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The GIANT Encyclopedia of Art & Craft Activities for Children 3 to 6

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Materials

Wax paper

Paper plates

Bottles of white glue

Permanent markers

Hole punch

Yarn

Instructions

What to do
1. Give each child a piece of wax paper on a paper plate.
2. Give the children bottles of glue and let them squirt a thick glob of glue onto their wax paper
in a "ghost" shape.
3. Allow the glue to dry completely. It will become a nice ghost-like color as it dries.
4. When the glue is dry, have the children peel off their ghosts from the wax paper.
5. Let the children use permanent markers to give their ghosts facial features.
6. Use the creations as an addition to seasonal displays, or make a necklace by punching a small
hole near the top and stringing the ghost on a piece of yarn.
More to do
More art: Use colored glues to create other seasonal shapes.

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