Static, 20 inches, hangs on the door
Hat on top, boots underneath, no witch in between
A 20-inch mesh wreath done up as a witch who never quite made it through the door: purple spiderweb hat up top, striped legs and pointy black boots dangling off the bottom, three orange pumpkins and a checkered BOO sign in the middle. It doesn't move or make a sound. It hangs on the front door or the covered porch and lets the kids work out where the rest of her went.
Right where they stand
Everything else in the yard gets seen from the sidewalk. This one is at the door, at kid height, and it's what they're staring at for the few seconds it takes you to answer the bell.
Reads from the street
Black mesh and black leaves underneath, then ribbon on top in purple polka dot, lime skulls, orange chevron and black-and-white check. It's busy on purpose, so it doesn't vanish into a dark door at dusk.
Slightly scary, and that's the setting
The ghost on the sign is grinning and the witch's boots are the punchline. Toddlers in the stroller crowd don't turn around at the end of the walk, and the older ones still get the joke.
What happens at the door on the 31st
Porch light on, door swings open, and a kid in a dinosaur suit is nose to nose with a witch stuck in your door. That's the whole trick. Nothing to switch on, nothing to reset between groups. On November 1st it comes off the hook the way it went on. Hang it in the garage or lay it flat in a bin, fluff the ribbon back up next fall, and it goes right back out.
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