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Allow: 1-2 hrs Level: Key Stage 2
 
  You Can Make: Halloween Puppets
 

What You Need for Ghost Puppet:

Polystyrene ball
(22cm)

Tissue paper - white
(2 sheets 37cm x 37cm)

2 x wobbly
eyes (3cm)

Iron
(If necessary.
Only with adult supervision.)

Beading thread
- clear

Lollipop sticks

Beading thread

Lollipop sticks

Glue

Scissors

Split pin

Double-sided tape

 
 

 

 
 
 

 

  Halloween Ghost Puppets
   
   
  How To Make
       
 

To make a ghost puppet:

1. Glue split pin into polystyrene ball.

2. Take two sheets of white tissue paper and if necessary, remove creases using a hot dry iron. (Only use iron with adult supervision.)

3. Stick two strips of double-sided tape either side of split pin, on polystyrene ball.

4. Lay one sheet tissue paper on table.

5. Remove backing tape from double sided tape. Stick polystyrene ball, split pin face down, in centre of tissue paper.

6. Mould tissue around top of ball.

7. Stick two more strips of double-sided tape either side of split pin.

8. Remove backing tape and mould second sheet of tissue around top of ball.

9. Stick eyes to ghost using double-sided tape.

10. Tear bottom of tissue paper to create 'ragged' effect.

11. Tie piece of beading thread around split pin.

12. Glue 2 lollipop sticks together to make a stick about 17cm long.

13. Tie end of beading thread to lollipop stick.

 
 

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Last updated: April 26, 2005 © HobbyCraft