These Halloween skeleton decor ideas are sure to add a whimsical touch of spookiness to your yard.
Our Halloween skeleton decor ideas are guaranteed to add bone-chilling excitement to your outdoor display.
And don’t forget the front door!
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Our ideas for skeleton-theme wreaths will greet trick-or-treaters in style.
Below, find our best Halloween skeleton yard decorations that are amusing during the day but frightful at night.
With an empty seat beside him, he’s ready to offer visitors a place to rest their feet.
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Add some pumpkins andcomfy pillowsfor a cozy Halloween haven with a skeletal buddy.
Rise and Shine
This sleepy skeleton woke up on the wrong side of the leaf pile.
Create this display with two skeleton arms and a skull.
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This scene only requires two skeleton hands, making it a budget-friendly alternative.
Luckily, they don’t have to be real!
The Great Escape
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Quickthey’re getting away!
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These skeletons are making their escape up and over your yard’s fence.
This scene is quick and easy to arrange, and the only props you need are skeletons.
Mimic a campfire with red and yellow crepe-paper streamers attached to a box fan.
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How you hang or pose your figures will depend on what types of skeletons you have.
Keep in mind plastic skeletons bend more easily, but anatomical model skeletons are more lifelike.
Be prepared to improvise!
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Decorate your front door with a mini skeleton wreath that’s easy to make.
Skeletal Sweets
Apparently, this ice cream was to die for.
Set up a dessert social for your skeleton decorations (including a dog Halloween skeleton!)
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with enormous ice cream cones and all the fixings.
Come Halloween night, swap out the ice cream for candy.
Add your favorite pink hues into the mix with an orange and pink flower front door wreath.
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The mix of skulls and black leaves boosts the creepy sensations compared to the cheery roses.
Worked to Death
These poor construction employees worked themselves to death.
Create theHalloween skeleton decorationswith roadblock signs made from plywood and spray paint.
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A pile of loose rocks and construction tools give the skeletons something to do.
Chalk lines finish the cracked effect.
A Head’s Up
Not into the whole skeleton?
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Skip it, and just use the skull in yourHalloween decor.
Old Fashioned Greeting
Create a wholesome twist on a this usuallyspooky Halloween decorpiece.
Welcome guests and trick-or-treaters with a dressed up dapper skeleton.
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No one will be scared ringing your doorbell on October 31stwhen they see this friendly face at your door.
Punk Rock
Rock oneven once you’ve passed onwith this punk band skeleton display.
Position your skeletons to play instruments, and let them rock the latest fashion trends on yourdecorated Halloween porch.
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(No one but you will know!)
Create a mock library with an armchair, plush rug, and stocked bookcase.
Instead of hauling out heavy books, wrap lightweight cardboard forms with book jackets or printed book cover images.
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Ride or Die
Someone’s enjoying the afterlife.
This daredevil skeleton couple braves whitewater without any inhibitions.
Create the scene by draping a blue dropcloth over porch stairs, then applying spray-foam insulation to create waves.
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ensure to anchor the boats with enough weight so they don’t tip forward.
Squeaky Clean
Clean down to the bone with a bathtime-inspired skeleton display.
These not-so-scaryHalloween decorationsare perfect if you have younger kids.
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Giant galvanized tubs serve as bath tubs, whileclear Christmas ornamentslook like bubbles.
When trick-or-treaters arrive, turn on a real bubble machine for a fun flourish.
Buy clear plastic ornaments instead of glass.
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Even if they break, the plastic won’t be as much of a safety hazard.
Artsy Bones
These artistic Halloween skeleton decorations capture every detailright down to the bone!
Scour thrift stores for a skeleton-inspired paintingor paint one yourselffor this display.
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Position two skeletons so one’s acting as the artist and the other his muse.
Picnic Pose
Everybody loves a fall picnicjust ask the graveyard shift!
Spread a blanket and top it with a woven hamper, faux fruit, and a Thermos.
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Fill the Thermos with pebbles, and use ground stakes to hold the blanket in place.
If you want youroutdoor Halloween decorationsto stick around, use weather-resistant props.
Stood Up
Poor chaps.
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It looks like their dates never arrived!
Search for inexpensive skeletons at thrift stores, or take your search online.
Medical stores will often discount anatomical models that have slight imperfections.
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Secure these bad boys with lashings of fishing line, and they’re ready to make merry mayhem.
A variety of skeleton types are available onlinesome pose, some stand, some bend.
Choose the throw in that meets your decorating needs.
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Secure the croquet mallets to skeletons with the fishing line.
Capture the scene using a twig wreath and a scared skeleton.
Top it all off with an angry mama crow.
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This sophisticated skeleton decoration on a stand makes a spirited first impression at the front door.
Her posable arms provide the brace for a sweet-laden tray hot-glued to her hands.
Extend the skeleton theme in other fun ways.
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Dangle miniature glow-in-the-dark skeletons from tree branches, or prop fake bones in a dirt-filled wagon or wheelbarrow.
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