Halloween Puppet Ghost Craft

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If your kids are fond of Casper the Friendly Ghost, they are going to love creating their own friendly ghost craft puppet. Tie this craft in with a book for more of an educational twist or make super scary spider web slime to extend your child's interest in halloween fun!

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💖 Why You'll Love This Craft
Tips for Making This Ghost Puppet
🎨 Supplies Needed
🖌️ How To Make This Paper Bag Ghost Craft
🧑‍🎨 Expert Tips
💭 FAQs
🖌️ Related Crafts
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Paper Bag Ghost Craft

💖 Why You'll Love This Craft

Spooky Fun with a Twist: This craft lets kids create their own friendly ghost puppet, adding a fun Halloween twist to traditional puppet play.
Perfect for Imaginative Play: Once made, the ghost puppet is great for Halloween-themed performances or storytelling, encouraging creativity.
Great for Group Activities: This craft is perfect for classrooms, parties, or family craft time, letting everyone create their own ghost puppet.

Tips for Making This Ghost Puppet

When printing off a template, you can use the template as is, or you can add a little more creativity. Here are some tips for making this ghost puppet a little more creative:

change the color of his eyes.
Let kids pick what color to make their bowtie.
Print the template in black and white and color the pieces instead of printing on different colored pieces of paper.

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🎨 Supplies Needed

🖌️ How To Make This Paper Bag Ghost Craft

Halloween paper crafts don't have to be difficult. Here's how you make this super easy and fun paper bag Ghost craft.

Step 1: First, you want to print your ghost craft template. Then, cut out all the pieces.

Step 2: If you choose to have the child color the pieces, go ahead and have them do that. If you want it to be already colored, be sure to print the pieces on the colored paper you want.

halloween ghost craft for kids using paper

Step 3: Glue the ghost tail onto the sack part of the bag. Be sure the tail covers all of the bag.

Step 4: Then, glue the eyes, mouth, and cheeks onto your ghost head. Finally, glue your ghost head onto the bottom of the paper bag.

💡 Pro Tip: Attach the finished ghost puppet loosely to a thin stick or skewer, allowing gentle hand motions to make the ghost sway naturally while being played with.

🧑‍🎨 Expert Tips

Layered Sheet Effect: Drape a second thin piece of tissue paper unevenly over the ghost's main body to create a floating, slightly tattered look without needing complex cuts.
Animated Eye Placement: Position the ghost’s eyes at slightly different heights or angles to give a quirky, animated feel that makes it more kid-friendly.
Shadow Dusting Trick: Lightly shade along the bottom edges of the ghost using soft gray or light blue chalk for a more dimensional, shadowy appearance.
Folded Arm Illusion: Curl small strips of white paper and attach them at the sides to mimic tiny floating ghost arms without adding bulk.
Tiny Floating Wisps: Add several small dangling threads or strips under the base of the ghost to create the illusion of wisps trailing behind as it "floats."
Expression Layer Tip: Make two small face cutouts—one spooky, one smiling—and attach them with a paper fastener, letting kids spin to change the ghost’s mood.