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Your little ghosts and ghouls who love arts and crafts will have fun with this crayon ghost disguise project. With a cute crayon costume, kids can help a friendly ghost dress up this Halloween so it’s not too spooky.

Teachers and parents will enjoy how this project inspires kids to use their imagination and creativity. Be sure to check out our other Halloween crafts for kids that will pair well with this ghost disguise craft to keep it going!

Collage shows a ghost crayon craft in two different colors, pink and blue. The top image shows the two finished crafts side by side. The bottom image shows hands holding the finished crafts.

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Hide The Ghost As A Crayon Craft

This fun Halloween art project has kids create a disguise for their little ghost by turning it into crayons. Kids can pick their favorite color to dress up their ghost, so you’ll have a classroom filled with ghosts in a rainbow of colors.

A wonderful perk of having kids make this paper craft project is its developmental benefits. Your young learners will strengthen their fine motor skills, follow simple directions, and boost their confidence when they cut and glue.

You can easily set up this activity that will turn a ghost into a crayon by downloading the printable ghost disguise. Gather up supplies like scissors, glue, and colored paper, and you’ll have everything needed for a fun Halloween activity.

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Supplies

Colored cardstock or construction paper
Scissors
Glue
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Directions

Start by downloading and printing the template. Once the template is printed, gather the materials for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this crayon ghost to life!

Hands hold a black and white printable craft showing a ghost wearing a crayon costume. The ghost's body is labeled "CRAYON" and has a wavy line pattern at the bottom. A separate piece for a crayon hat is at the top of the page.

Take the crayon hat piece and put a small dab of glue on its bottom edge. Then press the hat onto the top of the ghost’s head to secure it in place.

Hands hold and glue a blue crayon hat onto the head of a white ghost craft.

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Grab the crayon wrapper piece and carefully glue it on the ghost’s body, just below the face, making sure it’s nice and centered for the perfect crayon look.

Hands are gluing the crayon wrapper onto the ghost crayon craft. The ghost is white with a friendly face and is wearing a blue crayon costume with the word "CRAYON" on it.

Lastly, take the two arm pieces and glue them to the back and sides of the ghost’s body, letting them stick out playfully. This final step completes your crayon-costumed ghost!

Hands glue a blue arm onto a cute ghost craft. The ghost is colored white with blue arms and a blue crayon hat. The body of the ghost is shaped like a crayon with the word "CRAYON" written across it in blue.

How cute is this crayon disguise ghost craft? It’s a perfect Halloween activity that your kids will adore! Be sure to check out more of our fun Halloween art ideas for kids to keep the spooky fun going all season long!

Hands hold a finished ghost crayon craft. The ghost is white with a friendly face and is wearing a blue crayon costume with the word "CRAYON" on it.

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Halloween Books for Children

Room On The Broom: This has to be one of our favorite Halloween books of all time! The story follows a witch and her cat as they happen upon some animals who help the witch. There’s danger, mystery, and friendship in this adorable children’s story.

5 Minute Spooky Stories: We love Disney’s 5-minute storybooks and this one is perfect for Halloween! See how all your favorite Disney characters celebrate this spooky holiday.

Ten Timid Ghosts: This is a fun countdown book about a witch who moves into a haunted house where 10 ghosts already live. The witch scares the ghosts out one by one until they devise a scheme to get her out of their house. This Halloween children’s book is good for kids who love rhyming stories!

Two completed ghost crafts. The ghosts are white and are wearing crayon costumes, one blue and one pink. Both are labeled "CRAYON."

Kindergarten Halloween Crafts

Halloween Bat Name Craft – Mix a little art, creativity, and letter recognition with this spooky fun activity. Kids will design a bat that’s flying through a starry night sky with their name below. They can choose to spell out their name on circles or stars with this name project.

Torn Paper Ghost Craft – Kids will have a blast making a ghost out of torn paper that’s more sweet than spooky. They’ll tear and glue paper to shape their ghost, then top it with a witch hat. This low prep activity is lots of fun and will add festive charm to your home or classroom.

Zombie Paper Plate Craft

Mummy Paper Cup Craft – A plain paper cup can turn into a not-too-spooky mummy using tape, paper, and our free template. Wrapping and layering the tap to look like bandages is half the fun and when it’s finished, it’ll make a cute Halloween decoration.

Tissue Paper Ghost Craft – Your little ones can bring a friendly ghost to life by scrunching and gluing pieces of tissue onto our free template. The crinkly texture makes this Halloween art extra fun and it’s a good mix of spooky and cute for your Halloween decorations.

Halloween Free Printables For Kids

These engaging bat activity sheets will bring some batty fun to learning this Halloween. They will be a wonderful addition to your October lesson plans or a fun activity at home.

Preschoolers through first graders will enjoy the games and puzzles that will secretly build math, problem solving, and critical thinking skills.

You’ll find bat shadow matching, a bat maze, bat match the object, and a bat count and graph in this set for plenty of learning fun during spooky season.

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Keep little hands busy and little minds sharp with these festive Halloween pattern worksheets. This set of puzzles is full of cute witches, pumpkins, and spooky critters for kids to figure out what comes next.

When kids solve the puzzles by cutting and pasting the image in the correct box, they’ll practice recognizing shapes, sets, and sequences while also boosting their problem solving skills.

Every row becomes a Halloween mystery to crack, so this activity is both educational and seasonal fun.

Related: Witch Activity Sheets For Kids

Bring some spooky fun to scissor skill practice with these fun Halloween cutting practice worksheets. Your young learners will snip along straight, zig zag, and curved lines while completing festive activities filled with pumpkins, ghosts, and more.

These free worksheets are simple to print, colorful, and engaging, so they’re great for keeping kids motivated while they practice fine motor skills. In this set, you’ll find Halloween number matching, cut along the path activities, and Halloween image matching for hands-on fun.

Hands hold a finished ghost crayon craft. The ghost is white with a friendly face and is wearing a pink crayon costume with the word "CRAYON" on it.

Add some festive fun to learning with these Halloween counting worksheets! Kids will practice counting sets of pumpkins, bats, and friendly ghosts from 1-10.

They’ll build important early math skills like recognizing numbers, understanding sequence, and one-to-one correspondence while also being entertained.

The bright designs will turn counting practice into a playful Halloween celebration at home or in the classroom.

Did you make this activity with your kids or students? We’d love to feature them on our social media!

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A cute, completed ghost crayon craft on a blue background. The ghost is white with a friendly face and is wearing a pink crayon costume with the word "CRAYON" on it. Nearby are a pair of scissors and two glue sticks.

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