!

You can download templates of the line drawings and use a tracing method with carbon paper to transfer the designs onto the wood.

Trace Templates on Wood

Tape the template to the block, place carbon paper (shiny side down) between the template and the wood, and trace over the design with a stylus or ballpoint pen.

Save on Paint Supplies

Use craft acrylic paint from the craft aisle, which is cheaper than artist acrylic paint. Same with the brushes

Wax paper works well as a disposable paint palette.

Add Fine Details to Painted Blocks

You can use a Sharpie or permanent marker to add fine details like spider legs or eyes after the paint has dried.

Don’t Paint Cube Bottoms

Glue adheres better to unpainted wood, so leave the bottom unpainted for mounting.

Mark Mounting Board

To get the glue to stick to your mounting board, draw lines where you want to mount the cubes and leave those areas unpainted.

Apply glue (such as Titebond 3) with a popsicle stick, and clamp or weigh down the cubes until the glue sets.