Halloween decorating can take a whole lot of different forms: from scary to quaint, festive to terrifying. With just a few days left until the spookiest day of the year, you have some time to get your house ready for visitors and trick-or-treaters.
Here are some great outdoor Halloween decoration ideas to spark some creativity:
Front Yard
If you’re expecting young trick-or-treaters, your front yard will be the first thing they see when they decide whether or not to come to your door. It should be welcoming! You could:
- Hang friendly DIY ghosts made from balloons and gauze from your trees.
- Cluster a bunch of pumpkins together – carved, painted or just topped with a bow. This close to Halloween, you can probably even pick some up at a discounted
- Light your walkway with milk carton spirit jugs. This is an easy, DIY project that only requires a few items to make a cute and functional front yard Halloween decoration.
Front Porch or Patio
You could go a few different ways for Halloween front porch decorations:
- Make it fun! You could decorate your door to look like a monster, make jack-o-lanterns or hang a comically huge spider web from your porch roof.
- Go classic: It’s a cliché: go for the orange and black! Orange is a symbol of strength and endurance and back is well, a symbol of darkness and death. This color combination can be applied to your patio furniture with a decorative pillow or an easy-to-make wreath. And don’t forget the pumpkins!
Backyard
If you’re hosting a Halloween bash, be sure to decorate your backyard, too. That way, you’ll be prepared just in case you get a crisp fall night that could make your guests head outside for a little bit. You could do a few simple decorations, like placing skeleton hands on the edges of your garden bridge or hanging orange lights from trees.
If you have more time on your hands, you could also convert your shed, garage or gazebo into a haunted house for the night, which is sure to keep the kids entertained!
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