Scary Gauze Ghosts

Gauze Ghost

These realistic frighteners are fun to make and great for decor.

Craft Materials:

• Different size plastic milk jugs or juice bottles.
• Laundry Starch
• Aluminum Foil
• Paper Towels
• White Gauze or Cheesecloth

1. Place a ball of aluminum foil on top of each jug or bottle.

2. cut pieces of gauze into 18 inch squares. Each ghost will use 1 square. Dip the gauze into a bowl filled with starch. Squeeze out excess moisture and place over top of each bottle.

3. Make the shape of shoulders with the aluminum foil. Flare out the ends of the gauze and let sit overnight.

4. After drying over night, lift the dried gauze from the bottles and foil, and ghosts should stand by themselves.

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Pop-Sicle Stick Mummies

Pop-Sicle Stick Mummy

Create an army of the undead in a matter of minutes with common craft supplies.

Craft Materials:

• Wire Snips
• Wooden Craft Sticks/ Pop-Sicle Sticks
• Wooden Craft Spoons
• Glue
• 1 Square yard of muslin torn into 1 inch wide strips/ gauze can also be used
• Small Googly Eyes

1. With the wire snips, cut 2 of the wooden sticks to 2 1/2 inches for arms and cut 2 more to 3 inches to make the legs. Attach an arm and a leg to each side of the wooden spoon with glue.

2. Attach one end of the muslin or gauze strip to the skeleton with glue and wrap around body, arms, legs, and head. Glue end of strip. More strips may be used for desired thickness. Attach googly eyes with glue.

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Edible Hands

clear gloves filled with popcorn

CRAFT MATERIALS:
Clear plastic gloves (available at beauty supply stores)
Candy corn
Cold popcorn
Yarn

1. Stick one candy corn at the tip of each finger inside the glove, pointy side up, for fingernails.

2. Fill the glove with popcorn and use a piece of yarn to tie a bow at the wrist.

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Mummy Candy Dish

Mummy treat holders

Fill these treat holders with candy, or have around as decoration. Fast, easy, and fun these are perfect for a kid’s  Halloween party.

CRAFT MATERIALS:
Toilet tissue tubes
White paper
Clear packing tape
Roll of 2-inch-wide gauze
Craft glue
Googly eyes
Small candies

1. For each holder, trace one end of the empty tissue tube onto a piece of white paper, then cut out the circle, making it slightly smaller than your trace line. (If you fold the paper into a few layers, you can cut out several circles at once.)

2. Cut the tube in half (you can make 2 holders per tube) and tape the paper circle to the bottom of each half.

3. Wrap a 2- to 2 1/2-foot strip of gauze around the tube, first taping the beginning of the gauze to the tube. Gently stretch and twist the gauze as you wrap it to give it some dimension. When you’ve covered the tube, cut the gauze and tuck the end under a nearby layer.

4. Finally, glue on googly eyes (or use the self-adhesive kind), then fill the mummy with candy treats.

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Spirit Jugs

Ghostly, glowing milk jugs

Put these along your little Trick or Treater’s path to guide the way. Sure to get a reaction from all, young and small.

CRAFT MATERIALS:
Clean plastic gallon milk jugs
Black permanent marker
Craft knife
String of 50 clear low-wattage holiday lights

1. Draw ghost eyes and mouths on the jugs. Tip: Leave the caps on while you do this, so the jugs don’t dent.

2. Use the craft knife to cut a half-dollar-size hole in the back of each jug (a parent’s job).

3. Arrange the ghosts near each other and string the lights between them, stuffing several bulbs into each of the jugs.

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