Ghosts In A Jar Halloween Craft

Directions

1. Use hot glue to attach one wooden spool to the underside of a mason jar lid.
2. Cut a wood dowel to the desired ghost height (scissors work fine). Hot glue the dowel into the spool, then glue a wooden knob on top of the dowel. Optionally add more dowel pieces for arms, ensuring the entire structure fits through the jar opening.
3. Layer several pieces of cheesecloth (about four layers) over the ghost form and cut the shape and length a bit longer than needed, since the next step will shrink the cloth slightly.
4. Pour liquid starch into a bowl. Keeping the cheesecloth layers together, submerge one ghost's cloth in the starch until fully saturated.
5. Remove the cheesecloth from the bowl, squeeze out excess starch, carefully flatten it, and drape it over the ghost form. Shape as desired, then let it dry completely.
6. Using black craft paint or a Sharpie, dot two eyes on the dried ghost. Gently put the lid back on the mason jar, trapping the ghost inside.
7. Optionally, wrap a 1 1/4" strip of scrapbook paper around the base of the jar and secure with Scotch tape for a cuter look.