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Give each child a piece of white construction paper. |
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Have them use crayons and draw a scene across the bottom of their papers. Such as; houses, a town, a campsite, a playground, etc. |
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Then take their papers and draw one or two ghosts flying over the scene using a white crayon. |
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Give the papers back to the children. |
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Set out a thin black paint and some brushes. |
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Have the children paint across their pictures with the black paint. |
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The ghosts should appear flying across the sky. |
Variations: For older children, let them draw their own ghosts.
For younger children, just draw the ghosts on a paper and let them paint over the drawing. |
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HAND PRINT GHOST
You will need white paint and black paper for this activity.
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Set out a sheet of black paper. |
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Have your child hold up a hand with the three middle
fingers together and the two other fingers spread out. |
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Help your child paint his hand with the white paint. |
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Then, have him press his hand on his paper. |
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The white paint on his paper, will resemble a ghost
with open arms. |
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HAND PRINT GHOST
You will need white paint and black paper for this activity.
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Set out a sheet of black paper. |
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Have your child hold up a hand with the three middle
fingers together and the two other fingers spread out. |
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Help your child paint his hand with the white paint. |
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Then, have him press his hand on his paper. |
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The white paint on his paper, will resemble a ghost
with open arms. |
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FINGER GHOSTS
These mini ghost puppets are easy and fun for your child.
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Help your child wrap white tape around five fingers on one
(the non-dominate) hand. |
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Then, using a black pen, make eyes on the finger ghosts. |
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Have your child use the finger ghosts while saying the rhyme
“FIVE LITTLE GHOSTS” (found at the Music Station – Ghost Songs
and Rhymes |
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BALLOON GHOST
This is an old favorite, your child will love.
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Help your child blow up and knot a balloon. |
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Then, have her drape a old white pillow case or small white
sheet over the balloon. |
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Have her tie a ribbon around the covering and under the balloon,
to create a neck for her ghost. |
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Have her draw on a face with a black marking pen. |
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Help your child hang her ghost from the branches of a tree
or other high object. |
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COTTON HEAD GHOSTS
This activity is like the one above but it is much smaller. You will
need cotton balls and white facial tissues and rubber bands.
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Have your child lay out a facial tissue. |
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Then, have him place 3-5 cotton balls in the center of the
tissue. |
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Then have him pick up the corners of the tissue and wrap
a rubber band around the cotton balls. |
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Secure the rubber band tightly to form a neck for the ghost. |
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These can be hung by thread all around your
house.
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Variation: Small twist ties or pieces of pipe cleaners can replace the rubber bands. |
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