Plastic Bottle Ghost Craft for Halloween

Transform ordinary beverage containers into spooktacular spirits with this simple DIY project! Using just a few household supplies, you can create a hauntingly fun decoration that kids will adore maki

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This straightforward project turns recycled plastic containers into festive Halloween decorations by wrapping them in white tape and adding black facial features with adhesive dots. The craft is perfect for children to help with, resulting in a charmingly eerie display that works equally well for large soda bottles or smaller individual drink containers.

You'll need

Plastic bottles – Rescue some from the recycling bin – or if using them for a Halloween party, decorate the full bottles of drinks that you’ll be serving at the party. It will work just as well for 2 litre soda bottles, or for smaller individual water bottles

Duct tape – You’ll need white and black

scissors

glue dots

Directions

Begin by slicing off lengths of the white adhesive tape and wrapping them around the plastic container until the whole exterior is concealed. This is a fantastic task for children, so encourage them to align the strips as neatly as possible. Minor creases are perfectly fine and actually add to the spooky aesthetic, but be sure to overlap the edges slightly to prevent any bare spots from showing through.

With the bottle fully wrapped in white, shift your focus to creating the facial features. Cut out two circular shapes for the eyes and a broad, gaping mouth, then attach these black pieces to the front using adhesive dots to complete the eerie look.