Here is a fun Halloween craft idea – make some pom pom popper ghosts.

This is a fun DIY toy for all ages, and they are so quick and easy to make too!

You might also like our recycled paper roll ghosts

If you’ve made pom pom poppers before, you’ll know they’re lots of fun. I love that they are so quick to make and the materials needed are so simple. We also have penguin poppers and snowman poppers.

Most people with kids would have balloons stashed away somewhere and paper cups left over from a birthday party (at least we do). You can put them to good use by creating a pom pom popper ghost!

How to make a pom pom popper ghost

You will need:

• paper cups 
• balloons
• double sided tape
• electrical tape (or thin duct tape)
• small piece of white card stock
• sharpie marker
• pom poms
• sharp knife and scissors

How to:

1. Use  your sharp knife to cut an ‘X’ in the base of the cup, then use the flaps of the cross you’ve created to pull out the base completely.
2. Blow the balloon up and let the air out again and give it a good stretch. Tie a knot in the end whilst the balloon is deflated and cut the tip off with a pair of sharp scissors. Discard the tip and keep the end with the knot in it.
3. Stretch the balloon over the base of the cup, then secure in place with double sided tape.
4. Fold your small piece of white card stock in half and draw a ghost arm shape in it whilst folded.
5. Cut the ghost arm shape out and unfold to reveal two arms the same. Fold the edge which will be attached to the cup and put into place with double sided tape.
6. Draw a spooky face on the front in black marker.

Now just add pom poms and play!

Easy peasy! These friendly ghosts have been tried and tested by the girls and they loved them.

Yield: 1 popper

pom pom popper ghosts

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Make a cut ghost pom pom popper as a fun DIY toy activity for kids

Prep Time 5 minutes

Active Time 15 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Difficulty very easy

Materials

• paper cups
• balloons
• double sided tape
• electrical tape (or thin duct tape)
• small piece of white card stock
• sharpie marker
• pom poms

Tools

• sharp knife
• scissors

Instructions

1. Use  your sharp knife to cut an ‘X’ in the base of the cup, then use the flaps of the cross you’ve created to pull out the base completely.

1. Blow the balloon up and let the air out again and give it a good stretch. Tie a knot in the end whilst the balloon is deflated and cut the tip off with a pair of sharp scissors. Discard the tip and keep the end with the knot in it.
2. Stretch the balloon over the base of the cup, then secure in place with double sided tape.
3. Fold your small piece of white card stock in half and draw a ghost arm shape in it whilst folded.
4. Cut the ghost arm shape out and unfold to reveal two arms the same. Fold the edge which will be attached to the cup and put into place with double sided tape.
5. Draw a spooky face on the front in black marker.

Now just add pom poms and play!

More fun ideas for Halloween

• Make a fizzing, magical bubbling brew
• These yarn ghosts are good friends of the pom pom popper ghosts
• Miss K looked so cute in this egg carton black cat costume I made her one year
• Have you ever tried reverse trick or treating?
• Check out the Halloween Printables collection now available in our shop

Check out our Halloween Printables