Who Needs A Party to Decorate: DIY Halloween Witch Legs

My family absolutely loves Halloween. It was my sister’s favorite holiday. The only decorations I’ve ever known my husband to have are Halloween things! And my daughter thinks the creepier the better!

Two years ago we had our first Halloween party! It was amazing, and we instantly envisioned it becoming an annual event for our neighbors and friends. Well, last fall, I was still recovering from my depressive episode and only had enough energy in me for one party – Addy’s golden birthday was most important! This year…well…need I really comment about COVID?!

Without a party, I thought we would scale back on the decorations. Nope! Not with this family! We even added to our yard collection with DIY witch legs. They turned out fabulous and absolutely, must be shared! They are easy to make and the supply list is small. You won’t regret taking a bit of time for these DIY Witch Legs!

Step 1. Gather your supplies.

two pool noodles
two long garden (tomato) stakes
pair of women’s black shoes
thigh-high striped adult socks
aluminum foil, enough for 6 to 8 fist-sized balls
two black zip ties
sharp knife
Optional: black witches hat, another zip tie or small metal U-shaped stake

Step 2. Ball up your aluminum foil so you have 6 to 8 fist-sized pieces. Stuff the foil balls into each sock, making sure they are pushed past the heel.

Step 3. Insert pool noodles into socks and secure the end of each noodle all the way into the heels of the socks. Using your sharp knife, cut off the sections of pool noodles that extend past the top of the socks.

Step 4. Place shoes onto the witch’s feet. Manipulate the foil and end of pool noodles into each shoe, so that the shoes are secure. You will notice that the pool noodle bends under the weight of the shoes. The shoes may also begin to slide off the heel. Don’t worry about that now; it will be strong and stiff by the time we are finished.

Step 5. Slide the garden stakes into the pool noodles until the end reaches the shoe. If your stakes are made of metal, bend and break so they extend only 4 to 6 inches beyond the witch legs. These part of the stakes will be stuck into ground, securing the legs into place.

Step 6. Locate a spot near your house’s foundation or steps (I have seen these near a tree or in a planter as well), and push stakes into the ground.

Step 7. Place noodles onto stakes with the toes of each shoe pointing toward the ground. Be sure the noodles are flush with the ground. You can place leaves around the base of the legs to hide the end of the noodles.

Step 8. To secure the shoes and to make sure they do not slide off the noodle, use black zip ties. The shoes I used had a piece that extended up where the achilles tendon would be. So I wrapped a zip tie around the ankle of the leg making sure the small piece of shoe was between the tie and the leg. Then I secured it pretty tightly – just enough to see the tie squish the leg a bit. If the tie sticks out, you can cut off the excess.

Optional, Step 9: Using the knife, put a small hole in the brim of the witches hat. Thread a zip tie through it and secure the tie to the banister of the stairs. Or use a small u-shaped garden stake to secure the hat to the ground, near the legs.