Total Time 1 hour Ages school-age
This friendly ghost flag looks great hanging in a tree or near your front door. Be sure to visit all of our other ghostly crafts, our fabulous costume ideas and these spook-tackular Halloween recipes!
by Amanda Formaro
What you'll need
- 1 white garbage bag
- Large branch
- Scissors
- Purple and black craft foam
- 3 large buttons
- 6-8 flat marbles
- White craft glue
- 3-4 feet of yarn
- Clear sturdy tape, such as shipping or packaging tape
Helpful Tip:
Buy construction paper at the dollar store for plenty of fun projects. For smaller circles, wrap paper around a small paint brush handle. White craft glue is perfect for this project, however white school glue will work as well.
How to make it
1. Lay branch on work surface.
2. Place closed end of plastic garbage bag near the branch. Insert branch into the bag, poking through the side, running branch through the bag and out the other side (see image).
3. On the side of the bag that is attached to the branch, use scissors to cut two triangles; these will create the space between the head and arms. (Note: Cut only the two sloping sides of the triangles so that all of the pieces remain attached to the bag. (See image)
4. Tape the excess bag that you just cut and attach it to the branch.
5. Cut two ovals from black foam for eyes, and a simple mouth as well. Glue to the head portion of the bag (see image).
6. Cut out a simple bow tie from purple foam and glue under smile.
7. Glue 3 buttons down the front of the ghost’s body.
8. Go to the bottom of your ghost, which is the open end of the bag, and cut a triangle-type pattern to create a jagged edge (see image).
9. Line up the jagged triangles on top of each other. Glue flat marbles in between a front and back jagged triangle. You do not have to glue them to every one, just put enough in to give your ghost some weight.
10. Tie yarn to one end of the branch. Wrap around several times to secure well. Tie the other end of the yarn to the other end of the branch, thus creating your hanger.
