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October 25, 2012 | 18 Comments

Potato Print Ghost Garland

potato print ghostsThis is such an easy Halloween craft and you can stop at the painting or continue on to make a simple garland to hang up for Halloween. Potato prints are a fun way to make specific shapes with toddlers. Don’t miss the Halloween themed books after the craft , it’s not too late to grab a few and read before Halloween.

  1. Gather your materials. You will need a potato, knife, potato peeler, dish, white paint, black paper, scissors, stapler and orange ribbon.Halloween Garland
  2. Start by cutting the potato in two and cutting the bottom in a zig zag. Use the end of a peeler to make eyes.
  3. Pour the white paint into the dish and add the ghost potato.
  4. Print! She loved the “ghosties”. I was excited they printed so well.
  5. When we filled two sheets we let them dry and then cut them out.
  6. Next we stapled them to the ribbon. My daughter chose the ghosts and handed them to me to staple.
  7. Then we added it to our fall mantle.

Halloween Books

If you are looking for a great ghost themed book check out our review of  our favorite ghost book Ghosts in the House! and 22 other great Halloween books for kids.

Filed Under: Age Preschool, Age: Toddlers, Crafts, Garland, Ghost, Halloween | 18 Comments

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18 Comments

  1. ang says

    October 26, 2012 at 6:01 am

    how cute! i love it!

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  2. Lilac @LearnersInBloom says

    October 26, 2012 at 8:10 am

    These ghost prints turned out wonderful! I’m adding this to my list of crafts to fit in before Halloween is over..

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  3. Kristina says

    October 26, 2012 at 2:57 pm

    This turned out so adorably (is that a word?)!! Now I just need some more white paint. My kids would LOVE this.

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  4. Abby says

    October 27, 2012 at 5:58 am

    So cute! What a great idea!

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  5. Kim says

    November 1, 2012 at 11:28 am

    Thanks so much for the adorable little garland idea. Made one with my daughter yesterday, love the simplicity of potato prints, definitely adding them to our crafty list! Just wanted to stop by and say hello.
    Kim from Mudpies & Melodies.

    http://mudpiesandmelodies.com/?p=2798

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    • admin says

      November 1, 2012 at 1:25 pm

      Kim your garland is adorable and so is your blog!

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