The happy ghost (on a lollipop stick) pops up out of his decorated cup to say "boo!". This is a great Halloween craft for preschoolers as the materials are fun and engaging and the end product is a toy. With a little prep-work, this craft can be adapted for even very young children to do.
What you'll need:
Paper or styrofoam cup
Black tissue paper
Glue stick
White construction paper
Crayons
Halloween stickers
Lollipop stick
Scissors
How to make your Peek-a-BOO Ghost Craft:
Use the scissors to cut a slit big enough for the lollipop stick in the centre of the bottom of the cup... Grown ups could help for this part!
Cut the black tissue paper into strips that are manageable for your child.
Glue the tissue paper onto the cup. It works best to have your child coat one section of the cup at a time with the glue and then to go back and glue the loose ends down later.
We have tried many materials to cover a cup (paper sounds easy but it just never works right and leads to frustrated kids...and parents!) and tissue paper is by far the most child-friendly material we've found.
Draw your ghost and cut out. Use crayons to draw a face on the ghost and to decorate if your child wants.
Glue the ghost to one end of the lollipop stick.
Decorate your cup with Halloween stickers.
Insert the lollipop stick into the slit cut in the cup (the ghost goes into the cup) and then show your child how he pops out and says "boo"!
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