• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • About
    • Meet Tara
    • Contact
    • Disclosure
    • Family Photography
    • PR & Advertising
    • Privacy Policy
  • CRAFT
    • Edible Food Crafts
    • Fabric Crafts
    • Home Decor
    • Kids
    • Papercrafts
    • Party DIY
    • Printables
    • SVG Cut Files
    • Wearables
  • PARTY
    • Baby
    • Birthday
    • Christmas
    • Easter
    • Father’s Day
    • Halloween / Fall
    • Mother’s Day
    • Patriotic / Summer
    • School / Grad
    • Sports
    • St Patricks Day
    • Thanksgiving
    • Valentine’s Day
    • Wedding
  • Home
    • Basement / Garage
    • Bathroom
    • Bedroom
    • Entryway
    • Kitchen
    • Living Room
    • Office
    • Outdoors
  • LIFE
    • Blog Life
    • Favorite Products
    • Organization
    • Parenting
    • Travel
Spot of Tea Designs

Spot of Tea Designs

DIY Zombie Candy Bowl

in Celebrations, Crafts & DIY, Halloween / Fall, Party DIY

Hit the thrift store this Halloween and see how to turn a child’s hair styling toy into a zombie candy bowl with a few craft supplies!

DIY Zombie Candy Bowl - thrifted doll toy turned into a candy bowl for a zombie Halloween party | spotofteadesigns.com

DISCLOSURE: Some of the links in this post contain affiliate links, which come at no cost to you. Know that I only promote products I personally use and stand behind. To learn more about my affiliates, please review my disclosure policy.

During Halloween no one is safe from the horror of DIY zombie makeovers, especially kids’ toys! It’s amazing to see what a little paint, a dirty dress, and ok — a hack saw, can do to a beloved toy. I went all zombie outbreak on this stand up hair styling toy turning it into something beyond the grave with little tools and little time.  

DIY Zombie Candy Bowl - thrifted doll toy turned into a candy bowl for a zombie Halloween party | spotofteadesigns.com

DIY Zombie Candy Bowl Supplies:

  • Child’s Styling Head Toy (we scored this Rapunzel one at the thrift store for $4!)
  • Child’s dress (this was actually my Christening dress, whoops!)
  • Acrylic paint – white, black, green, red, green, yellow
  • Assortment of paint brushes
  • Small Bowl
  • Scissors
  • Hack Saw

First, scour the thrift store for a girls doll or toy that can easily be zombie-fied. Did I invent that word? In this case, I found one of those fun “Style her hair” Razunzel toys that already had a build in standing function.

DIY Zombie Candy Bowl - thrifted doll toy turned into a candy bowl for a zombie Halloween party | spotofteadesigns.com

Next, give your doll a mullet. Yep, I went ahead trimmed a good old “business in front, party in the back” hairstyle so the long hair wouldn’t be in the way during our next step.

Grab a hack saw and give her lid a good chop! This hallow space will provides a great area to insert a bowl later.

DIY Zombie Candy Bowl - thrifted doll toy turned into a candy bowl for a zombie Halloween party | spotofteadesigns.com

Let them zombie-fying begin! Cover the body and dress with a mixture of white, green and black paint.  Paint some into the strands of hair to give it that “just got out of the grave” look.

DIY Zombie Candy Bowl - thrifted doll toy turned into a candy bowl for a zombie Halloween party | spotofteadesigns.com

Keep going! Dress your doll in a recycled lace dress, grab your yellow, black, brown and red paint and get even more creepy. Water down brown paint and apply within the dress to make it look dirtier. As I mentioned above, this was actually my Christening dress from when I was a baby, but don’t worry, I asked my mom permission first.

Don’t forget the red paint around the eyes or mouth!

DIY Zombie Candy Bowl - thrifted doll toy turned into a candy bowl for a zombie Halloween party | spotofteadesigns.com

Once dry, insert a food safe the bowl into the hollow head so it can easily hold some party food edibles.  Tip: Twizzlers bites look just like chunks of brain!

DIY Zombie Candy Bowl - thrifted doll toy turned into a candy bowl for a zombie Halloween party | spotofteadesigns.com

Once sticking a bowl inside her hollow head, this child’s play toy becomes anything but playful!

Zombie Party Desserts | spotofteadesigns.com

My favorite thing about party DIY projects is that they often make the perfect centerpiece for your party theme!

Zombie Party Desserts | spotofteadesigns.com

Stage your zombie candy bowl on your dessert table, next to all the zombie party treats! I have a whole post outlining those seen on this table, including the cupcakes that look like brains!

DIY Zombie Candy Bowl - thrifted doll toy turned into a candy bowl for a zombie Halloween party | spotofteadesigns.com

Tag me if you use this tutorial to make your own DIY Zombie candy bowl!

Related Posts:

Handle with Scare Halloween Boo Basket printable kit | spotofteadesigns.com
DIY zombie feet shoes - made with paint! | spotofteadesigns.com
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit

Related

in Celebrations, Crafts & DIY, Halloween / Fall, Party DIY # acrylic paint

Spotofteadesigns.com Signature Design showing ways to socially follow this DIY/Parenting blogSpotofteadesigns.com Signature showing how to follow on twitter. Username: spotofteadesignSOTD2019SignatureFollow4FacebookSpotofteadesigns.com Signature showing how to follow on pinterest. Username: spotofteadesignSpotofteadesigns.com Signature showing how to follow on instagram. Username: spotofteadesignsSpotofteadesigns.com Signature

Reader Interactions

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Meet Tara

You can probably find me in my craft room, in front of a computer or behind the camera lens.
LEARN MORE

EMAIL NEWSLETTER SIGN UP

Sign up and be the first to know about new posts filled with printables, svg cut file designs and gift ideas!

Privacy Policy

TEACHER APPRECIATION

Orange you glad it's summer teacher gift idea | spotofteadesigns.com
You deserve a break teacher appreciation candy gift idea | spotofteadesigns.com
Siser HTV Brick 600 Tips and tricks | spotofteadesigns.com
Foam Apple Photo Prop covered with OlyFun from @FairfieldWorld #ad | spotofteadesigns.com
You rock teacher appreciation gift idea | spotofteadesigns.com
Shop the Spot of Tea Designs Amazon Store front | spotofteadesigns.com

Amazon Associates Disclosure

Tara Nehil is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy

LATEST GRAMS

DIY Patriotic Wall Hanging using OlyFun and PolyFi DIY Patriotic Wall Hanging using OlyFun and PolyFil from @fairfieldworld AD
.
See the full tutorial on my blog and remake it for any holiday or seasonal decor need!
.
.
.
.
#spotofteadesigns #olyfun #polyfil #patriotic #homedecor #fairfieldworld #starsandstripes #memorialday #july4th #redwhiteandblue #craftersgonnacraft #makersgonnamake
I'm definitely in my sports mom era right now. Bet I'm definitely in my sports mom era right now. Between both my daughters, they're on 5 teams this season (travel, middle school and rec) but now all star tryouts are this week and they plan on trying out for three more teams! 🥎🤪
.
How many teams are your kids on this season? 
.
Travel softball era SVG: Spot of Tea Designs etsy shop
Glitter and everyday HTV: @sisernorthamerica
.
.
#spotofteadesigns #sotdsvg #svgcutfile #siserna #cricutmade #cricutcreated #heattransfervinyl #softballmom #softballlife #craftersgonnacraft #makersgonnamake
Orange Your Glad Teacher Appreciation Gift Idea. P Orange Your Glad Teacher Appreciation Gift Idea. Pair my printables with:
🧡 Orange flavored items
🧡 Orange scented gifts
🧡 Orange packaged goodies
🧡 Fruit themed favorites
.
Printables: Spot of Tea Designs etsy shop
.
.
.
#spotofteadesigns #sotdprintable #printables #teacherappreciation #teachergift #lastdayofschool #endoftheschoolyear #thankyou #giftbasket #giftforteacher #craftersgonnacraft #makersgonnamake
Mother's Day is over so dad's up next! If you're l Mother's Day is over so dad's up next! If you're looking for inspiration of beer themed gifts for dear old dad, check out my blog for some tutorials on what you create, including my latest design I made of a bottle cap crab wall art!
.
.
.
.
#spotofteadesigns #beerupcyle #bottlecap #bottlecapcraft #diyhomedecor #upcycle #craftersgonnacraft #makersgonnamake
🍻 turned 🦀 . Leave a comment with your ideas 🍻 turned 🦀
.
Leave a comment with your ideas on what else I can make using bottle caps! 
.
.
.
#spotofteadesigns #recycled #upcycledart #wallart #bottlecap #bottlecapart #craftersgonnacraft #makersgonnamake
The inspiration for so many of my printables, digi The inspiration for so many of my printables, digital files, crafts and gifts, is being a mom to these two! I got to watch one enjoy her middle school dance on Friday, watch the other win the Mother's day tournament with her softball besties Saturday and today we'll garden and hang in the yard with my mom on the perfect spring day. So lucky to be their mom. 🥰
.
.
.
.
#spotodteadesigns #mothersday
Follow on Instagram
2025 © Spot of Tea Designs
made by soulmuse