How to Create a Ghost Costume

Here's a quick, easy-to-make Halloween ghost costume. Remember to get creative with enhancements so that your little one stands out among the other ghosts running around on Halloween night.

Things You'll Need

• Hobby Paintbrushes
• Ghost Costumes
• Craft Paints
• Glues
• White Bedsheets
• Scissors
• Markers

Instructions

1. Get your hands on a white sheet that you don't mind cutting. Check thrift stores for an old sheet, but remember to wash it before you use it. You don't want to send out a stained little ghost, do you?

2. Put the sheet over the person who plans to wear it, with the person's head in the middle of the sheet.

3. Draw two circles around each of the person's eyes with a crayon or other blunt marker.

4. Mark how much material has to be removed to keep the sheet off the ground.

5. Remove the sheet.

6. Cut the eyeholes in the sheet using cloth scissors, and cut the bottom off if needed.

7. Cut the sheet in a ragged fashion at the bottom for a more ghostly effect.

8. Brush glue on the hem and around the eyeholes to prevent fraying.

Tips & Warnings

• If desired, you can enhance the eyeholes with paint. Green and black are especially effective.

• Be sure there is complete visibility from inside the costume, especially if the ghost plans to go trick-or-treating.

• Do not use a pencil or pen to trace around the eyes. One quick move could mean an eye injury.

• Stop eyeing that "Star Wars"-print flannel bed sheet. It won't work. If you don't have white sheets, go for a ready-made ghost costume instead - check Things You'll Need to order online.