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DLTK's Holiday Crafts for Kids
Stuffed Ghost Craft

Even the youngest crafters can make this project.  It's great for preschoolers to make and hang from the ceiling.

Materials:

bulletpaper
bulletscissors
bulletstapler
bulletsingle hole punch (or an adult can use scissors or sharp pencil)
  
bulletcotton balls or shredded newspaper
  
bulletblack marker or wiggly eyes
  
bulletIF HANGING:  short piece of string, wool or ribbon

Directions:

bulletprint two copies of the template (or just draw your ghosts freehand but make them the same size). 
  
bulletCut out the ghosts (adults will need to help with this)
  
bulletDecorate one of the ghosts with a spooky (or cute) ghost face.
  
bulletStaple all the way around the edge of the ghosts, leaving an opening at the bottom
  
bulletStuff ghosts with shredded paper (kids age 3+ love to help with this step).
  
bulletFinish stapling the ghost closed
  
bulletPunch a few holes in the bottom of the ghost and tie streamers to hang down (they'll wave in the breeze)
  
bulletStaple a short piece of string to the top to hang from the ceiling

 

Templates:

bulletClose the template window after printing to return to this screen.
 
bulletSet page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers).

 

Template      (B&W)

 

 

 

 

Printable Version of these instructions