Halloween > Decorations > OutdoorOctober 15, 2008

Craft: Halloween Yard Decorations

Halloween Yard Decorations

Halloween Yard Decorations

Cost: $0!

Time: 2+ hours total

Supplies

  • Old coconuts (or for other parts of the country you could use gourds)
  • acrylic/latex paint (we just used paint we had in the garage left over from another project...any color will do!, plus you'll need black paint for the faces)
  • sticks or PVC pipes (anything that will stand up in the ground. We got old bamboo from a neighbor's yard)
  • a drill

Instructions

Drill large hole in bottom of coconut (or gourd) and drain out any liquid.

Paint half the coconut/gourd with a base coat of any color paint. Let dry and then paint on the faces in black.

Put coconut/gourd on a stick and press firmly in your yard.

Make as many as you want! It's easy and fun and the neighbors love it!

By painterlee from Indialantic, Florida

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By Kayla webster (Guest Post) 10/21/2008

I want a yard decorations.

By Cheryl (Guest Post) 10/16/2008

Those awesome. I don't have any coconuts, so I plan to make them with styrofoam balls. Thanks for the idea

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10/15/2008

These are really cute! I don't know how many coconuts or how much bamboo I can rustle up here in MA, but I'll definitely try this with gourds. And it's easy enough to do with the family. Thanks for the idea!

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