👻 Paper Plate Halloween Ghost Crafts for Kids

All you need are paper plates, scissors, string, and supplies for the face (markers, cut-out paper, or even stickers). In just 15 minutes, you’ll have floating, silly, or spooky ghosts ready to hang.

🧾 Materials

• Paper plates

• Scissors

• String, yarn, or ribbon

• Markers, stickers, or cut-out paper for faces

🧪 Instructions

1. Cut the tails: From the bottom of the paper plate, cut wavy strips to create the ghost’s “tail.” (For younger kids, you can prep this part ahead of time.)

2. Create the face: Use markers, stickers, or cut-outs to design the ghost’s expression. Try a surprised “O” mouth, goofy grin, or mismatched eyes—imperfections make them cuter!

3. Hang them up: Punch a hole at the top, thread string through, and hang in doorways, windows, or classrooms.

💡 Tips & Variations

• Hang them by a window so the breeze makes them “float.”

• Add glitter, tissue paper, or streamers for extra flair.

• Glue multiple plates together to create giant group ghosts.

• Store flat after Halloween—they’re easy to save for next year.

🎃 Why Kids Love This Craft

• Super quick: Finished in under 15 minutes.

• Kid-friendly: Minimal adult help needed.

• Group fun: Perfect for classrooms or Halloween parties.

• Creative play: Kids can swap ghost faces to create “families” or whole ghost towns.

Credit: Adapted from Insider Mama (insidermama.com/kids-halloween-crafts/)

✨ Want more spooky fun? Pair this activity with other Halloween crafts like toilet paper roll bats or pumpkin painting for a complete DIY decoration day.