Ghostly Garland

What do you do when you have a sick little boy who has cabin fever and Halloween right around the corner?

You grab a box of tissues and revisit the fourth grade with a Halloween craft for kids.

Ghostly Garland

To make this fun garland you need:

• A box of tissues.
• A black marker.
• Yarn, string, twine, ribbon...what ever you have handy.  We had twine sitting two feet away, so that's what we used.

Step 1:

Lay a tissue flat.  Ball another tissue and place in the center.  NOTE:  This is a craft for ages two up, but Elizabeth sure had a great time balling up tissue.

Step 2:

Gather the flat tissue around the ball.  Ideally, you'll gather it without squishing the tissue too much, but, as Joseph said, wrinkled tissue makes the ghosts look like old ghosts.

Step 3:

Tie a sting around the "neck".

Step 4:

Add ghostly features

Step 5:

Call him your new best friend and run around the house making "oooooooo-ooooooo" noises.

Step 6:

Make more. A lot more.  As many as you need to fill up your doorway, wall, window or mirror.

Step 7:

Now here's where you have a couple of options.  The first is to thread your twine through the top of the ghosts' heads with a large needle.  This will allow them to hang perpendicular to the floor.  The second option is to tie the twine around their necks, allowing them to stare down at your little ones.  We chose the second option after Joseph got upset that he couldn't see their faces.

And there you have it!  A simple, easy sick day kids craft project.