Cute Clay Ghost Craft for Kids
This Clay Ghost Craft proves that ghosts can most certainly be adorable, even if it’s Halloween! Easy enough for kids to make and gift their friends!
Do you know why I like ghosts so much? A ghost is the easiest Halloween costume to make – just grab a white sheet and you’re done! It’s also really easy to make ghost-themed decor for a Halloween party, and since it’s white, you can design all kinds of Halloween treats as ghosts.
Well, here’s a new reason I like ghosts – they have no shape! This means that you don’t have to stick to any template when making ghost crafts, and we’ve made use of that today with a cute little clay ghost craft! This is quite easy to make, and kids of all ages can give it a go!
Cute Clay Ghost Craft for Kids
Supplies required:
- Air-drying clay
- Paint
- Paintbrush
- Pencil
How to make the Clay Ghost Craft:
1. Let’s start by sorting out our air-drying clay. If you can get your hands on clay of different colors – great! If not, you can mix in some paint with little portions of the clay, ensuring it is evenly distributed. What you will ultimately end up with is this: a large white block for the body of the clay ghost craft and a smaller one for the arms, orange blob for the pumpkin, pink blob for the hat and small bits of clay in green, black and pink.
2. Roll the pink, orange, green and white blobs of clay into smooth round balls. Divide the black and pink clay bits into equal halves and roll them all into smooth spheres.
3. Let’s begin with the base of the clay ghost craft – the body! Roll the large white ball into a cylindrical shape.
4. Flatten one end of the cylinder so that it becomes broader than the other end. The resulting shape is sort of a cone that is not too pointed.
5. Try to stand the cone upright, using the broader end as the base. Smoothen out the base if it seems to topple – we want our clay ghost craft to stand straight without falling!
6. Let’s put aside our ghost for now, and take the orange and green clay balls. Flatten the orange ball into a thick disc, and flatten it a little at the top and bottom so you get a pumpkin shape. Roll the green ball into a tiny cylinder and attach it to the top of the pumpkin as a stem. Use a pencil to mark grooves in the pumpkin as shown in the image below.
7. Bring back your ghost and stick the finished pumpkin right in the middle. Take the small white ball of clay and divide it into two halves. Shape it into a rough petal shape. We don’t know if real ghosts have arms, but our clay ghost craft certainly does!
8. Since the arms resemble petals somewhat, you have pointy ends. Attach these ends to the body of the ghost, so that the other ends of the arms are on the pumpkin. It should look like the ghost is clutching the pumpkin with his hands!
9. It’s time to give our clay ghost craft a face! The face will be the area right above the pumpkin. Flatten the two pink clay balls into tiny circles and stick them on the ghost’s face as cheeks. Use black paint to draw eyes and a smile.
10. Divide the pink clay ball into two halves. We’re going to make the ghost’s hat, and one half will be the base and the other will be the top. Flatten one half of the pink clay into a disc and shape the other half into a shape that looks like Hershey’s kisses chocolate! Fix this part on top of the base.
11. Take a piece of black clay and roll it into a rope shape, long enough to go around the hat. Attach it on the hat so it looks like a band on the ghost’s hat.
12. Now that your hat’s complete, there’s nothing else to do but place it on the ghost’s head! Your cute little clay ghost craft is complete!
13. You can make another version of the clay ghost craft where the ghost is holding onto a candy corn instead of a pumpkin. For this, you’ll need yellow and orange clay – shape them separately and then attach them together.
It sure looks like these clay ghosts are out trick or treating on Halloween, and so far they’ve snagged some fun treats! If you like, you can turn these into fridge magnets for the holiday. Flatten the back of the ghost and remove the part of the hat that’s sticking out the back. Attach a small magnet into the back of the ghost before it dries and you have a special Halloween magnet!
If you liked this clay ghost craft, you may also enjoy these clay projects:
- Valentine’s Day Clay Teddy Bear
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- Clay Mushroom Photo Holder
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