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Craft Tutorials | Holiday Crafts | Halloween Crafts | Ghost Candles
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Ghost Candles

Author by Amanda Davis on October 4, 2024 Updated on October 4, 2024

5 from 5 votes
This five minute project is super easy for most age groups. While these are flame candles, parental supervision is highly recommended.
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Spooky, fun ghost candles are the perfect Halloween decoration! When the candle burns down past the face, blow them out and add fresh ones!

Close up photo of lit Ghost Candles


 

Why we love this project


This five minute project is super easy for most age groups and makes a great decoration for your Halloween party or pumpkin painting party table! Because these are flame candles, parental supervision is highly recommended.

Spooky photo of lit Ghost Candles in the dark

Helpful Project Information:


  • Mess Factor: Medium
  • Level of Difficulty: Easy
  • Time to Complete: Less than 30 minutes
  • Cost Estimate: Less than $10.00

Craft supplies you will need


Supplies needed for Ghost Candles

Get full list of supplies and directions in the printable version at the end of this post.

How to Make Ghost Candles


These step by step photos and instructions are here to help you visualize how to make this project. Please scroll down to simply print out the instructions!

  1. Remove candles from plastic packaging, if any.
  2. This step is optional, but if you want your candles to be different heights, cut some off of the bottom of the candle.
  3. Place candles in a large baking sheet with sides (we used a jelly roll pan).
  4. Turn tap water on hot and let it run. When it reaches the hottest temp, fill a pitcher with it.
  5. Carefully pour the hot water into the jelly roll pan.add hot tap water to pan
  6. Set timer for 5 minutes.
  7. Carefully bend candles into desired curved shapes.bend candles
  8. Remove from hot water and place on paper towels. Let cool.candles on paper towels
  9. Use the handle end of a paintbrush dipped in black acrylic paint to dot on eyes and mouths. Use a black marker to add eyebrows.adding ghost eyes with paint

Expert Crafting Tips


You will have a minute or so after taking the candles out of the water to still manipulate the shape. Don’t try to bend them after they cool or you could break the candles.

We used taper candles we found at Hobby Lobby. Please note that different types of candles may need more time in the hot water. If so, change out the water every 5 minutes until you can bend them.

Smoke coming from blown out Ghost Candles

This project was inspired by a video we saw on the Instagram account @kailochic.

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Lit Ghost Candles
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5 from 5 votes

Ghost Candles

This five minute project is super easy for most age groups. While these are flame candles, parental supervision is highly recommended.
Crafting Time5 minutes mins
Total Time5 minutes mins
Age Group: Adult Crafts, Kids Crafts
Project Type: Halloween
Makes: 3 candles

Supplies

  • 3 white taper candles
  • hot tap water hottest it will go
  • black acrylic craft paint
  • small paint brush or toothpick
  • Black Sharpie

Craft tools

  • 1 jelly roll pan
  • 1 pitcher or cup

Instructions

  • Remove candles from plastic packaging, if any.
  • This step is optional, but if you want your candles to be different heights, cut some off of the bottom of the candle.
  • Place candles in a large baking sheet with sides (we used a jelly roll pan).
  • Turn tap water on hot and let it run. When it reaches the hottest temp, fill a pitcher with it. Carefully pour the hot water into the jelly roll pan.
  • Set timer for 5 minutes.
  • Carefully bend candles into desired curved shapes.
  • Remove from hot water and place on paper towels. Let cool.
  • Use the handle end of a paintbrush dipped in black paint to dot on eyes and mouths. Use a black marker to add eyebrows.

Expert Tips & FAQs

  • You will have a minute or so after taking the candles out of the water to still manipulate the shape. Don’t try to bend them after they cool or you could break the candles.
  • We used taper candles we found at Hobby Lobby. Please note that different types of candles may need more time in the hot water. If so, change out the water every 5 minutes until you can bend them.
  • When candles burn down past the faces, blow the candles out and add new faces!

This post originally appeared here on Oct 9, 2023.

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Amanda Davis
Amanda Davis is the crafty, entrepreneurial mother of four children. She loves to bake, cook, make kid's crafts and create decorative items for her home. She is a crafting expert and guru in the kitchen and has appeared online and in print publications many times over the years.
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  1. shalmir howarth says

    October 10, 2023 at 8:03 pm

    Charming, delightful, Thank you for this fun, fun, fun time with my grand child.

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