Things You'll Need:
- wooden bench
- garden stakes
- pumpkins
- harvest accessories
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Step 1
Thanksgiving yard decorations have become a popular decorating trend during the past few years. The warm autumn colors, cool evenings, and fall festivities add to the comfort and joy surrounding the holiday, so make your outdoor living space a welcoming one. Thanksgiving yard decorations don’t have to be complex, but then can add a dramatic touch to a living area. These three simple ideas will help to induce the warm and inviting feelings that so often accompany the Thanksgiving holiday.
Turn a Pumpkin into a Turkey
Children and adults alike love the transition that a pumpkin can make when it transforms into a holiday Thanksgiving pumpkin. You can purchase or make holiday stakes that can be inserted into a real pumpkin to give the illusion of turkey feathers, a head, and a gobbler. For a creative Thanksgiving yard decoration, these can be inserted in a semi-circle shape into the pumpkin to look like turkey feathers. In addition, an oval face can be painted on one of the wooden pieces and inserted in front of the row of feathers to look like a turkey’s head. A pumpkin turkey is a perfect yard decoration that will certainly keep holiday visitors entertained. These wooden pieces can be removed from the pumpkin and used year after year. For a dramatic appeal, you can use a large pumpkin and shine a small spotlight on the transformed yard decoration. -
Step 2
Stack Pumpkins
Oversized pumpkins can be stacked on top of each other to create an outdoor Thanksgiving design. They can be stacked in groups of three with the largest pumpkin on the bottom, middle one next, and smallest pumpkin on top. You can tie some straw to the stem on the top pumpkin to give it a finished look. Of course, you could also stack a few pumpkins in a small wheelbarrow or on a wooden bench to accentuate an outdoor living space. For the best results, choose pumpkins that are nice and solid so they last through the entire Thanksgiving season. -
Step 3
Decorate with Garden Stakes
For a simple Thanksgiving outdoor decorating style, purchase a few wooden garden stakes. Sometimes, these can be found with pumpkins, turkeys, or pilgrims already attached to them. If you want to add a little flash of color to the stakes, you can hot glue glittery stones to the wooden accents on the stakes. These will reflect the light and send a shimmering glow to the living space. The best way to decorate the yard for Thanksgiving with these stakes is to localize them around a tree or along a portion of your landscaping. Otherwise, they will seem too scattered and small and will lose their dramatic appeal.
