Thread: Looking for ideas for my camp out graveyard.

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I have pics on here. I think this year I need more than tombstones. I need ideas that are fairly cheap for right now. I may be able to purchase one nice bigger item this year, but the budget it tight. Any suggestions on what to add and how to make it PLEASE feel free to let me know. Thanks!!

Well, since your on a budget, here are some suggestions! Try Dollar Tree, or any generic Dollar Store (I live in Canada, so there is only Dollarama and Buck or Two, but I'm going to guess you're from the US). They have lots of little LED book-lights, and other lights great for Yard Lighting on your Tombstones and Props! They also sell neat little tombstones, that with paint and a little help, can look great! Lastly, Paper Maché! Its cheap, and wonderful! You can make almost anything with it! There are LOTS of great tutorials on the forum for PM! I hope this helps! . Also, you can invest in a Fog Machine! A little Fog would looks great moving through your leaves, and maybe some Rope Lights under the leaves?

ground breakers perhaps? If you're up for some pvc/ mache/ whatever you prefer to work with, you could make your own grave digger/ care taker for pretty cheap.

several years ago in our early starts of haunting we did a "zombie camping " theme... pvc guys roasting marshmallows. Good luck!

Definitely a trip to your local dollar store is in order! There are so many things you'll discover there! Much more than in the official Halloween area, they have so many lights and stuff you can find uses for! Maybe some groundbreakers, a life-sized figure or two, spider webs, and creepy lighting will set the stage!

Hope that helps...

I have bought 3/4 of the yard flood lights and blue bulbs, I believe I learned about the blue light from here . I have 2 smoke machines, One toward the front and one in the back. I may have to buy more halloween colored lights since last year the downpours of rain shorted some out. I did however snag some red, orange, green and blue lights after Christmas so I am hoping to use them. I am thinking of trying a ground breaker but I feel so intimidated! Also been thinking of trying a pumpkin rot pumpkin or two. It's just nice to have fresh eyes and minds giving suggestions!! I Appreciate them!!

Dummies made of old clothes stuffed with plastic grocery bags, lying about or hanging from trees or over bushes, use a pool noodle or pipe insulation, stuff a bag at one end to attach as a neck for the head, cover with an old t-shirt or burlap if you don't have a mask, draw a horrible pumpkin face on him cut some grass and glue it to top for 'hair' if you dont' have a hat and use garden gloves for hands.
How's that for a run on sentence?

Dummies made with old childrens' clothes are particularly frightening.

I think what you have done looks great.You have so much space I would agree you need more tombstones.Make them yourself or buy cheapie ones from the dollar tree.The dollar stores have great items if you can get them before they are gone.
Another thought look at pumpkinrot.com your wooded area is perfect from rots made from papermache.

We use the small garden edge fencing from WalMart and lengthen it with pvc painted black. This makes excellent individual plot fencing.

I just looked at your pictures from 2009. Really cool site! The only thing I would add, besides a fog machine, would be some hanging ghosts or something of the sort. You could run some line between the trees. This would add a little dimension to your graveyard, so that people would be looking up, as well as down. Also - are you the one with the paper mache faces? Those would look cool.