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Easy and Fun Outdoor Halloween Decorations
 Make
Halloween Outdoor Decorations: "Ring of Ghosts"
and "Flagpole Spooks"
By Patricia Jensen
Here's a favorite tradition of our family in outdoor
Halloween decor: ring of ghosts.
RING OF GHOSTS - Halloween Yard Decoration
 Materials
- 3 Twin-sized Sheets
- 3 Four foot lengths of flexible 1/2 inch PVC Piping,
Wooden Stakes or Dowels
- 3 Small White Plastic Garbage Bags
- Masking Tape
- Newspaper
- String or Twist Ties
- Black Marker (optional)
Instructions
1. First, determine a good location for your ghost
gathering. Find a wide open area, or you may decide
to group them around a tree or light pole.
2. To make the ghosts' heads, crumple up newspaper
and stuff the three small plastic trash bags to the
desired size.
3. Stick one of the PVC pipes into one of the bags
and wrap the neck with masking tape to secure. Repeat
for the other ghosts.
5. Cover each ghost head with a sheet, gathering with
string or a twist tie under each head. The head should
be in the middle of the sheet, so the outer edges can
be attached to the neighboring ghosts.
NOTE: You can make taller or shorter ghosts,
but you must adjust the size of sheet you use to accommodate.
Our ghosts will be just under 4 feet tall.
4. Push the PVC piping into the ground in a circular
formation about 1-2 feet apart. The sheets should touch
the ground and cover up the support. You can also use
wooden stakes or dowels, but your ghosts won't have
as much movement as they will with the PVC piping.
6. Finally, knot the ends of the sheets together to
give the impression the ghosts are holding hands. Because
the PVC is flexible, your ghosts will now bob and sway
in the wind!
7. If desired, make Casper-like faces on the sheets
with black marker.
We have 3 children, so we always make 3 ghosts, but
you can connect as many ghosts as you wish! They'll
look like they're playing a spooky game of "ring-around-the-rosy"!
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FLAGPOLE SPOOKS - Outdoor Halloween Decorations
These spooky Halloween decorations are easy to create
and displayif you have an angled flagpole attached to
the front of your house.
Scary Flagpole Ghost: Hang a "Scream"
style mask off the end of the flagpole. Tie a white
sheet or a generous length of white tulle around and
behind the mask. This scary Halloween creature will
appear to be flying as his white garment flutters in
the wind.
Flagpole Frankenstein: Hang a Frankenstein mask
off the end of the flagpole. Tie a dark colored trash
bag tied behind it. Shredding the trash bag around the
edges will add to the spooky effect for Halloween or
Trick or Treat.
Flagpole Witch: Hang a witch mask off the end
of the flagpole. Attach a witch hat to the mask, then
tie a dark colored trash bag tied behind it. Shred the
trash bag to make the witch’s robe flap in the
wind.
Patricia B. Jensen is a mother of three
and kids party enthusiast. She is the webmaster and
owner of Kids-Party-Paradise.com
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