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Paper Plate Crafts for Kids

Paper Plate Ghost Craft

Author by Amanda Davis on October 17, 2018 Updated on September 20, 2020

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Turn an ordinary paper plate into this adorable paper plate ghost with the kids! A fun Halloween craft to make and use to decorate for your pumpkin painting party or kid-friendly Halloween party!

paper plate ghost craft

 

Paper Plate Ghost

This cute ghost makes a great door decoration for Halloween, or great for decorating the classroom or school hallway! Make it even easier by simply drawing on the facial features with crayons or markers. If you prefer the use the pattern, it’s been provided below.

Paper plate ghost craft

This can be simplified by having kids draw the face on with black crayons or markers. Simple filled in circles work great for eyes and mouth.

paper plate ghost

Try different facial patterns yourself by drawing mouths with teeth, smiley faces, or whatever you like. Instead of crepe paper, try lengths of yarn for the body.

What you’ll need to make a paper plate ghost

  • 9” paper plate
  • Black construction paper
  • White construction paper
  • Black and pink markers
  • Glue stick
  • Scissors
  • White crepe paper streamers
  • 12” piece of white yarn
  • Tape
  • Pattern


Paper Plate Ghost by Amanda Formaro of Crafts by Amanda

From the pattern, cut two large ovals from black paper and two small ovals from white paper. Use glue stick to attach the white ovals to the black ovals.

Paper Plate Ghost by Amanda Formaro of Crafts by Amanda

Use a black marker to add pupils to the white ovals.

Paper Plate Ghost by Amanda Formaro of Crafts by Amanda

Using the pattern cut two arms from white paper and the mouth from black paper. Glue the facial features to the front of the paper plate. Glue the arms to the back of the paper plate.

Paper Plate Ghost by Amanda Formaro of Crafts by Amanda

Cut crepe paper into five strips, 24 inches long each. Glue crepe paper to the back of the paper plate so that they hang down from the bottom.

Paper Plate Ghost by Amanda Formaro of Crafts by Amanda

Add cheeks with pink marker and eyebrows with the black marker. Fold yarn in half and tape the open ends to the back of the plate for the hanger.

paper plate ghost

I made this paper plate ghost for Kaboose several years ago. It never made it in the transfer from Kaboose to Spoonful, and now that Spoonful is closing I didn’t want it lost forever, so I’m posting the instructions here. After all, it’s one of my favorite ghost crafts yet!

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Paper Plate Ghost

Author: Amanda Formaro

Supplies

  • 9 ” paper plate
  • Black construction paper
  • White construction paper
  • Black and pink markers
  • Glue stick
  • Scissors
  • White crepe paper streamers
  • 12 ” piece of white yarn
  • Tape
  • Pattern

Instructions

  • From the pattern, cut two large ovals from black paper and two small ovals from white paper.
  • Use glue stick to attach the white ovals to the black ovals. Use a black marker to add pupils to the white ovals.
  • Using the pattern cut two arms from white paper and the mouth from black paper.
  • Glue the facial features to the front of the paper plate. Glue the arms to the back of the paper plate.
  • Cut crepe paper into five strips, 24 inches long each. Glue crepe paper to the back of the paper plate so that they hang down from the bottom.
  • Add cheeks with pink marker and eyebrows with the black marker.
  • Fold yarn in half and tape the open ends to the back of the plate for the hanger.

This post was originally published on this blog on Sep 27. 2014.

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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. Maria says

    October 21, 2022 at 12:57 pm

    This was an adorable project to do with my 4 yr old my granddaughter. Thank you for the pattern, she loves cutting things out and gluing.

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  2. Coolncreative17 says

    October 19, 2018 at 3:43 am

    I like this idea. it’s amazing what you can turn a simple paper plate into. I will be posting a Halloween craft on my new website all-hearts.org shortly.

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  3. Kathy Kampa says

    October 26, 2014 at 6:54 am

    Our students will be making these at their Halloween party in English class. We teach children in Tokyo!

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    • Amanda Formaro says

      October 27, 2014 at 7:01 am

      So fun, thanks Kathy!

      Reply
  4. Sandy says

    October 5, 2014 at 11:27 pm

    I love the paper plate ghost! Going to try it with my first graders. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Amanda Formaro says

      October 6, 2014 at 7:29 am

      Hope you have fun Sandy!

      Reply
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