Best of AC Content: Halloween Yard Decor

Do you long to decorate your yard for Halloween? Do you see your neighbors' yards and wish you could do something just as good or even better? Are you terrified that your efforts will look amateurish or--worse--not even remotely scary? Fear not! I have scoured the archives of Associated Content and found thirteen articles that are sure to help. If you'd like to do your yard up right this Halloween, here are some great ideas to inspire you.

1. Decorate a Creepy Halloween House in Easy, Simple Steps - Front yard graveyards are popular for Halloween. In this article, Jane Patrick describes how to make durable, reusable headstones.

2. Decorating Your Front Porch For Halloween Using Everyday Items - There's no need to shell out big bucks for your outdoor Halloween decorations. In this article, Danielle Friedl gives some great ideas for decorating your porch and walkway without spending a lot of money. Don't miss this one!

3. DIY Halloween Decorations: Fake Headstones for Your Yard - Try these instructions from Marissa Plains for turning your front yard into a graveyard this Halloween!

4. DIY Haunted Halloween Graveyard for Less than $50 - Kelly Spies has some excellent ideas for decorating the entire yard on a budget. Don't overlook the creepy eyes!

5. Halloween Crafts--Outdoor Decorating Ideas - This article by Kristen Michaels tells how to make standing ghosts for the yard and a ghost wreath for the front door. The materials are available in any crafts store or even in the crafts department of your favorite store.

6. Halloween Decorating Yard Craft - In this article, yodave provides detailed instructions for making gravestones to use in your yard for Halloween. There is a lengthy but inexpensive materials list, and with proper care, the gravestones can be reused.

7. Halloween Decoration: How to Build a Cemetery in the Front Yard - Lourdes Portela gives great advice about putting together a cemetery for Halloween.

8. Halloween Yard Decorations - You'll need to use lighting when you decorate your yard for Halloween, and yodave's article provides some great ideas on how to do just that.

9. How to Create a Scary Halloween House - Kim Keason has three terrific tips for decorating your front yard and porch for Halloween.

10. How to Create Your Own Halloween Props on a Budget - Have you ever heard of a dead Betty? I hadn't, until I read this terrific article by Lisa Hoskins. Find out what a dead Betty is, how to make one on a budget, and where she should hang out this Halloween.

11. How to Make Scary Outside Halloween Decorations Cheaply - Lourdes Portela is back with more great ideas, including scary scarecrows and Friday the 13th's Jason Voorhees.

12. Make a Scary Halloween Yard Cemetery on the Cheap - Look here if you need a great list of ideas on how to decorate your yard for Halloween without spending a lot of money. As an added benefit, most items are reusable from year to year. A must-read article from Jaipi Sixbear!

13. Unique Fall Yard Displays - Crystal Ray has some terrific ideas for Halloween and the rest of autumn. The crows are a very nice touch!

All these articles contain terrific ideas for decorating your yard for Halloween. Give them a read; you're sure to find some inspiration!