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Craft Stick Window Ghost

Looking for a simple but spooky Halloween project for kids? This craft stick window ghost craft is the perfect mix of fun and fright without being too scary.

Halloween kids craft featuring a ghost peeking through an orange popsicle stick window frame on black paper background.

With just a few basic supplies: popsicle sticks, paper, glue, and markers, kids can create their own little ghost peeking out from a Halloween window.

It’s an inexpensive, hands-on activity that works great for classrooms, homeschool lessons, or crafting at home.

Easy Halloween craft for kids showing a white ghost cutout peeking out from behind an orange popsicle stick window glued on black paper

Plus, once finished, these ghost windows make adorable DIY decorations for Halloween.

Need more inspiration? Check out these 40+ ghost crafts for kids.

DIY Halloween ghost window craft made with orange-painted craft sticks, black paper background, and a ghost cut from white paper with drawn face.

Variations

Here are some ideas to add your own touch to the craft stick window ghost:

  • Use glow-in-the-dark paint for the craft stick window for extra spookiness.
  • Add glitter glue around the window frame for sparkle.
  • Make multiple ghosts peeking through one window.
  • Let kids design silly or scary ghost faces.

Craft stick window ghost

Simple Halloween popsicle stick craft where children create a ghost looking through a handmade orange window frame for classroom or home fun

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How to make the craft stick window ghost

orange craft stick window frame

Make the Window Frame

I used orange craft sticks for the window. If you don’t have colored craft sticks, you can use regular ones or paint them before making the window.

To make the window, use a hot glue gun (if kids want to do this part, I recommend a low-temp glue gun) to form a square. Then add two more sticks across the middle: one horizontal and one vertical.

paper ghosts

Create the Ghost

Cut a ghost shape out of white paper. Draw eyes and a mouth with a black marker.

Handmade ghost craft for Halloween using painted popsicle sticks arranged as a window, with a white ghost cutout peeking from a black paper background.

Assemble the Craft

Place the window on a sheet of black paper, trace and cut it out. Glue the ghost onto the black square. Position the ghost so it looks like it’s peeking through the window. Glue the window frame on top.