Looking for an Easy Ghost Craft for preschoolers? This free printable Ghost craft is perfect for Halloween!
Perfect for kids of all ages, this simple craft makes a fun decoration to hang from the ceiling in your classroom!
With Halloween coming up quick, it’s a fun time to dive into all things spooky and make some fun Halloween crafts.
This fun ghost craft is an adaption from our Octopus Craft here. It’s super simple and super cute!
I love that this craft is a great way for little ones to practice their fine motor skills and scissor skills.
The free printable ghost template makes it simple to create this easy paper ghost craft.
Supplies for Easy Ghost Craft – Preschool
For these cute little ghosts you will need the following craft supplies:
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- Free Ghost printable printed on card stock – you can use white paper, but I recommend the extra durability of the cardstock.
- Kid scissors (I recommend these Blunt tip Fiskars scissors for younger kids).
- Stapler
- Yarn and tape if you wish to hang it up.
Let’s get started on these easy Halloween crafts!
How to make a Cute Ghost Craft
First, for these cute ghosts, you need to print the free printable ghost template out on a white sheet of paper.
I recommend using cardstock to make this fun craft more durable!
Provide your kids with kid-safe scissors. I prefer the blunt tip scissors by Fiskar.
Show the kids how to cut on the lines and then to stop when the line stops.
I help my kids understand this by saying:
Cut, cut, cut, STOP!
Cut, cut, cut, STOP!
Once they have cut all of the lines, it’s time to curl bottom of the ghost.
My kids wrapped the strips around their fingers to make them a little bit curly. Alternatively, you could use a pencil to curl it.
Next, use a stapler to form the ghost.
We are going to curve the paper around so that the 2 strips on the end come together to form one strip. Then staple the edges together to make the ghost shape.
You can see that I stapled it at the top and toward the bottom of the body of the ghost.
Now you have a simple ghost craft!
My kids had so much fun making their own little ghosts! This art project is a fun idea for a Halloween party or for classroom Halloween decorations.
If you like, you can turn your ghost into a windsock, by simply taping yarn to the top of the ghost on each side to create a handle for it to hang.
These would be so cute hung up from the ceiling in a classroom or kids might enjoy taking their ghost on an adventure outdoors to let it fly in the wind.
What an easy craft for kids!
I hope you enjoy making these simple paper ghosts.
These preschool ghost crafts are a fun activity that promotes scissor skills and fine motor practice for young children.
Free Printable Ghost
Ready to grab the free template for these friendly ghost crafts?
Simply click on the download button below. You can instantly download the pdf file for this super Ghost craft idea!
Free Printable template for Ghost craft:
More Halloween Crafts and Activities for Kids
Looking for more Halloween fun crafts and activities?
These Halloween Color by Number Pages are great for number recognition and fine motor skills.
You can find a fun Monster Paper Bag Puppet here. Kids can choose the eyes, mouth and more to create the perfect scary monster!
There’s an easy Cotton Ball Ghost Craft here. Classic and oh so easy, these cotton ball ghosts are sure to be a hit in your preschool classroom!
Kids can create their own Paper Spider with this free printable. Just print, color, cut, and paste! What a fun way to practice cutting skills!
You can find a Big List of Printable Halloween Activities here. There’s everything from Frankenstein to bats to Haunted Houses. So many simple crafts and fun Halloween activity ideas for both older children and younger kids.
Looking for fun ideas for sensory play? There’s a Monster Stew Sensory Bin here. Kids will enjoy creating their own spooky concoctions!
Learn how to make Pumpkins from Paper Plates with this easy tutorial. Perfect for the Halloween season and fall, this is a great craft for little hands.
Want to save this ghost art and crafts idea for later? Pin the image below to your Halloween preschool craft ideas board on Pinterest.
