Total Time 1 hour Ages school-age
by Amanda Formaro
Place these darling little balloon ghouls on the table to greet guests--and at night, place a battery operated tea light underneath to give a ghostly glow to the room! Be sure to visit all of our other ghostly crafts, our fabulous costume ideas and these spook-tackular Halloween recipes!
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What you'll need
- White T-shirt material
- Round balloons
- Wide mouth jars (to use as stands)
- White craft glue
- Water
- Bowl
- Paintbrush
- Large wiggle eyes
- Battery operated tea lights
- Scissors
How to make it
- Partially blow up balloons, big enough to fit in one hand (about the size of a large orange).
- Place balloon, tied end down, on top of a jar.
- Mix 1 part water and 2 parts white glue to make a paintable mixture.
- Tear or cut t-shirt material into strips long enough to drape over your balloon.
- Paint the top of the balloon with the glue mixture. Place a strip of material across the balloon and paint more mixture over the top of the fabric.
- Continue this process, crossing fabric over itself to cover all sides. Let it dry completely.
- Have an adult use a sharp knife to pop the balloon. Carefully peel it out of the material mold.
- Trim the ends of the material so that the ghouls will stand up by themselves.
- Glue wiggle eyes on the front.
- Wait until it starts to get dark and put the ghosts over a battery operated tea light and watch them glow .
