How to Make Coffee Filter Ghosts
These colourful coffee filter ghosts are a fun and easy Halloween craft for kids and adults alike. Pop them over a tealight to create a glowing decoration that’s festive, friendly, and just a little spooky!
Yield: 1 coffee filter ghost
Cost: $1
Equipment
- Plastic water bottle
Instructions
Step 1: Find what you need
- Gather your supplies and materials.
Step 2: Colour the filter and draw the ghost face
- Flatten a coffee filter onto a baking sheet or other protected surface.
- Draw on the coffee filter with washable marker.
- Now fill in the rest of the coffee filter with another colour of washable marker, one that will blend well with the first colour.
- Use a paint marker to draw the face of the ghost in the middle of the coffee filter, just below the center.
Step 3: Shape the ghost
- Now you'll need a water bottle, or something of a similar shape, to form the ghost on.
- Place the coffee filter on top of the water bottle and try to shape it around the bottle as much as you can.
- Use an eyedropper to drop water onto the coffee filter.
- Continue adding water until all parts of the coffee filter are wet. You'll see the washable marker start to blend.
- Allow the ghost to dry completely on the water bottle.This will take at least a few hours. The exact time needed will depend on how saturated the coffee filter is.
Step 4: Light up your coffee filter ghost
- Remove the ghost from the water bottle.
- You'll need a battery operated tealight or other safe source of light to illuminate your ghost.
- Place the ghost on top of the flameless candle. Your coffee filter ghost is complete!
- You can make a whole gang of ghosts in all kinds of fun colour combinations. Now turn off the lights and enjoy the spooky flickering light!
Notes
Looking for more fun Halloween crafts? Here's a few of our favourites:
Coffee Filter Monsters
Halloween Wine Bottles
Halloween Paper Rosettes