How to Make a Halloween Gauze Ghost
Halloween is a time of year for ghostly decorations and crafts. However, not everybody can afford to buy enough Halloween decorations for the entire house. Luckily you don't really need to buy all of your decorations from the store. Making gauze ghosts, for example, is inexpensive and simple. It's so simple, in fact, that the kids can help. You just need a few common craft supplies to create a decorative gauze ghost that can be personalized and displayed to bring the Halloween spirit to your home. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Gauze
- Newspaper
- Styrofoam cubes
- Styrofoam balls
- Toothpicks
- Bowl
- School glue
- Water
- Spoon
- Permanent markers
Instructions
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Cut out a circle of gauze that is about 24 inches in diameter.
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Spread newspaper on your table. Place a medium sized Styrofoam cube that is about 6 inches tall in the center of the table. This will become the head of the ghost
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Place one small Styrofoam cube that is about 3 inches tall on each side of the medium Styrofoam cube, spacing the cubes about 2 inches apart. These will form the arms of the ghost
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Use toothpicks to secure a 6-inch-tall Styrofoam ball on top of the medium Styrofoam cube. Use the same method to secure a 3-inch-tall Styrofoam ball onto each small Styrofoam cube.
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Mix together 1/4 cup water and 1/4 cup school glue. Press the gauze into the glue mixture. Once the gauze is soaked, wring it out.
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Drape the wet gauze over the Styrofoam. Mold and move the fabric until it reaches the shape you desire. Allow the gauze to dry over night.
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Draw a face on the ghost with a permanent marker and remove the Styrofoam from underneath it.
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Tips & Warnings
You may alter the size of the ghost according to your needs.
To change the shape of the ghost, simply change the arrangement of the Styrofoam cubes and balls.
Cheesecloth or any other similar fabric may be used instead of gauze.
Instead of Styrofoam, you may use old plastic containers and bottles.
