Halloween Crafts – Gentleman Ghost
Gentleman Ghost
This adorable and inviting ghost can be made in less than an hour. Simple items from around your house and a few inexpensive craft supplies and you’ll be on your way to making this dapper ghoul.
Materials needed are:
- 24″ x 30″ section of white sheet
- 24″ square of white sheet
- white tube sock (not over the calf-too long)
- 3 buttons
- Fiberfill
- black marker
- several long strands of raffia
- 36″ length of red polka-dotted ribbon
- 3-12″ long chenille sticks, any color
- black film canister
- black craft paint
- thin cardboard (from shirt package or cereal box)
- small silk flower (no bigger than a quarter)
- powder blush
- tacky or hot glue
- scissors
Start by stuffing the sock with fiberfill to make head and body. Tie off bottom of sock with one of the chenille sticks. Determine the size you would like the ghost’s head to be, and then wrap a chenille stick tightly around neck to create head. Using the last chenille stick, thread stick through neck stick, twist to tighten, create a loop, then tuck the ends both in and twist off. You should have a loop to hang your ghost with when through.
Using the black marker, draw on facial features (we used a dry erase marker), then carefully brush on some powder blush for cheeks.
Using a pair of sharp scissors, cut slits all around the fabric square to create a fringe appearance. Cut a 2″ x 1/2″ oval in the center of both the square and rectangle fabric pieces for head to slip through.
First, put red polka-dotted ribbon together with raffia strands. Place rectangular piece of fabric over ghost’s head first, then layer the square piece of fabric over the top of the rectangle.
For the collar, lift 1″ of the fabric up around the ghost’s face and then tie with raffia/ribbon bow around both layers. Trim bow strings if you wish.
Glue buttons onto the front of the ghost’s outfit. Cut a circle out of thin cardboard, about 3/4″ in diameter larger than the diameter of the film canister, to create the brim of the top hat. Paint brim black, let dry. Glue film canister onto brim, let dry. Glue silk flower onto brim of hat, let dry. Once hat is dry, glue it onto the ghost’s head.
Hang in hallway, entrance way, over the fireplace, or on the front door.
Halloween Crafts – Transparent Ghosts
Transparent Ghosts
Materials for this ghost include wax paper, glitter, construction paper, string, and newspaper. This is an easy enough craft for children of all ages, but an adult should be the one operating the iron!
First, take two large pieces of wax paper and put them together. Cut out a large ghost shape from the waxed paper. Coloring pages are great sources for ghost shapes. Next, cut out eyes and a ghostly shape mouth from construction.
Then, lay one ghost wax paper on a piece of newspaper. Make eyes and mouth out of construction paper. Position the eyes and mouth and sprinkle with glitter. Place the other wax paper ghost shape on top, lining up the edges.
Place another piece of newspaper on top of your ghost and iron it with an iron on medium heat. Run the iron over the newspaper until both piece of wax paper are stuck together.
Once your ghost is done, you can cut or tear vertical strips into the bottom of your ghost- this will give it a flying and floating look when you hang it. Poke a hole at the top of the ghost’s head, thread through string, and hang up your creation.
Halloween Crafts – Tissue Paper Lolly Ghost
Tissue Paper Lolly Ghost
This is such a cute craft that you can use them as party favors at your next Halloween party. The thing about these cute ghosts is that they are so easy to do and don’t take a lot of supplies to get them done!
The only supplies you will need is a lollipop (Tootsie Roll Pop is fine), white tissue paper, a felt tip pen, some yarn, and some scissors. Measure the lollipop stick and cut out a piece of tissue paper that is about two times the size of the lollipop.
Wrap the tissue around the lollipop and secure at the base with the yarn. Draw a face on the tissue paper with the pen, and you are done! You can make lots of these and give them out as trick or treat prizes or just have them around for a Halloween party. They are so easy and so inexpensive to make, you can certainly afford either!
Halloween Crafts – Cool Whip Lid Ghost
Cool Whip Lid Ghost
It is so true that you can make Halloween decorations out of almost anything! When it comes to making ghosts, all you need is a little imagination and some motivation! Here’s a great way to make a ghost out of a Cool Whip lid and some other very common objects. Supplies needed include:
- Plain white lid (from a margarine container, for example)
- 3 black construction paper circles for eyes and mouth
- 2 sheer white plastic grocery sacks
- 2 white pipe cleaners
- Scotch tape
- Glue stick
- Black yarn
- Hole punch
Start by gluing eyes and mouth on front of lid. Cut off any writing, graphics and handles from grocery sacks. Lay them on a flat surface. With scissors, shred 2″ strips up sacks leaving at least a 1″ area intact next to the seam. Glue the pipe cleaner/chenille stem into the seam.
Turn lid over onto a flat surface. Bend and insert the pipe cleaner/seam into the ridge around the bottom half of the lid. Tape it to secure in place. Repeat with the second sack and pipe cleaner, and insert in the ridge around the upper half of the lid.
Punch a hole through the top of the lid. Thread a length of yarn through the hole appropriate for hanging. Some kids prefer to have a loop on the end of a foot and a half so they can hold on and run with them. They “fly” nicely and appear as though the kids are being “chased” by a little ghost!
Halloween Crafts – Footprint Ghost
Footprint Ghost
This is a great craft for any age child and takes precious little resources to make. Not only will you have a permanent reminder of the size of your child’s foot, but you will also get a great Halloween decoration that is easy to make and fun to display.
All you need for this ghost is black construction paper, white (washable) paint, and a black marker. Take a paper plate or a plastic container lid that is big enough to fit your child’s foot in. Pour in the white paint, and have them step into the paint. Obviously, you will want to put down some newspaper first to protect your floor!
Then, have them stepped firmly onto the black construction paper. Press their foot down so that all of the foot is firmly planted on the paper. Then, you will need to let the paint dry completely. Use a black marker to draw on a face to your ghost where the heel print is.
If you like, you can have your child cut the ghost out into an oval, punch a hole in the top and hang it somewhere. Otherwise, just display at your discretion!
Spooky Ghost Halloween Crafts
Balloon Ghosts
For this easy Halloween craft, you need a white balloon, two plastic grocery bags and some tape (black duct tape will hold better) First, blow up a balloon tying a knot in the end of it.
Cut the handles off the grocery bags and any writing on the bag. Starting at the open end of the bag, cut into one inch strip up to about an inch away from the bottom of the bag where the seam is.
With the knot of the balloon at the top, tape one of the bags to the front of the ghost and one to the back. Draw a spooky face on the ghost. Use a length of string to tie around the knot for hanging. Or a rubber band that is cut in half and be used for hanging as well.
Ghosts from Garbage Bags
For this Halloween craft, use balloons, white garbage bags, duct tape and fishing line or thread. Blow up the balloon to about 6 inches. Decide where you will hang the ghost and cut 3 appropriate lengths of fishing line (leave yourself a little extra to play with).
Attach a piece of fishing line or thread to the top, rounded part of the balloon using plenty of duct tape. Make sure it is secure. Open the garbage bag and roll down the sides so the inside bottom is exposed. Make a hole in the center of the bottom of the garbage bag just large enough for the fishing line or thread to fit through.
Hold the end of the fishing line that is attached to your balloon and thread it through the hole. Pull it all the way through the hole so the bottom of the garbage bag rests against the balloon. Roll the sides back down so the balloon is in your garbage bag. Cut a smaller piece of fishing line or thread and loosely tie it around the bag where the balloon is to hold it in place. Don’t pull it tight.
Use a magic marker to make a face on the bag where the balloon is. You could also cut eye and mouth shapes out of construction paper and glue them to the ghost. Tape or tie the other pieces of fishing line to the bottom corners of the garbage bag. These will be the ghost’s arms. Hang your ghost by tying up the loose ends of the 3 pieces of fishing line.
Ghost Patterns, Line Art
Scared Stiff Ghost Crafts
These ghosts are so very cute and will look great decorating your front porch or inside your house. A few simple materials and poof — these lively little ghosts will appear. Supplies needed are:
12″ long plastic foam cone
4″ diameter plastic foam ball
Twigs
Masking tape
Plastic wrap
White fabric
Fabric stiffener (available at craft/discount stores)
Plastic bag
Purple, green, and black fabric or craft pens
Assemble a form for the ghost. Attach the foam ball to the top of the cone with a short straight twig. Use masking tape to fasten several twigs together to make arms, and then insert the arms as desired into the sides of the cone. Cover the entire shape with plastic wrap.
Cut a piece of white fabric into a square or a circle. Make sure the fabric is large enough to fully cover the form with some extra for draping.
Pour 1 cup of fabric stiffener into the plastic bag. Place the fabric piece in the bag. Squeeze the bag repeatedly to soak the fabric with stiffener. Add more stiffeners to the bag, if necessary. Remove the fabric from the bag. Lay it out on a flat surface that’s covered with waxed paper. Press it with the heel of your hand to reshape the fabric so it will be easy to drape over the form.Place the fabric over the form. Drape it to shape a ghost. Keep some of the fabric along the base so the ghost will stand by itself when it’s removed from the form. Let the fabric dry.
Paint on eyes, eyebrows, and a mouth. Remove the ghost from the form. Reuse the form to make more ghosts.
