Front YardNo. 3390 · The 2026 edition

Easy Halloween Graveyard Decoration Ideas

Turn your front yard into a spooky graveyard with this easy family activity.

Easy

Our own summary of the original by Holly — the full post and photos live at kidsactivitiesblog.com.

This simple Halloween decoration project involves the whole family. Kids help place tombstones and decide how to use a bag of bones for extra creepiness.

You'll need

6 Halloween tombstone set that comes with stakes – the one we used is no longer available, but most like this one
Bag of bones

Directions

Take your supplies and head to the front yard with the kids.
Let the children decide where to place the tombstones before staking them.
Push the stakes into the ground at the chosen spots to secure the tombstones.
Ask the kids what they'd like to do with the bag of bones—scatter them around or arrange them into a skeleton shape on the ground.