Nothing says Halloween like a bunch of spooky ghosts floating in the window, and with this DIY Ghost Window Cling craft, you can bring that eerie fun right into your home! These ghostly decorations are not only easy to make but are also reusable, making them perfect for adding a personal touch to your Halloween décor year after year. Using simple materials like white glue and googly eyes, this craft gives kids the chance to create their own ghostly designs that can be peeled off and stuck to windows, mirrors, or any glass surface.
Kids will love the creative freedom of designing their ghosts—whether they’re making spooky, silly, or friendly spirits. This activity also helps with fine motor skills as they work with glue and positioning the googly eyes. It’s the perfect quick craft for a Halloween afternoon, and the best part? It leaves behind no mess on your windows, just a bunch of spooky ghosts watching over your house!
Why You’ll Love This Activity
You’ll love this craft because it’s easy, affordable, and completely reusable. Once your ghosts are made and dried, you can peel them off and stick them onto any glass surface, making it an instant Halloween decoration. It’s also a great way for kids to explore their creativity while developing fine motor skills. Plus, watching their ghosts come to life is always a hit!
What You’ll Need
- White glue
- Googly eyes
- Plastic sheet protector
- Black marker (optional, for drawing ghost outlines)
Ghost Window Clings Step-by-Step Instructions
- Prepare your workspace:
Lay out the plastic sheet protector on a flat surface where your child can work. This will be the base for your ghost window clings. - Create ghost shapes:
Using white glue, let your child squeeze out the shape of a ghost directly onto the plastic sheet protector. Encourage them to make different ghost shapes—tall, short, wavy, or round! Start by creating the outline of the ghost and fill it in with the glue.
- Add googly eyes:
While the glue is still wet, place googly eyes onto each ghost design. You can use different sizes to give each ghost its own personality. Feel free to add more eyes for a fun twist!
- Let it dry:
Allow the glue to dry completely, which usually takes about 24-48 hours but it may take longer if more glue was used. Be sure to allow them to fully dry before peeling them off. Once dry they will peel over very easily. Once the ghosts are fully dry, they’ll be ready to peel off and use as window clings.
- Peel and stick:
Carefully peel the ghost shapes off the plastic sheet protector. Stick them onto your windows or mirrors, where they will cling without leaving any residue. You can reposition them as many times as you like! If you ghosts are sticking, simple wet the back of the them with a small amount of water and then press gently but firmly on the window and hold for a few seconds.
This fun and spooky Halloween craft is a perfect way to involve kids in decorating while letting their creativity run wild. Plus, they’ll love seeing their ghostly creations light up the windows!
Play2Learn Toddler & Preschool Programs for Curious Toddlers
There is no limit to your toddler’s energy and curiosity. That energy and curiosity although a joy can be challenging at times. Their interest in just about everything around them is what makes them great learners. One and two year olds can soak up so much just from their senses!
But as a teacher or parent that thirst for learning can be exhausting. That is why I created this toddler and preschooler program. To help you get the most out of this time with your curious toddler without having to come up with creative ways to play and interact with them.
Play2Learn for Toddlers includes 20 Units for toddlers. Each 2-week toddler unit has 20 super easy to set up and engaging activities for toddlers 18 months to 3 years.
Play2Learn Preschool which includes 20 Units for preschoolers. Each 2-week preschoolers unit has 20 unique and easy to set up and engaging activities for preschoolers 3 years to 5 years. That’s over 800 learning activities for your toddler and preschooler at your fingertips! So many ideas you and your child will never be bored again!
These toddler and preschool lesson plans and activities will definitely keep you and your toddler and preschooler busy playing and learning!
Click here for more information: Play2Learn
Book: Exciting Sensory Bins for Curious Kids
Did you know I wrote a book of sensory bins? Click here for more information Exciting Sensory Bin for Curious Kids. Or grab your copy at Amazon.
Boring afternoons are made exciting with awesome animal-based bins, like Salty Shark Bay or Yarn Farm. Pretend play bins like Birthday Cake Sensory Play or Bubble Tea Party encourage creativity and imagination. And your kids will have so much fun they won’t even know they’re getting smarter with STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) activities like Sink or Float Soup, Magnetic Letter Hunt or Ice Cream Scoop and Count.
Designed for toddlers 18 months and up.
Book: Super STEAM Activity Book for Kids
Learning all about science, technology, engineering, art, and math sets kids up for scholastic success―and it can be so much fun! Watch kids enjoy building STEAM skills as they color friendly fish, help water find its way to tree roots, solve math problems with mazes, and more.
Find out more and grab your copy here.
Designed for preschoolers 3 years old and up.
Book: Big Book of Riddles for Kids
Riddle me this: What’s an exciting way to practice critical thinking while having a blast? The Big Riddle Book for Kids, of course! From hilarious puns to tough brain teasers, kids can build problem-solving skills with hundreds of riddles tha. t show them how to think outside the box.
- 350 riddles for kids—Have hours of fun with riddles, puns and jokes, and math and logic puzzles that’ll get their wheels turning!
- Level up their skills—Riddles get trickier as kids progress through the book, challenging them as they get better at solving puzzles!
- Double-check their work—Kids can check their answers in the back of the book with a handy answer key.
Help children expand their minds while having fun with this puzzle book for kids!
Designed for kids ages 6 years old and up.
TV Show: Curious Crafting
I’m so excited to share my crafting TV show Curious Crafting which launched in July 2022 on TVOkids and TVOkids YouTube! Season 2 aired in August 2023! My show was also nominated in 2023 for Best Live Action Preschool Series by the Youth Media Alliance Awards of Excellence.
Curious Crafting Season 1 is also now airing in Australia on ABC! Watch it here!
Set in the ultimate crafting space, Curious Crafting is a short form pre-school age series about the joy of making crafts. I lead a rotating cast of adorable little preschoolers (including my own) making magic out of common household objects.
In each episode we transform recycled items into magical crafts like a milk carton school bus, paper bag puppet or cotton pad turtle. The crafters learn and laugh their way through each activity while demonstrating what their young imaginations can create.
Curious Crafting shares the adventure and joy of making art with takeaway lessons for creating crafts at home.
This show designed for toddlers and preschoolers 2.5 years old and up.
