Halloween Ghost Decoration Crafts

Foam Ghost

1. Purchase sheets of white packing foam from a moving or a packing store. Have a pencil, paper and scissors available for this fun and easy Halloween craft. Before cutting any figures from the foam, be sure to sketch a few ghost figures onto the paper. Once you have sketched a favorite figure, cut it out and trace it onto the foam. Use the scissors to carve out eyes and a ghostly mouth, or to save time, draw the eyes and mouth with a black magic marker. Ghosts can be made to look scary or friendly. Poke a hole in the top of the ghost and tie string to hang it from the ceiling or outside in the trees.

Ghost Door Hanger

2. Make a door hanger decoration for Halloween. Purchase card stock at a craft store and cut out a ghostly figure from it. Using a black permanent marker, draw ghostly eyes. Use scissors to cut a hole in the middle of the ghost that is big enough to slip over the door knob. Before placing the ghost in its place, use the black marker to write a quick and short Halloween saying, such as "boo" or "RIP."

Ghostly Chair Cover

3. Decorate chairs with ghostly coverings. Purchase white pillowcases for this Halloween craft. Depending on the size of the chair, extra wide or long pillowcases may be needed. Cut out ghostly eyes and a mouth from sheets of black felt. Use fabric glue to place the eyes and mouth onto the white pillowcase. Kids can cut their name out in the black felt and glue it onto the pillowcase. Halloween phrases can also be cut out and applied to this decoration. Another option is to place Velcro on the back of letters and shapes before applying them to the pillowcase. The Velcro will allow the shapes and letters to be used over again for the same project or at another time.