Halloween

5 Halloween Desk Ideas with Live Moss

Oct 28, 20263 min read

In short

Five small Halloween setups for your desk, made with real moss: a glowing terrarium lantern, a moss-topped pumpkin, a tiny graveyard, a ghost globe and BOO in moss letters.

Your desk deserves Halloween too. Here are five small setups made with real moss. Each takes 10–30 minutes and looks good on a work desk without turning it into a haunted house.

1 · The glowing terrarium lantern

Glass terrarium with a glowing LED grow light, moss and a tiny skeleton on a dark desk with pumpkins

A grow-light terrarium doubles as the moodiest lamp on your desk. Build the scene with moss and driftwood, sit a tiny plastic skeleton on top, and switch the LED on as it gets dark. The soft glow over the glass does all the work.

Uses: the Grow-Light Terrarium Kit — glass container, flexible LED grow light, moss, driftwood, soil, pebbles and tools in one box.

Idea 1 uses

Grow-Light Terrarium Kit

24 pieces · LED lamp included · $79.99

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2 · A moss-topped pumpkin

Small orange pumpkin topped with a cushion of live moss and a twig on a desk

Take a small pumpkin, real or faux, mist a piece of moss and press it over the top like a little forest cap. Add a twig or a couple of tiny mushroom picks. On a real pumpkin, set the moss on a small piece of parchment first so the skin stays dry.

Uses: one piece from the Live Moss Duo Pack (each piece about 3.5" × 7").

3 · A tiny moss graveyard

Wooden tray lined with moss sheets, tiny tombstones, twigs and a black cat figurine

Lay flat moss sheets in a shallow tray, cut little tombstones from grey card (or stand up flat pebbles), add bare twigs and a black cat figurine. It's a two-minute laugh for anyone walking past your desk.

Uses: the Live Moss 4-Pack — four 3.5" × 7" pieces in mixed varieties, so the "ground" gets some texture.

Idea 3 uses

Live Moss 4-Pack

4 sheets · 3.5" × 7" each · $21.99

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4 · A hanging ghost globe

Two hanging glass globe terrariums with moss above a Halloween table

Build a small globe terrarium and drop in a white ghost figurine. Hang it from a desk-lamp arm or a shelf hook so it floats at eye level.

Uses: the 15-Piece Terrarium Kit. Full steps are in Build a Spooky Moss Terrarium in 30 Minutes.

5 · "BOO" in moss letters

Wooden board with the word BOO made from moss sheets, with small white pumpkins

Draw B-O-O on a thin board, cut moss sheets to the shapes with scissors and fix them with a little craft glue. Lean it against the wall behind your monitor. Glued moss is a one-season piece — enjoy it through Halloween.