[For Kids] Let’s Make Ghosts! A Collection of Craft Ideas

Monster bucket made of yarn

These are Halloween cups made with paper cups and yarn.

The method is simple: just wrap your favorite color of yarn around a paper cup with double-sided tape on it! Then add a pipe cleaner as a handle and attach face parts like eyes and a mouth to finish.

If you use white yarn, it becomes a mummy-style ghost; if you use purple or yellow-green yarn, it turns into a cute, colorful monster.

And in true Halloween fashion, they’re practical too—you can use them to hold candy!

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ghost light

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Cute ghosts appear—so fun! Here’s an idea for a Ghost Light.

It’s a unique idea that will make your time at home even more exciting.

You’ll need a toilet paper roll, plastic wrap, rubber bands, a permanent marker, and a light.

Draw a ghost on the plastic wrap with the permanent marker, then attach it to the toilet paper roll with rubber bands.

Shine a light through it and a ghost appears on the wall! You can use your smartphone’s light, so give it a try easily.

Ghost Shooter

Let’s make a ghost shooter toy that launches a paper cup using paper cups, cotton swabs, and rubber bands.

First, prepare two paper cups with the bottoms cut out.

For the third paper cup, poke a small hole in the center of the bottom and cut off about 5 cm from the rim.

Next, tie a rubber band to the shaft of a cotton swab and thread it through the small hole in the cup you just prepared—that completes the build.

To play, stack the two bottomless paper cups together, then place the cup with the rubber band on top.

Pull the rubber band and release it… and the cup with the rubber band will shoot out with force! It would be fun to make targets, like balloons, and play a shooting game.

You can also decorate the paper cups by drawing ghost faces or adding stickers.

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A ghost made from origami cut in half

This is a fun ghost origami craft you can easily make with a sheet of origami paper cut in half! It’s perfect for autumn downtime and for creating decorations for Halloween.

It’s also great fine-motor play for three-year-olds, so try making it together as a parent-child activity.

The steps are very simple, so you can finish it quickly—another nice plus! The little tail folded to the back of the ghost is super cute.

You can also make a hat with another piece of origami and put it on for an even cuter look.

Using your favorite colors or patterned paper for the hat can make your Halloween feel even more festive.

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frolicking paper cup ghost

Since it's Halloween, I want to let the paper cups join in the fun too.

The moment you saw “a frolicking paper cup,” you probably thought, “What on earth is that?” But if you actually make one, it’s exactly that—and it’s really fun! First, make two slits on opposite sides near the rim of the paper cup.

Next, loop a rubber band around a battery and secure it with tape.

Then hook the rubber band attached to the battery onto the slits in the cup, and you’re done.

Twist the battery to wind up the rubber band, set the cup on a table, and let go of the battery… The paper cup frolics around beautifully.

If you draw a ghost or an animal on the cup, it looks adorable and somehow even more excited—you won’t be able to help laughing! Be sure to try it with your child and have fun together.

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wobbly ghost

[Halloween Craft] Easy! Make it with a paper cup! Cute Wobbly Ghost <Parent-Child Craft> [Dekimichan] Rubber Bands, Round Stickers — Recommended for Nursery Schools, Kindergartens, Teachers, and Kids

Since there aren’t many steps, a child who can use scissors might be able to make this all by themselves! Here’s how to do it: On the drinking rim side of a regular-sized paper cup, make two slits about 1 cm deep and 1 cm wide.

Make the same slits on the opposite side, 180 degrees apart.

Then fold the flaps between the slits down toward the bottom of the cup.

Next, loop a rubber band over the folded parts—almost done.

Stack a small paper cup on both the top and bottom of the prepared cup, and it’s complete! The bottom cup is held in place by the rubber band, so when you hold it and shake, it wobbles.

Draw a ghost face on the paper cups or decorate them with face-part stickers.

They look cute even just as decorations.

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Tokotoko Ghost

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You can make a cute little “toko-toko” ghost that walks in a slightly clumsy way using a pudding cup, a paper cup, an AA battery, a rubber band, and twine.

First, cut slits in the pudding cup.

Next, wrap the rubber band and twine around the battery and attach it to the pudding cup to create the moving mechanism.

Finally, cover it with the decorated paper cup—add a ghost or jack-o’-lantern design—and you’re done! Pull the twine and let go, and the rubber band’s power makes it start toddling along.

It’s a fun craft idea that you can play with over and over after making it.

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