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Flying Ghost Stick Puppet

Ghouls just want to have fun! Make a fab-boo-lous stick puppet & paper plate craft, then spook, scare & play.

Ages: 8 and up, Tween and up, 6 and up

CIY Staff

Create It Yourself

Supplies Needed

Gather all the supplies needed to bring your craft ideas to life! From paints and markers to glue and scissors, our crafts section has everything to spark creativity and make every project truly special.

  • Glitter Glue
  • Glue
  • Markers
  • Paint
  • Paint Brushes
  • Craft Stick
  • Glitter Glue
  • Paper Plate(s)
  • Pencil(s)

Steps

  • Step 1

    Turn plate upside-down. Sketch landscape scene, ghost, and moon.

  • Step 2

    Cut out ghost and moon completely. Cut out landscape, keeping rim of plate intact.

  • Step 3

    Paint upside-down plate, moon, a craft stick, and right-side-up plate. Dry 1–2 hours. Add second coat. Dry 1–2 hours.

  • Step 4

    Draw spooky background elements on right-side-up plate

  • Step 5

    Glue rim of right-side-up plate, leaving around 8cm unglued at bottom of plate. Press upside-down plate on top to secure.

  • Step 6

    Add stars to background. Let all glue steps dry 3–4 hours.

  • Step 7

    Draw details on landscape with metallic markers.

  • Step 8

    Draw a face on your ghost

  • Step 9

    Glue ghost to craft stick.

  • Step 10

    Glue moon to top plate. Let all glue steps dry 1–2 hours.

  • Step 11

    Gently pull apart unglued section of plates. Place craft stick inside and move around to watch your ghost fly through the sky!

Crafts

CIY Staff Tips

  • Little hands may need help cutting out the paper plate landscape scene.
  • If you don't have a craft stick at home, substitute an upcycled ice lolly stick instead.
  • Create more stick puppets to fly through your scene, like a bat, witch, or zombie!