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Simple Ghost Crafts – Dixie Ghosts

October 22, 2013 by Sarah 6 Comments

simple ghost crafts for kidsSimple ghost crafts are the name of the game right now.  It all started with these (almost too simple) Facial tissue ghosts.  Sammy and Madeline both became ghost making machines.  As fun as they are, a Mama can only take so many facial tissue ghosts.

So I began thinking of other simple ghost crafts.  We did one in my Kindergarten class using toilet paper rolls and cotton balls that were cute and fun, but I didn’t have very many toilet paper rolls – and I knew my ghost making machines would likely want to make plenty.  Luckily I had just bought Dixie Cups (for another activity) but thought they would work great.  And they did!

Preschool halloween ghost crafts

To make these Halloween Ghosts we used

  • Dixie Cups
  • Cotton Balls
  • Glue
  • Googly Eyes (because I am on a bit of a googly eyes kick right now)

The process is simple, and actually quite relaxing for wee ones – perhaps because of the softness of the cotton balls.  These ghost are really only two steps.

Halloween crafts for Preschoolers

  1. Spread glue over the Dixie cup.  We used liquid white glue and a paint brush, but a glue stick would work well too.
  2. Stretch out the cotton balls into fluffs and stick onto the cup.  We had a wet cloth beside us as we worked to wipe fingers when they got glue-y.

As I predicted, these simple ghost crafts were a big hit – and something Sammy could do all on his own.  Benjamin even got in on the fun!  He was the cotton ball fluffer (with supervision of course).  It took him a little while to warm up to the feeling of the cotton balls, but once he did he took his job very seriously!  The ghost factory workers are expanding …

sensory activity for baby

There was a lot of fine motor skills being practiced in this craft, and problem solving skills too.  If there was not enough glue on the cup the cotton didn’t stick too well, and adding more glue was very tricky (as the cotton would get all stuck).  After some thought and talking we decided it would be easier if Sammy could see the glue better, so we added a dot of green paint.  Then Sammy could clearly see where he had already put glue, and where more was needed, before sticking the cotton.

I think I will stick to some simple crafts and learning activities.  Sammy loves being able to do things completely independently right now.  When Madeline gets home from school he loves showing her his projects and announcing that he did it “all by mine’s self”.  AND I drank a coffee “all by mine’s self” too!

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Filed Under: Activities for Baby, Art, Create, Easy Crafts, Halloween, Kindergarten, Kindergarteners, Playful Art, Preschoolers Tagged With: fine motor skills, ghosts, halloween crafts, sensory

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Comments

  1. Angela@mamarosemary.com says

    October 25, 2013 at 11:28 am

    These are so cute! We will be doing these next week at preschool and I am sure the kids will love it! I really love the tactile-ness of this project.
    I was a big tissue paper ghost maker as a kid, many found memories of making and placing them everywhere.

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      October 25, 2013 at 2:21 pm

      Thank you Angela! Please come back and tell us how your preschoolers liked them!!! I would love to see them too — You are most welcome to post a picture on our Face Book Page 🙂

      Reply
  2. Susen @ Dabbling Momma says

    September 22, 2014 at 6:59 am

    These ghosts are SO cute and SO easy and fun to make! Can’t wait to try with my kids!

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      September 22, 2014 at 12:07 pm

      Thanks Susen! They really are fun to make – and fun to play with after too 🙂 Thanks for taking the time to comment!

      Reply
  3. Susen @ Dabbling Momma says

    September 24, 2014 at 9:57 pm

    Hi Sarah! Well, we tried making some ghosts and went with the toilet paper roll option. I wanted to thank you for the inspiration to make cotton ball ghosts! I’ve linked back to your Dixie Ghost post in my most recent post! Thanks again! My kids had fun making them! http://dabblingmomma.blogspot.com/2014/09/toilet-paper-roll-ghosts.html

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    • Sarah says

      September 25, 2014 at 7:06 pm

      They turned out so sweet Susen!! Thank you for the link back – so glad you and the little ones had fun!

      Reply

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