Creative Giant Skeleton Decorating Ideas You'll Want to Copy

Halloween has always been one of my favorite seasons to decorate, and over the years I’ve created everything from elegant fall tables to whimsical front porch displays. While looking back through my Halloween archives, I came across this giant skull decoration that always made me smile. Although it stayed behind when we moved from Florida to Foxglove Hill, I thought it deserved another moment in the spotlight because it’s still a fun and inexpensive way to create a dramatic Halloween entrance. If you’re looking for a unique outdoor Halloween decorating idea, I hope this project inspires you to put your own creative spin on your front porch this season.

The very first step after gathering your supplies is to drill a hole in the base of one of the giant skulls. This will slide over the trunk end of a slim Christmas tree.

After putting that first large skull over the trunk end of the tree, attach a slim Christmas tree (upside down) to your column. Use extra large heavy duty zip ties to firmly and securely attach the tree.

Drill holes in both sides of the remaining skull heads and feed one of the heavy duty zip ties through the holes.

Next step is to add your additional skulls. I used three of the giant size skulls and two smaller ones. Use the heavy duty zip ties to add the skulls right over top of the Christmas tree. The tree will be a good base for your skulls and additional garlands AND will keep the skulls from just sliding right down your columns.

I was fortunate that some thunder storms left us plenty of broken oak branches that would add to the look I was going for!

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Hopefully you can find some real branches to use, but if not, you can use artificial branches. Tuck the branches in around your skulls. You can secure them by tucking the stems into the zip ties and slipping them into the branches of the Christmas tree. Use the wire tips of the Christmas tree to secure the branches.

Add artificial garlands to add the color you want to your decor. I chose golden and champagne colored leaves along with my favorite “old maple leaf garlands“.