Ghosts crafts for kids to make

Ghosts are always a fun decoration to put out on Halloween!

 

Floating Ghosts

Materials:  lid from a small jar, half of a Styrofoam ball, 5 packing peanuts, 5 squares of bathroom tissues, 5 white or black pipe cleaners, black marker, glue, masking tape, paintbrush and black poster paint

Directions:

Cover lid with masking tape so that you can paint it.  Glue the half of the Styrofoam ball in the lid.  Paint the ball and edge of the lid black.

To make each ghost, rub the glue on the sides and end of the packing peanuts and loosely cover it with a square of tissue paper.  Make 5 ghosts give each a spooky face with black marker.

Stick one end of piper cleaner into glue and then into bottom of one of your ghosts.  Stick the other end into the Styrofoam base.  Arrange like they are floating.

Hairpin Ghosts Necklace 

Materials:  plastic lid, hairpin, Black construction paper, Black thread, scissor and glue

Directions:

Spread hairpin apart slightly so that it forms the outline of a ghost.  Tie a long black thread around the top of the hairpin.  The tie the two ends of the thread together to make a necklace.

Set the hairpin on a plastic lid and use a squeeze bottle of glue to fill  the area inside the hairpin.  Cut tiny round eyes and a mouth from the black paper and stick them in the glue near the top of the hairpin for ghost face.

Place the lid on a completely flat surface to keep the glue from running out of the hairpin, and allow the ghost to dry completely.  When dry, peel the ghost off the lid.  Trim off any excess glue that has run over the sides or too far from the bottom of the ghost.

You can also hang it on the window.

Little Ghost Table Decoration

Materials:  Clear plastic cup, two Styrofoam packaging peanuts, green pipe cleaner, black construction paper, one square toilet paper, black marker, orange marker, scissor and glue

Directions:

Trace around the rim of the cup on the black paper and cut out the circle.

Make the ghost by dipping one end of a Styrofoam package peanut in glue. Then cover it with tissue and give ghost with black marker.

Make a pumpkin with the cut of end of another packaging peanut and color with orange marker.  Poke a green pipe cleaner in the top to act as a stem.

Glue ghost and pumpkin on the circle.  Let dry completely.  Dip the rim of the cup in the glue and set it over the circle so the ghost and pumpkin are inside the cup.

Store careful

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Halloween Projects

Got this crafts from a craft book by Kathy Ross as known as Katherine Reynolds.  She has several different kids books.

Sock Pumpkin

Materials:  Old white sock, stuffing, rubber band, white glue, scissors, orange and green poster paint, paintbrush, and black construction paper

Directions:

Cut the toe half off the foot of the sock. Use the rest of the sock and use more sock pieces if you need to use them, to stuff the toe to form a round pumpkin.  Secure the top with the rubber band, leaving the top of the sock sticking out of the stem.

Paint the pumpkin orange and the stem green.  Twist the stem while wet.  Glue on the jack o' lantern face cut from black construction paper.

Stuffed Sock Bat

Materials:  old black sock, stuffing (newspaper or cotton balls), scissors, craft glue, black and white construction paper or felt, pipe cleaners, and red and black yarn

Directions:

Stuff the foot of the black sock and tie with black yarn.  Tie the two ends of the yarn together so that you can hang the bat upside down.  Trim off the excess sock.

Cut eyes, ears, and teeth from the felt or paper, glue them to the toe end. Give the bat a smile with the red yarn.  For the wings, Cut a front and back piece from the black construction paper or felt.  Glue each front and back together with two or three pipe cleaners in between, so   that the wings can be bent in different shapes.  Glue the wings to the back of your bat so they stick out.  Now, hang your bat upside down.

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Pumpkin Ideas for kids to make-part 2

Here is the second section!

Light Bulb Pumpkin Craft

Materials:  Paint, Chenille Stem, Craft Foam or Felt, Craft Glue or Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks, Paint Brush, and Scissors

Instructions:

First you need to paint your light bulb orange. If you want to make your light bulb a little stronger before you paint it, consider covering it with a few layers of paper mache. Add more details to your pumpkin using paint. Paint the socket end of the light bulb brown to look like a stem. Paint a jack-o-lantern face on your pumpkin. If you need some inspiration, check out these free jack-o-lantern patterns.

Make darker orange lines on my pumpkin, but this is optional.  Wrap the chenille stem around a pencil so it looks like a spiral. Bend it in half to make a loop and twist the chenille stem around the socket end of the light bulb so you have a couple of inches hanging down the side of the pumpkin. To finish your light bulb pumpkin, cut a couple of leaf shapes out of green craft foam and felt and glue them to your pumpkin. Once the glue is dry you can hang up your pumpkin craft where ever you want!

Bumpkin Pumpkin

Materials:  Paper Mache Paste, Balloons (any size), Newspaper,  String, Paint, and Construction paper and Googly eyes (optional)

Instructions:

Make Paper Mache Paste.

Cut newspaper or newsprint into 2" wide strips.
Blow up balloons (as many as you like) and tie off. Attach string to tied end of balloon.

Once paper mache paste is cool, dip individual strips of newsprint into paste.

Apply strips to balloon one at a time. Repeat process until balloon is completely covered. The more layers the firmer your finished work will be.

Hang balloon by string in warm, dry area for at least 24 hours or until completely dry. Be sure to us a drip cloth to protect area.

**if you are making pumpkins - take a 1-2" piece of a paper towel or toilet paper roll. Hold on top of balloon and attach with newspaper strips to form stalk for pumpkin.

Bumpkin Pumpkin 2
Once paper mached balloon is dry:

Gently insert sharp needle into base of balloon - you should hear a pop and balloon pull away from sides of hardened shell.

Gently push in bottom of shell to form a dent - or base for the pumpkin to sit.

Do not force. If dent will not form, use a cardboard strip, about 1" wide, stapled into a circle as a base.

Paint body of pumpkin orange. Paint stalk green.

To decorate paint eyes, nose and mouth on pumpkin in desired "look". You can use googly eyes if you wish. You can cut out green leaves from construction paper and use green floral wire to form vines.

You can also cut out eyes, nose and mouth using a sharp bladed knife. Then cut a circle in the back and shine a flashlight inside. Do NOT use a candle or flame. These pumpkins are paper and will immediately burn.

Pumpkin Snot

Kids love slime, especially when they make it!  Let them help or make a batch and give it to them in a plastic pumpkin with the poem.

Blend together 2 cups of white glue (such as Elmers) with 1 1/2 cups warm water in a bowl.

Add red and yellow food coloring until orange for pumpkin snot.

Dissolve 4 tsp. of borax in 1 1/3 cups warm water in another bowl.  When dissolved add it to the glue/water bowl.

Squish with hands until desired consistency.  Print poem to add if desired.

Have fun but keep off of furniture, carpets and clothes!

Salt Dough Pumpkin Patch

Salt dough is a great medium for fun and creative crafting. Take this sparkly pumpkin patch for instance! Salt dough recipes aren't just for kids. Make these fun and festive pumpkins this Fall for your holiday decorating.

Materials:  1 cup salt, 2 cups all purpose flour, 1 cup water, orange acrylic paint, paintbrush, Gold glitter paint, and 2 green toothpicks, broken or cut in half

IMPORTANT NOTE: This recipe for salt dough makes a lot of projects. If you only plan on making a few, cut this recipe into fourths or in half.

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