Blow Painted Ghosts
Looking for an easy Halloween craft to make with your kids? These blow painted ghosts are super cute, easy to make, and only require a few simple supplies.
Servings: 1 craft
Ingredients
- 1 sheet dark-colored cardstock
- white paint washable, tempera or acrylic
- water
- 1 large plastic dropper
- 1 disposable straw non-bendable if possible
- 2-6 googly eyes
- liquid school glue
- black fine tip marker permanent or regular
Instructions
- Pour some paint into a small bowl. Dilute the paint by adding a bit of water with the dropper, then stirring with a popsicle stick or spoon until combined.
- Use the dropper to pour some diluted paint onto the sheet of cardstock. Create several small dots for multiple smaller ghosts, or a single larger dot for one large ghost.
- Use a straw to gently blow on the paint and spread it out in the shape of a ghost, adding more paint as needed until the shape is the size you want. If your paint is too thick to spread, stir in a bit more water and try again.
- Once the paint has fully dried, create the ghost’s face by adding two googly eyes (using glue or the googly eyes’ self-adhesive backing) and drawing an open mouth with a black marker.
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Notes
1. Choosing the right paint: Washable, tempera and acrylic paint can all work for this project, but not watercolor. The paint should be thick enough to dry opaque on a black or dark background.
2. Switching up the eyes: You can use two eyes of the same size, choose two different-sized eyes, or simply skip the googly eyes and draw them with a marker along with the mouth.
3. Helpful tips:
- Get the right paint consistency: The diluted paint should be runny enough to blow around with a straw, but thick enough to dry opaque. Start with just a little water and add more in small increments as needed if the paint is too difficult to spread.
- Don't blow too hard: To prevent the paint from drying too quickly and have better control the way it spreads, blow softly into the straw and only blow harder if you're having trouble moving the paint around.
- Add more paint as needed: If you didn't start out with enough paint to create the size of ghost you want, you can use the dropper to add more while you create the shape.