Halloween Yard Decoration Ideas

Halloween yard decorations and tree faces would be a ghoulish addition to your Halloween plans this year. Tombstones, ghosts and grim reapers are the reason for the season and if you are one of those that plots and plans year-round to figure out the best way to scare the wits out of unsuspecting trick-or-treaters, then this post is for you.

Here are some links to Halloween yard / lawn decorations, tree face ideas, papier mache, vintage decorations and more…

If your neighborhood is anything like ours, then you know that there are always one or two homes that go all out.

They have scary sound effects like harrowing screams, creeky doors, chains rattling and werewolves howling.

That sets the stage for what’s to come when you step foot on their property.

Beware! Your kid firmly grabs your hand as you urge them onward. They might seem a bit anxious at the prospect of what tricks they have to go through to get to the front door for the treat. Scares the wits out of ‘em sometimes but, as parents, you secretly want to see what’s in store so you drag them up to the door. Shame on you!! (hee hee)

DIY Halloween Props

Don’t be…afraid…to build your own homemade Halloween props. Store-bought can only take you so far in the creativity department. Visit my post on DIY Halloween prop building for information and links to just about any scary prop that you can think of.

If you want to be ‘the one’ in the neighborhood that goes all out then you’ll find some helpful links below to make your Halloween decorating less of a chore and more of an event to look forward to.

Halloween Lawn Decoration and Tree Face Ideas

 

• Shindigz has an unreal selection of great Halloween Yard Decorating Ideas. For instance: skeletons coming to life, spider webs, tombstones, yard signs, fog machines, door decorations and on and on…

 

• Christmas Traditions

- Vintage Halloween decorations including pieces made by current artists using paper mache, paper pulp and natural materials. They also offer Halloween collectible folk art decor…many items that are sure to be a conversation piece. It’ll leave your party goers asking “Where did you get that?”

• Online Discount Mart

- lots of tree faces to choose from

• YardLover

• Earthy Family

- family style ideas

• Brands On Sale

- Halloween tombstones, wind chimes, rock props and more

• Halloween Spirit

 

• HGTV – Tree of The Dead

 

• Halloween Crafts and Recipes

 

• Hundreds of Halloween Yard and Home Decorating Ideas

 

• Halloween Lawn Decoration Ideas from Halloween World

Try this…

If you have a rocking chair front porch, replace the porch light with a black light, dress up in a grim reapers outfit and have a seat. Be absolutely still while you wait for unsuspecting kiddies to approach while they ponder ‘Is it real or not??’ After they’ve decided that it can’t be real, change their minds. Be careful with the little ones, though. You don’t want to be held responsible for traumitizing them beyond repair. This is especially fun to catch the adults off guard!

Here are a few examples of our pumpkin-carving skills from past years (made easier by Pumpkin Masters templates):

 

Here’s another Creative Halloween Yard Prop Decorating Idea

The photos above were taken in 2004 and 2006, L to R. I suspect that I may be seeing that yet another kid has been kicked out by this coming Halloween. Follow this link to see what happened with the kids for Halloween 2007.

 

Looking for tree faces? I’ve got you covered!