We love decorating for Halloween and this super simple clay ghost tealight is a fun craft activity perfect for kids to make.
This is a great craft to make with tweens and we have used simple air drying clay here, but you could use homemade white clay too. We think that these ghosties look best plain, but there is nothing stopping you decorating them in any way you like.
How to Make a Clay Ghost Tealight
Materials
Air drying clay (UK Link/US Link)
Glass
Polystyrene ball (UK Link/US Link)
Cling film (UK Link/US Link)
Craft knife (UK Link/US Link)
Rolling pin
LED tea lights (UK Link/US Link)
Instructions
When using air drying clay we like to use silicone mats, they make rolling and moving the clay really easy and keeps the surface really smooth too.
Cover a polystyrene ball in cling film and place it on top of a glass. We also used a bottle and a Matryoshka doll. All made really different shaped ghosts.
Roll out your clay to a thickness of around 3/4 mm. it is best to try and roll a circular(ish) shape.
Drape the clay over your glass and ball and gently position the clay so that it hangs evenly all the way around.
Using a craft knife cut a flowing line around the edge of the clay.
Carefully using your craft knife cut out holes for the eyes and mouth, before allowing the clay to dry for around 24 hours (or if you live in a cold area.
Once dry carefully remove the clay ghost and pop your tealight underneath. You could paint them if you want pure white ghosts, but we like the off white colour that the clay dries.
Mini loved making these and I love that we can bring them out each year as part of our Halloween decorating.
Why not take a look at the other Halloween crafts that my #SimpleCrafts co-hosts have produced:
Magic Pumpkins from Hodge Podge Crafts
These are such cute little ghosts! Thanks for sharing on #CraftyOctober
These are brilliant Jen – you are SO CLEVER! 🙂
I’ve just added them to my Halloween round-up post too x
As I said to Liz, not be being clever, this was all Mini!
How effective! I love this idea, well done Jen.
Oh this wasn’t me, this was ALL mini, who is nine! He wanted to play with the clay and this is what came out of that play!
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ooh I love these x
Love these! x
Jen these are just way too cute! And I’ve got some little battery tea lights… so I’m thinking I’ll be making these!
These are darling and the children are able to do the whole craft. Just a suggestion though. I worked with prschoolers and they were able to use a straw to make the holes for the eyes and mouth. No knives or anything to poke through the clay. You might like to try that next time. It also works for the hole that you put ribbon or twine through, to make a necklace. The straw works great and no danger. I love your site by the way.
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These are so adorable. Must give these a go xx
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