[For Kids] Let’s Make Ghosts! A Collection of Craft Ideas
Even though they’re scary, you just can’t help wanting to look… Ghosts are such mysterious beings, aren’t they?
In this article, I’d like to share some ghost craft ideas that are perfect for little kids!
They’re all super cute, so even children who scare easily will be totally fine!
They might even end up thinking, “Ghosts? No big deal!”
Give them a try and have fun making them during the summer, the test-of-courage season, or around Halloween!
They’re also perfect for craft time at daycare or kindergarten!
- [For toddlers] Simple but amazing craft ideas — including toys they can play with
- Handmade haunted house ideas: from ways to darken a room to props
- Irresistible for 5-year-olds! A collection of recommended craft ideas for Halloween
- [For 4-Year-Olds] Fun to Make! A Collection of Halloween Craft Ideas
- Irresistible for 3-year-olds! A collection of fun Halloween craft ideas to make
- Fun for 1-year-olds! A collection of Halloween craft ideas you can make while playing
- [Fun] A Collection of Picture Books Featuring Ghosts [Scary]
- Recommended for Halloween! How to make an easy origami ghost with a 3-year-old
- [Preschools & Daycare] Costume and Cosplay Ideas for Halloween
- [Age 2] Have fun with Halloween crafts! A collection of ideas perfect for October
- Fun crafts using straws
- Easy to make! DIY ideas for Whack-a-Gator
- Paper cup crafts that elementary school kids will love! A collection of fun project ideas
[For Kids] Let’s Make Ghosts! Craft Ideas (1–10)
Ghost Candy Bag
Here’s an introduction to making a “Ghost Candy Bag” from a paper cup.
Cut off the rim of the paper cup with scissors and mark it into 16 sections.
Once marked, draw lines from each mark down to the bottom.
Since accurately marking and drawing straight lines can be difficult for children, please have an adult help.
After you’ve made slits along the lines with scissors, fold each strip one by one clockwise and tuck it into the gap on the left.
Finally, attach a handle made from the cut-off rim and stick on a ghost face made from construction paper to finish.
Adding a ribbon to the handle or decorating it might make it even nicer!
Ghost Treasure Hunt
This is a ghost treasure hunt game that’s perfect for a Halloween party! Make 5–6 ghosts using paper cups and decorate them with faces and mouths.
Since the game works like a simple board game, prepare two playing pieces and an easy grid board.
Then, to match the number of ghosts, prepare a roughly half-and-half mix of treasures and duds.
For duds, a piece of paper with “Miss” or an X mark is fine.
For treasures, prepare papers with shiny stickers or drawings of treasure.
It’s a two-player game: after deciding who goes first, the second player randomly hides the treasures and duds inside the ghosts to set up the game.
The first player chooses ghosts until they get a dud; each time they find a treasure, they move forward one space.
When they hit a dud, players switch turns.
Try making and playing it together with friends or family!
ghost lantern
For a Halloween craft, how about a “ghost lantern” that can also be used as a bag? You can make it with a balloon, construction paper, pipe cleaners, and liquid glue.
First, tear the construction paper into pieces that aren’t too small, and use liquid glue to stick them on until the balloon is covered.
Once the paper dries, use scissors to pop the balloon and remove it.
Clean up the opening at the top with scissors, and add ghost eyes and a mouth to the side—now the lantern part is complete.
Put a light inside and enjoy.
If you want to use it as a bag, punch holes on both sides of the lantern and thread pipe cleaners through to make handles.
It helps to reinforce the back side of the hole areas with extra construction paper.
[For Kids] Let's Make Ghosts! Craft Ideas Compilation (11–20)
Gobble-Gobble Ghost
You can easily make a cute ghost with a gaping mouth using just a single sheet of paper! Fold the paper in half vertically and cut a slit where the mouth will be.
Put diagonal creases on the lower cut section, fold it inward, and open it up to create an adorable beak-like mouth.
Cut the overall paper into a ghost shape, then add parts like a hat.
If you want a mischievous, playful ghost, stick a little tongue peeking out at the mouth.
It’s a craft idea you can adapt into animals and enjoy all year round.
The ghost that is always watching me
Ghosts are scary enough on their own, but just imagining one staring at you the whole time is absolutely terrifying, right? Let’s make a spooky ghost like that and surprise lots of people.
Draw big ghostly eyes and a mouth on a toilet paper roll.
It’s easier to make just one eye, so that’s recommended.
Cut out the eye area using scissors or a craft knife.
You’ll be able to see the inside of the toilet paper roll through the eye hole, so draw the pupil there to finish.
Now set the ghost in front of you and move up, down, left, and right.
No matter where you go, its eyes will keep following you…
Ghost Paper Fan
Paper ghost fans are perfect as wall decorations, too.
Prepare two sheets of paper in your favorite color and fold each one into an accordion.
Then combine the two pieces, secure the ends of the folds together with clips or glue, and tie the center with thin thread or fishing line.
Once tied, open it up; when it forms a circle, secure the ends together again with a clip, and you’re done! After that, use another piece of paper to create decorations like the ghost’s eyes and mouth however you like, and stick them on.
Since you won’t need scissors except when making the decorations, even small children can work on this safely!
Ghost Cracker
Perfect for Halloween parties and the like: ghost crackers! To make the base, simply take a paper cup with the bottom removed and attach a halved balloon with vinyl tape.
Then draw ghost faces or anything you like on the cup.
Put in confetti made from finely cut origami paper or small pom-pom balls, and you’re ready to go! When you pull the balloon part, the contents pop out like a party cracker.
If you fill it with ghost illustrations or tiny ghost figurines, it will feel even spookier.