Lollipop Ghosts

Overview:

Turn a lollipop into a friendly ghost using some wax paper and decorations of your choice! Your friends, family, and guests are sure to want a friendly ghost of their own! Make them together or give them away as gifts.

You will need:

Sheets of wax paper
Lollipop (Dum Dums work best)
White pipe cleaner
Scissors
Permanent markers

Rating:

Supervision:

1 adult per 10 children

Difficulty:

Easy peasy (fun and simple)

Age:

Preschool, School-age, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors

Mess Factor:

Clean and tidy

Prep Time:

5 minutes or less

Time Length:

5 minutes or less

Step 1:

Rip a piece of wax paper and place the head of the lollipop in the center.

Step 2:

Holding the lollipop in the center, pull up the wax paper surrounding it.

Step 3:

Twist the wax paper around the neck of the lollipop.

Step 4:

Now, fold the pipe cleaner in half and cut it.

Step 5:

Wrap one of the pipe cleaner pieces around the neck of the lollipop and twist it to secure in place. These are the ghosty arms!

Step 6:

Make some ghosty hands! Take the ends of the pipe cleaners and make little loops. Attach the end of the pipe cleaner to itself to hold the loop shape.

Step 7:

Now you can use permanent markers to draw on a ghost face!

Step 8:

Before you finish, use your scissors to trim away any unwanted wax pieces.

Step 9:

What a wonderful ghost lollipop!

Craft Variations:

Let your creativity go wild and make some outrageous ghosts! I've crafted a bride and groom and another with added mylar for fun!

Materials:

Sheets of wax paper
Lollipop (Dum Dums work best)
White pipe cleaner
Scissors
Permanent markers

Sophie's Tip of the Week

Try this - set aside five minutes of every day to do something creative with your children.