40 Outdoor Halloween Decorations To Trick Out Your House

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Trick-or-treaters will be delighted to follow these glowing jack-o-lantern pathway markers all the way to your door to get their candy.

If you aren't going to be home (or don't want to answer the door) on Halloween night, fill a pail up with candy and put on top a bale of hay. Add a skeleton and some pumpkins and you're ready for trick-or-treaters!

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Stack craft pumpkins on top of each other and fill with twinkle lights for an unexpected, but seriously fun, topiary.

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Make pumpkin lanterns out of paper maché and hang them on white string so it looks like they're floating. Light them up with battery-operated tea lights.

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Stuff a pair of tights with paper and add some red, glittering shoes. Ding, dong...

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Line your front steps (or walkway) with skulls. If you want something a little more colorful (and less spooky), paint them into sugar skulls!

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Hand-paint a sign, add some black shoes, throw in a broom and you've got a wicked witch-themed porch. Do one better and add a sound bite of "I'll get you my pretty" playing on loop.

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Create your own mini pumpkin patch with bales of hay, pumpkins, and cornstalks. If you're feeling extra spooky, throw a black cat in there.

Mini pumpkins get a glam upgrade thanks to a metallic paint job. Opt for faux pumpkins for a wreath that'll last for years.

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Scout the backyard for supplies before whipping up a rustic ornament. Bound together with , a bundle of pine cones, wheat, or twigs looks extra festive.

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A festive door hanger, bale of hay, and dangling bats = peak Halloween.

Skip the spooks and opt for a funny take on Halloween decor. Peering out from behind topiaries and bushes, styrofoam peepers can keep an eye on everyone who walks by.

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An all-white color palette makes fall staples like pumpkins, , and mums feel totally elegant.

Fill up any bare spot in your display with a flurry of wings. Place them on top of lit-up windows for eerie silhouettes once dark falls.

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Light the way up the front walk or porch steps with painted pumpkins featuring cut-out "panes."

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Drill holes in pumpkins and stick branches in them. The bare branches will cast eerie shadows at night for a dramatic entrance.

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The walking dead can come straight out of your backyard with these clever pumpkins. Position them in front of fake tombstones for a truly creepy cemetery.

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Think beyond the front stoop and stick mini pumpkins in unexpected places, like on top of window sills.

Guide trick-or-treaters by decorating a pumpkin with your house number. Or show off hometown pride using a decal of your favorite state.

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Collect the prettiest leaves from your backyard to create a fluttering mobile. Foliage for days.

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Use a drill to punch out a phrase on hollow pumpkins. The trick to a supernatural glow? A bundle of Christmas lights tucked in each gourd.

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