👻Easy Ghost Craft For Kids (Freebie) 👻

This easy ghost craft is so much fun for boosting Halloween spirit during the spooky season.

Made with basic crafting supplies and our free ghost template, this easy Halloween craft is a fun activity for kids of all ages.

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Easy Ghost Craft

Halloween season has finally arrived and we couldn’t be more excited.

Today, we’re adding an easy ghost craft to our growing collection of non-spooky Halloween crafts for younger kids and big kids too!

This cute Halloween ghost craft is a simple craft that children of all ages enjoy making- it comes together in a handful of easy steps.

Our simple ghost craft is a great craft for working on fine motor skills during a Halloween unit at school.

Or, it’s a easy way to have some screen free Halloween fun at home with children.

Completed ghost crafts can be used as Halloween decorations at home or in the classroom.

You can even hang completed paper ghosts throughout your home to show off your child’s not-so-spooky ghost crafts.

Are you a teacher? Use completed crafts as Halloween ghost decorations at school. This is the perfect craft for decorating a bulletin board or classroom door for Halloween.

Craft Supplies

Here are the simple supplies you’ll need to make this easy ghost craft.

Ghost outline – the free template you’ll need to make your own ghost craft is located at the bottom of this post.
Printer and white paper
Construction paper – you’ll need white and black construction paper.
Black marker
Glue stick
Scissors – we love these blunt tip scissors for little hands. They offer a comfort grip a child’s hands while they practice cutting.
Googly Eyes (optional) – if you’re making this with younger kids and toddlers you can opt to use googly eyes instead of making your own.

How To Make An Easy Ghost Craft

Print a copy of our free ghost template on a white piece of paper.

To download the easy ghost craft outline you’ll need to fill in the form located at the very bottom of this post.

Cut out the ghost structures including: the ghost’s body and arms.

Trace the different parts of the ghost’s body onto white construction paper or cardstock. Cut out the pieces.

Use a black marker to outline the ghost’s arms and body like we did above.

Glue the ghosts arms to the back of the body to create a simple ghost shape.

Draw eyes and a mouth freehand on black construction paper and cut them out.

Glue the ghost’s eyes and mouth to the ghost’s face.

Download Instructions

To download our free printable template you’ll need to fill in the download form located at the bottom of this post.

Once you’ve joined and confirmed you’ll become a member of our mailing list and receive a direct link to instantly download the easy ghost craft outline.

To confirm you’ll need to follow the instructions you receive via email.

If you have downloaded from us before and are already subscribed to our email updates, simply complete the form and our software will automatically redirect you to the download link so you can download this ghost outline immediately.

For best results, we recommend printing our ghost template on high quality white paper. It makes for a better quality crafting experience and is far more durable than standard copy paper is.

Reading Recommendations

We love to read! And, we’re always looking for engaging books to keep children off their tablets!

Here are some of our favorite top-rated Halloween stories and books to pair with our easy ghost craft.

These great ghost themed books are such a fun way to incorporate some extra reading into the Halloween season.

More Screen Free Halloween Activities

Here are some of our favorite simple Halloween craft ideas and free Halloween printables for kids of all ages.

These fun craft ideas and activities for Halloween are the best way to have a great time and make the best of the Halloween season.

All of these easy crafts, activities and games are so much fun!

Our ghost face craft is the easiest ghost craft to prep and make.

It’s the perfect Halloween craft for children to create some cute decor for Halloween festivities at school or a kids’ Halloween party at home.

This craft idea is a fun Halloween art project that would be a great addition to any preschool or kindergarten Halloween unit of study.

Older kids even enjoy making this sweet ghost craft in honor of Halloween.

Did you make our easy ghost craft? We’d love to see your finished product.

Snap a photo of your finished craft and reach out to us via social media (our Facebook page is best).

We may even show off your completed easy ghost craft to our readers!

Got a question about this easy ghost craft?

Drop us a comment down below and we’ll do our very best to get back to you!

🎃 Happy Halloween! 🎃

More Spooktacular Ghost Crafts

Here are even more easy ghost craft ideas from friends and fellow bloggers around the web.

Visit their blogs for the tutorials and specific requirements to make each of these fun friendly ghost crafts.

footprint ghosts – white paint and black paper is the only thing you need to make these cute little ghosts footprint crafts for Halloween.
puffy ghosts – use cotton balls/pom poms and a little bit of glue to create cute cotton ball ghosts.
cheesecloth ghosts – a cup, styrofoam ball, mod podge/craft glue mixture and cheeseclothes are used to create these clever and fun decoration.
paper roll ghosts – save your toilet paper rolls so you can make these cute white ghosts.
tissue paper ghost – make white ghosts by balling up tissue paper squares and gluing them over the entire ghost. Cute and fun for young kids.
paper cup ghosts – this flying ghost is made using paper cups and strings. A great STEM activity for kids of all ages.
plastic bottle ghost – a great game for a Halloween party these plastic bottle ghosts are quick and easy to make. Give them each a different facial expression to make this craft even more fun!
origami ghosts – how cute are these folded paper ghosts? Give them different expressions to really make them your own.
coffee filter lollipop ghosts – use wooden skewers or lollipops to to make these adorable lollipop ghosts with children.
ghost windsocks – a fun DIY decoration idea kids can make themselves.

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Easy Ghost Craft for Halloween