How to Make a Cheese Cloth Ghost

Intro: How to Make a Cheese Cloth Ghost

Make a cool ghost in under 30 minutes!

STEP 1: Gather These Supplies

starch in a spray bottle 
hair dryer (optional) 
scissors 
1 yard x 1 yard of cheese cloth
a round item (i used a bouncy ball)
black felt
a small bottle
pipe cleaner or wire
and a blanket

STEP 2: Building the Frame

Take the lid of the bottle and sit it on the middle of the blanket bend the pipe cleaner into the desired shape with some of it going down in the middle to stay in the bottle sit your round item on top of it.

STEP 3: Making the Body

Drape the cheese cloth over the frame and spray starch all over it and let it dry for 48 hours or use a hair dryer to speed it up (you might have to hold the head to keep it sturdy while you use the hair dryer) when its done remover the frame. Then you are done!

Comments

[kserwin]

I make these every year first with my kids and now with my grandkids. We like to sprinkle glow in the dark glitter on them before the starch dries.

[samalert]

Nice ! One can also brush some POP(Plaster of Paris) and make it non meshy :)

But frankly i love the original ible

[oogekal]

Cool project!