Quick & Easy Just Dug Graves: {How-To}

These are a simple spooky yard decoration using items from around the home.

Materials:

Plastic sheeting or slit open garbage bag (large)
Dirt and leaves
Hand sized rocks (optional)
Body props (ideas: an old boot or shoe, fake hand or foot)

Directions:

• Lay out the plastic sheet on top of the ground where you want the grave to be.
• Pile on dirt so it mounds up like a freshly covered grave, leave a margin of plastic uncovered for easy cleanup.
• Stick your props in the dirt in the position they’d naturally be in (ie. if using a boot, stick it where it’s at the bottom of the grave, or a hand off to the side reaching up trying to get out).
• To completely hide the plastic, place the rocks all around the grave as a border.
• Strew some fallen leaves around the grave.
• Top the grave with a homemade tombstone.

For optimal effect, place a spotlight on the grave. Otherwise, try to position the grave where there will be some light on it so it can be seen at night.