Wednesday, 5 October 2011
Make Halloween Outdoor Decorations: "Ring of Ghosts" and "Flagpole Spooks"
This favorite family tradition of outdoor Halloween decoration:
GHOST RING
Materials: 3 sheets twin size three of four foot length of flexible PVC pipe 2.1-inch wooden pegs or pins in three plastic bags of white newspaper chain tie tape or black marker (optional)
Instructions: 1 First, determine a good place for your collection of Ghost. Find a large open area, or you may decide to group around a pole or tree light.
To make the second phantom heads, crumple newspaper and stuff the three small plastic trash bags to the desired size.
3. Paste PVC tube in a bag and wrap the neck with duct tape to secure it. Repeat this procedure to other ghosts.
5. Cover each ghost head with a sheet, collecting a string or a twist tie on each head. The head should be in the center of the blade so that the outer edges can be attached to the neighbors ghosts.
You can make larger or ghosts, but you have to adjust the size of the leaf that is used to host. Our ghosts are just under 4 feet tall.
4. Push the PVC pipe into the ground a circular formation about 1-2 feet away. The leaves are touching the ground and cover the medium. You can also use wooden stakes or poles, but their ghosts will not move because with the PVC pipe.
6. Finally, knot the ends of the sheets together to give the impression that the ghosts are holding hands. Since PVC is a flexible, you are now ghosts, BOB and swaying in the wind!
7th If desired, the Casper-like faces on the leaves with a black marker.
We have 3 children and we are still three ghosts, but you can log on as a ghost as you want!
They seem to play a scary game, "Ring-Around-the-rosy"!
Click here to view our Ring of Ghosts
Flagpole Spooks
These decorations are easy to fear if you have a bent mast attached to the front of his house.
Scary Saint Flagpole: Hang a mask of "Scream" style at the end of the shaft. Attach a blank page or a generous length of white tulle around and behind the mask. This frightening creature seems to fly like his white robe flapping in the wind.
Flagpole Frankenstein Mask Frankenstein Hang beyond the end of the flagpole. The road to a black garbage bag tied behind. Crumbling at the edges of the trash bag, increase the spectral effect.
Asta Witch: Hang a witch's mask at the end of the shaft. Attach a witch's hat to the mask, then tie a black garbage bag tied behind her. Shred trash bag dress to turn to the witch in the wind.