Quick and Easy Ghost Craft for Halloween that my 2 & newly 5 year old Almost Made By Themselves!

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This was one of those on the fly, improvised crafts I put together when the boys started going crazy and we only had about a half hour before we needed to leave for soccer. It's quick and easy, my favorite! 

Boo! Aren't these the cutest scary ghosts you've ever seen? 

They were so simple and easy. Here's what you need: 

Some jute string

White Paper Towels (Square ones work best) You could also use facial tissues for smaller ghosts.

Marker

These seriously take only about 5 minutes. 

First, take one paper towel and scrunch it up into a ball. 

You might want to make sure you have time to fit in some crazy dancing in there too.

Spread out another paper towel flat on a table or other surface and put your scrunched up paper towel in the middle of it. 

Carefully grab the flat paper towel and pinch it around the scrunched up ball of paper towel. You can gently twist it, but dont' rip the paper! Feel free to make scary Halloween noises as you wait for Mama to help you. 

Tie a piece of string around the neck. You can also tie a loop in the other end for easier hanging.

Use a marker to draw a face on your ghost! You can also get creative and color the bottom of the ghost, but the boys wanted their ghosts to be white so they'd be scarier! 

Froot Loop immediately started running around the house with his ghost and Cocoa Puff told me to hang his in the doorway. 

There you have it! 

What's your favorite Halloween creature? 

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Comments

Taylor | NotQuiteAnAdult - October 17, 2017 6:26 PM
This is the easiest halloween craft i've seen! Perfect for the little kids in my life!
Mama Writes Reviews - October 17, 2017 6:31 PM
Even my two year old could do this basically unsupervised. He only needed help tying the string!
Denise Ingabire-Smith - October 17, 2017 6:41 PM
aww these look so fun I love the product at the end boo lol
Mama Writes Reviews - October 17, 2017 7:01 PM
Aw, thanks! The boys had fun doing them!
Joanna Hamp - October 17, 2017 11:20 PM
Awww. My twins will love doing this! So easy!
Mama Writes Reviews - October 18, 2017 12:11 AM
Awesome. I hope y'all have fun!
Nellwyn - October 18, 2017 11:37 AM
I remember making ghosts just like this when I was little. It's always great to have craft ideas that you can do quickly without a lot of special supplies.
Mama Writes Reviews - October 18, 2017 2:46 PM
Now that you mention it, I may have done something like this when I was little too.
Amber B. - October 18, 2017 1:07 PM
I love how easy this craft is! I have two young kids and this might be a good one for them.
Mama Writes Reviews - October 18, 2017 2:46 PM
I hope y'all enjoy it!
Dawn Wairimu - October 18, 2017 2:42 PM
i love crafts that little hands can participate in - it's so much more fun for everyone!
Mama Writes Reviews - October 18, 2017 2:46 PM
I agree! It's good to have some quick and easy go to crafts!
Jessica Koza - October 18, 2017 7:47 PM
This is such a simple and cute idea! My kids will love it!
Mama Writes Reviews - October 18, 2017 10:36 PM
Awesome. I hope y'all enjoy!
Jessica Battiato - October 18, 2017 9:05 PM
SO cute! My kids will love this! XOhttps://www.theweekenderafa...
Mama Writes Reviews - October 18, 2017 10:36 PM
Wonderful! Have fun.
Lisa - Mom Without A Village - October 19, 2017 12:12 AM
Love these ghosts! Even my not-so-crafty sons will enjoy making these. And they will definitely be making the scary noises along with it!!
Mama Writes Reviews - October 19, 2017 10:25 AM
Haha, the scary noises were the most fun part! I wish I had taken some video.
Meagan Emmons - October 19, 2017 11:46 PM
I remember making these as a kid. So cute!
Mama Writes Reviews - October 20, 2017 12:39 AM
Thank you very much!
Sarah Fatima - September 29, 2018 2:42 AM
Aww, this ghost is cutest. Lovely read. I can't able to make this ghost even. :-D
Rachel - September 30, 2018 11:23 AM
Simple yet effective! Very friendly on budgets too! You could make and hang lots of this up and it would look great!
Annemarie LeBlanc - October 1, 2018 11:58 AM
My granddaughters would have a blast making these ghost decorations. I am positive they'd want to make a lot and hang them on the porch. Thanks for sharing this easy to make kids craft for Halloween!
Eileen Mendoza Loya - October 1, 2018 1:10 PM
When I was a kid, I did not like dressing up for Halloween, it was just the candies that motivated me to wear a costume. I guess the best costume I wore was as a sumo wrestler. It took a lot of time to stuff old shirts into those leotards and tights to make me look fat. Hahaha.
Eileen Mendoza Loya - October 1, 2018 1:14 PM
Yay, a new easy Halloween craft to make. I am not very good with making decorations and stuff but this one I can totally pull off!
Tracy @ Cleland Clan - October 1, 2018 2:58 PM
I've done something similar with Tootsie Pops in the center. Lots of fun.
Lyosha - October 6, 2018 2:28 PM
awww! how cute is that! I absolutely love this craft and I will make too myself, It's a great idea for major decoration spot,.
Rachael Hope - October 6, 2018 2:45 PM
Awww that's super cute! Great for this time of year with Halloween coming up. Thanks for sharing this. Rach
Blair - October 7, 2018 8:40 AM
What a fun activity. We’ve done crafts like this, alway a good time
Ruth - October 7, 2018 9:57 AM
This looks like such a cute and fun idea and easy to do!! If I had kids, they would definitely be making these :3 My fave Halloween creatures are probably witches
Vicki - October 8, 2018 3:55 AM
This is a great idea. My three year old could totally do this. I love doing craft activities with the kids at home, so much fun!
Preet - October 8, 2018 6:18 AM
Oh wow, What a cute and fun idea. Perfect since I am actually to have a halloween activity for my kids.
Scott Gombar - October 8, 2018 8:14 AM
The activities that you get to do with the kids this time of the year are always a lot of fun. This is another example! Thanks for sharing.
Dana Brillante-Peller - October 8, 2018 2:55 PM
Such a cute idea for the kids during the month of October. We loved creating things when the boys were younger.
Megan - October 8, 2018 4:06 PM
Omg, these crafts are so much fun! I love them! I'm totally trying.
Jenn - October 8, 2018 8:51 PM
Those are fun and easy- perfect for my kiddos. And your little with the curls is just too adorable!
Hannah F - October 8, 2018 9:12 PM
Love how simple and fun this craft is and of course I love seeing the little ones enjoying themselves on Halloween.
Katie - October 8, 2018 11:12 PM
This looks like fun! My kids love making things themselves. We've done a few seasonal crafts so far this fall.
Tizzy Says - October 10, 2018 2:07 PM
I used to make these as a kid, and as an adult I have made them with my own kids. We used to hang them from trees and balconies. We found that plain white party gift bags last longer, so we can reuse them and not have to worry about rain ruining them.
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