Flying Ghosts

One of my neighbors has these ghosts flying at her driveway entrance. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)

Flying Ghosts

When people say fall garden decor, it’s usually chrysanthemums on their mind unless it’s the kick off of the holiday season, Halloween. In the midwest where I live, people have become more and more engaged in Halloween decor, from painting hay bales with pumpkin faces to elaborate front yard scenes including black cats and tombstones.

In my neighborhood, we usually share seasonal garden flags and maybe a few pumpkins until this year. One of our neighbors went all out by setting up a Halloween scene including flying ghosts.

I stopped long enough to - yes, I peeked under the sheets.

The inside of the ghost has a simple foam head and shoulders. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)

Years ago, I made some similar flying ghosts out of foam styrofoam balls and clothing hangers repurposing old white t-shirts. Mine were smaller because I had them hanging inside in my dining room. These outside flying ghosts were larger but looked very similar in construction.

One other reason these are fun; they don’t require a lot of storage room so you can make several and keep everything in one box.

A hook at the top of the foam head makes hanging the ghost easy. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)

Here’s how the flying ghosts look as part of the Halloween scene at the entrance of the driveway. Our neighborhood kids have to pass the scene on their way home from the school bus stop.

As I was taking the photo, the black spider on the left startled me.

Here’s her whole Halloween scene; the black spider on the left got me! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)

I’m not a fan of horror movies or the scarier part of this holiday but the ghosts, and spiders, are fun to have in the garden.

Boo!

Charlotte