6 Halloween Yard Decoration Ideas To Set The Spooky Mood

Halloween yard decorations are always an excellent way to celebrate the season. Not only do they provide some fun projects for the kids to get stuck into, they also create a great experience for trick or treaters and your neighbors on the night. Here are 6 Halloween yard decoration ideas that are sure to create a spooky atmosphere!

1) Ghosts

By the time it gets dark, and the trick or treaters come out, it'll be hard to tell whether those fake ghosts you put up in the yard are actually real or not. Scatter silhouettes of ghosts throughout your yard using posts and white sheets, and they'll create a very eerie looking figure in lower light levels!

2) Graveyard

Many people looking for Halloween yard decoration ideas choose to turn their yard into a graveyard. This is also a good one to couple with the ghost idea above. To make the gravestones, use old cardboard boxes and paint them grey. You can write your own details on them and then fill them with something heavy (such as sand or rocks) so that the stay put in your yard. Sprinkle some fresh dirt around the grave for a more realistic look.

3) Zombies

Those looking for more adventurous Halloween yard decoration ideas can create some zombies to crawl out of the graves. To do this, look for various Halloween body parts in stores and set it up so it looks like an arm is bursting through the ground. You could even scatter these bloody body parts around the garden for extra effect.

4) Bats

Many people create their own bats out of black card and hang them around the garden. Hang them onto bushes, trees and your home to help recreate the spooky atmosphere of a bat-infested area.

5) Witches

If you do have a tree in your yard, why not put a witch up there? The "witch crash" is always a favorite. This involves creating a witch that's "hugging" the tree after crashing on it head on. This means her face is hidden, but you'll need to create some fake legs and arms (by stuffing old clothing) to make the crash look realistic. Make sure you put this in a prominent location for passers by!

6) Halloween Fog

Have you ever noticed how all graveyards on television seem to be clouded in a thick fog? There's something about fog that just makes things spookier! If you want to recreate this in your own yard then get your hands on some dry ice. Remember not to let this come into contact with your skin, it's extremely cold.