Halloween is just around the corner, and you know what that means — time to get those creative juices flowing with some spook-tacular ghost crafts for kids! Whether you’re looking to deck out your home with eerie decorations or you’re in search of a fun activity to keep the little ones entertained, we’ve got you covered. These ghost crafts are a blast to make and are a wonderful way to spend some time together this fall. Add a few to your Halloween bucket list!
We’ve gathered some of the best (and easiest) Halloween ghost crafts for kids of all ages. Yes, there are even a few ideas here that your tweens and teens will love. From cute origami ghosts to recycled tin can windsocks, these crafts are sure to make your Halloween extra special.
So grab your glue sticks, scissors, and construction paper, and get to work on some boo-tiful ghosts!
Materials for Halloween Ghost Crafts
While not an exhaustive list, here’s a good idea of the materials you’ll need to make most of these ghost crafts. Refer to the original tutorials for a complete list.
- origami paper
- construction paper
- cardstock
- scissors
- glue
- pom poms
- paper cups
- paint
- straws
- popsicle sticks
- craft foam
- toilet paper rolls
- magnets or magnetic tape
Easy Ghost Crafts for Kids
Ghost Headband
You don’t want to mess our cute ghost headband craft! Kids can put it together in just minutes and glide around pretending they’re spooky specters.
Origami Ghost
Learn about the art of origami while making some adorable decorations for Halloween. This folded paper ghost from Artsy Craftsy Mom is super cute and easy for kids to follow along with. Clip them to a piece of jute or yarn using mini clothespins, and you have a boo-tiful Halloween banner to hang on the mantel.
3D Ghost
For a ghost craft that pops off the page, make this fun 3D ghost craft from Our Kid things. The colorful background really makes the ghosts stand out, but you could not do the background, punch a hole in the top of each one and string them together for a fun decoration, too.
Paper Cup Flying Ghost
Get a physics lesson and make a Halloween craft at the same time. This craft from Kids Craft Room involves creating a pulley system to move the paper cup ghosts up and down to give them the appearance of flying. Isn’t that fun?
Resist Ghost Art
Get artsy and practice your color resist technique with this spooky ghost art idea from Crafts on Sea. You’ll tape down the ghost shape, dip balled up foil in paint, and use that to create a textured look all around the ghost. When you peel it off, you’re left with a white ghost on a colorful background. How fun!
Pom Pom Popper Ghost
Kids will have an absolute blast with these ghost shooters from The Craft Train! The balloon bottom stretches to bounce the pom poms right out the top. Have a contest to see who can launch theirs the highest!
Have you ever used a straw to blow paint across the page? It’s such a fun painting technique and gets lots of giggles from the kids. Try your hand with these straw-blown ghosts from Rainy Day Mom for Halloween. Once the white blobs are finished, add eyes and a mouth, and your ghosts are complete.
Paper Plate Ghost
Isn’t this the friendliest ghost you’ve ever seen? Grab the free template from Simple Everyday Mom, a paper plate, and some scissors, glue, and construction paper to put this gorgeous ghoul together.
Lollipop Ghosts
Let the kids get crafty while making a treat for their friends. These lollipop ghosts from Kids Activities Blog make the perfect spooky snack for trick-or-treaters and can double as decorations when hanging from your trees or porch.
Mix and Match Magnet Ghost
Grab a few sheets of white and black craft foam to make a mix-and-match magnet toy to play with. You’ll cut out a ghost shape and then various eyes and mouths to give them lots of different faces. Don’t forget to make the pumpkin and Frankenstein faces featured at The Soccer Mom Blog, too.
Ghost Leaves
Grab some of those leaves that are falling to the ground to paint and turn into autumnal ghosts with white paint and a black marker. This project by Crafty Morning is a fun way to incorporate nature into your Halloween crafting.
Toilet Paper Roll Ghosts
Save your toilet tubes, paint them white, and then cut them into ghost shapes. Tuck in some battery-powered lights to create a little glow and ambiance for spooky season. These ghosts from The Craft Train could make fun night lights for the kids during October.
Ghost Painted Rocks
The Crazy Craft Lady has a great idea for a simple and fun craft for kids of all ages — painted ghost rocks! They’re super easy to make and will make fantastic paperweights or decorations for your tables and shelves during October. The spiderwebs look really cute, too.
Handprint Ghost
Turn your child’s handprint into a Halloween memento with this handprint ghost idea from Taming Little Monsters. If your little one hasn’t mastered tracing his or her handprints yet, you can simply paint the hand white instead to let them press their painted handprint onto the paper. Either way, it’s a super simple craft you’ll smile looking back on.
We also have a list of more handprint Halloween crafts you’ll enjoy.
Potato-Stamped Ghost
Carve a ghost shape into a potato and then let the little ones apply white paint and stamp it onto a black background to make lots of little ghost stamps. You can try this idea from Natural Beach Living with all kinds of Halloween shapes like pumpkins or witches’ hats too!
Handprint and Footprint Ghosts
Why not pair those tiny handprints with cute little footsies as well? If you’re looking for a way to celebrate baby’s first Halloween, this idea from Little Pinch of Perfect is a great option. Of course, it’s equally cute for your toddler or preschooler.
Tin Can Ghost
Want to make a decoration for outdoors? Try this tin can hanging ghost from DIY n Crafts! It’s a wonderful way to recycle, plus it’s budget-friendly, which is always helpful. Just add some paint to make the ghost face, and attach white ribbons to flutter in the wind.
Toilet Roll Ghost Windsock
Make your windows look spooky with these ghost windsocks from One Little Project. You’ll need an empty toilet roll tube, construction paper, and paper streamers to pull it all together.
Pencil Eraser Ghost Craft
Grab any ghost coloring page, and dab a pencil eraser in paint to outline the ghost. You’ll get a “relief-style” ghost that has a lot of character. You could also try this with Q-tips to work on your pointillism technique. Get the tutorial at Crafty Morning.
Ghostly Haunted Window Craft
How fun is this ghost window craft from Sunshine Whispers? You’ll need craft foam, popsicle sticks, and some fun Halloween-themed stickers to embellish it. But don’t worry; if you don’t have those things, you can easily recreate it with craft paper.
Ghost Finger Puppets
Put on a puppet show with some ghost finger puppets made with recycled bottle caps and cloth. Draw on silly faces, and use them to sing along with the 5 Little Ghosts song below! Follow the tutorial from Kids’ Craft Room to make your own.
That rounds out our list of ghost crafts for kids. Pin it to come back to every Halloween!