Boo!! Did I scare you?? Probably not but as Halloween is nearly upon us I thought I better give it a go. I’ve never been keen on the gory side of Halloween and my children don’t particularly like being scared but we’re all for Pumpkin carving, apple bobbing and other child friendly activities. As a Bostik craft ambassador I get to create child-friendly crafts every month, so this month it had to be a Halloween Ghost Decoration Craft for kids. This one (made by my son) has been named ‘Bounce!’
To make your own spooky pal you’ll need
Some fabric
Polystyrene ball
Bostik Glu dots
Bostik Sew simple glue
Buttons
Felt (to make a mouth)
Decorations – we used pumpkin ribbon and fusible beads
Elastic cord
Keyring
Step 1
Start by cutting a rough square out from a piece of fabric. We used pinking shears as it prevents fraying and give the ghost a wiggly edge. Turn the fabric over so that the wrong side is facing up.
Step 2
Nest cover half of the polystyrene ball with Bostik sew simple glue. Stick into the centre of your fabric and then gather the fabric around to stick into place.
Step 3
Using a cocktail stick or sewer make a hole through the fabric into the polystyrene ball (might need an adult to do this bit). Stick in some elastic cord using the sew simple glue. We used black cord so that it wouldn’t show up at night. Now leave to dry.
Step 4
Stick two buttons onto the fabric using Bostik glu dots. We used one larger and one smaller and two different colours to give our ghost a bit of character!
Step 5
We used a moon shaped felt sticker to make the mouth, you could of course cut one out.
Step 6
It’s time to decorate! My son cut small pumpkins off pumpkin trimming and stuck to the ghost using the sew simple glue.
Step 7
Next he made some simple shapes from glow in the dark fusible beads (which Mummy ironed!) and these were stuck to the ghost using Glu dots.
Step 8
Tie the elastic cord onto a keyring and your new friend is ready to play!
awww how cute is the little ghost, I think I will be making a couple of these
Thanks 🙂 my son is very pleased with him
Great post I really like these ideas, me Jade and Spud love doing crafts too, I also love that you have done step by step guides on how to create so others can try and copy 🙂
Aww thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂 I think it’s great to get crafty with the kids
Aww what a cute wee ghosty! Great craft (I love your white material actually!)
It’s great isn’t it, the shimmer adds to his ghostly appeal 🙂
I have to say that ghost is more adorable than scary mind.
This is great! Your very creative 😀
I like the scary eye on the ghost! Great job!
Very cute ghost. A really nice idea.
This looks like a fun and easy craft activity to do with kids. I’m with you, I’m not keen on the gory stuff but apple bobbing and pumpkin carving are great!
Such an awesome looking ghost 🙂
Oh this is super cute. You could add a glowstick under it and make it glow! I have pinned this!
Too cute, love non-scary activities like this for Halloween, as it is a holiday children need to enjoy and not be scared of!xx
Simple and effective – love it
This is adorable. Such a lovely Halloween crafts for the kiddies
Aww he’s so sweet! My three would love to have a go at making him!
great ideas for the kids not too difficult for toddlers either.
These are adorable, home made is always the best in my opinion
Aw these are great, i would love to stick a glow stick inside it too for went it gets dark.
They look like they were great fun to make.