From Crayola

Ghouls just want to have fun! Make a fab-boo-lous Flying Ghost Stick Puppet & paper plate craft, then spook, scare, and play.

YOU’LL NEED

Pencil

CRAYOLA Washable Paint

CRAYOLA Take Note permanent Markers

CRAYOLA Glitter Glue

Paper Plates

CRAYOLA Scissors

CRAYOLA Paint Brushes

CRAYOLA No-Run School Glue

CRAYOLA Metallic Markers

Craft Stick

DIRECTIONS

1.Turn plate upside-down. Sketch landscape scene, ghost, and moon.

2.Cut out ghost and moon completely. Cut out landscape, keeping rim of plate intact.

3.Paint upside-down plate, moon, a craft stick, and right-side-up plate. Dry 1 to 2 hours. Add second coat. Dry 1 to 2 hours.

4.Draw spooky background elements on right-side-up plate with permanent marker.

5.Glue rim of right-side-up plate, leaving 3 to 4-inch unglued at bottom of plate. Press upside-down plate on top to secure.

6.Add glitter glue stars to background. Let all glue steps dry 3 to 4 hours.

7.Draw details on landscape with metallic markers.

8.Draw face on ghost with permanent marker.

9.Glue ghost to craft stick.

10.Glue moon to top plate. Let all glue steps dry 1 to2 hours.

11.Gently pull apart unglued section of plates. Place craft stick inside and move around to watch your ghost fly through the sky!

TIPS

-Little hands may need help cutting out the paper plate landscape scen

-If you don’t have a craft stick at home, substitute an upcycled popsicle stick instead.

-Create more stick puppets to fly through your scene, like a bat, witch, or zombie!

Find this craft and more holiday fun at crayola.com