Halloween garland

Mini ghost garland

You’re guaranteed a colourful crafting afternoon of fun with the kids when you make this ghostly garland – and the fun kicks off as soon as you start colouring in and cutting out. Thanks to the edding Funtastics fibre pens for children, it’s really easy to colour in the templates for your garland. There’s a choice of 18 bright shades in two stroke widths for finer details and larger blocks of colour. This craft idea is equally suitable for younger and older children because the motifs to be coloured in have different levels of difficulty.

Categories: Craft ideas for kids
Halloween
Products: Fibre and felt pens
Markers and pens for children
Materials: Paper, carton and cardboard
Difficulty: Easy peasy
Downloads: Images (ZIP)

Step-by-step

Step 1

You can see everything you need in this photo. To colour in the ghosts and the other motifs you’ll need the edding 14 Funtastics fibre pen with a broad nib and the edding 15 pen with a narrow nib. Choose your favourite colours. Start by printing out the templates.

Step 2

Colour in the mini ghosts in whatever way you fancy. You could leave them white and just colour in the eyes and hands. The fine felt pen is perfect for this.

Step 3

The broad-tipped felt pen is great for colouring in larger areas.

Step 4

The other template is a sign bearing the words “Happy Halloween”. You can also fill this in using different colours in whatever way you choose.

Step 5

After you’ve done that, cut all the pieces out.

Step 6

Only cut around the outer edges of the “Happy Halloween” sign so that the letters are still attached to each other. You can see all the different sections of the garland in this picture.

Step 7

Place all parts of the garland on the ribbon and stick them on firmly. It’s best to position the wording in the middle, with the other parts to the right and left of it. If you fancy decorating a door with the garland, you can also attach a few ghosts separately.