How to Transform Your Backyard into a Fun Halloween Experience

As Halloween approaches, kids start to get excited about candy and having some spooky fun. Learn how to transform your backyard into a fun Halloween experience in this Lowe’s video:

Backyard bowling alley: You’ll need bales of hay or pine straw, something to act as pins, and a ball. Set up the bales in a U-shape to create the sides and the back of the bowling area. Make pins out of old bottles filled with colored water or use spooky tombstones. For a ball, decorate a basketball to create a jack-o-lantern ball.

Chicken wire ghosts: Wrap chicken wire over a bucket or box. Cut a small piece of wire for a hanging loop and attach it to the top. Cut a piece of fabric to be larger than the wire shape and cut a small slit in the center for the loop to fit through. Draw on a face to finish the job.

Brain toss target game: You’ll need sponges, plywood, 2x4s, hardware, jigsaw, drill, and some paint. Mark a hole in the center of the plywood and use a drill to create a starting spot, then use a jigsaw to carefully cut out your hole. Drill three pilot holes along the top edge, then attah a 2×4 to that edge by screwing into those pilot holes. Use other pieces of 2×4 to create the legs. Liine up the legs the way you want them, then screw it all together. Paint a classic bullseye, ghost or pumpkin on the board. Place your sponges into a bucket of water, and you’re ready to play.

Tunnel of terror: Use PVC pipes to create a series of arches. Drive rebar into the ground, then bend your PVC pipes into arches. Drape a large canvas drop cloth over the pipes. Poke holes and attach the drop cloth with some twine. Once the tunnel is ready, use a Bluetooth speaker to play spooky sounds and songs, hang some string from the ceiling to tickle the kids’ faces, add a fog machine, glowing pumpkins, and a motion light for atmosphere. You can hide candy inside or cut holes in the sides and let the kids scare each other with ghost hands.