Funny Homemade Valentine Cards Ghost Drawing
Easy DIY Creepy-Cute Ghost Valentine's Day Card
With Valentine's Day just around the corner it can be a feat to figure out what kinds of crafts to make with our little ones. I know I was scrambling to figure out what to do with my 3 year old daughter, who has a Valentine's Day party this week! We needed to make cards and I wanted them to be easy enough for her to help.
Well, fortunately enough my daughter decided, very matter-of-fact, that she wanted to make Ghost V-day Cards. This was perfect, as I had been trying to figure out the perfect "creepy-cute" things to make for the Holiday.
So, with that, we got down to business.
What you need:
- White crafting paper (this should be thicker if possible, like card stock)
- Colored crafting paper (any color will work, these are for the hearts, if you decide to put hearts on it)
- Scissors
- Glue
- Glitter
- Pencil
- Sharpie
- Colored Pencils
OPTIONAL: If you are working with a small child who is not very good with scissors, I'd recommend cutting out the ghost, hearts, and little arms before bringing them in to help. This will make things easier for you as well as them while putting the card together.
Step 1.) Take your white craft paper and fold it in half.
Step 2.) Using the folded part as one of the sides of the ghost, remember that the crease will be how the card stays together. Then, using your pencil, roughly draw the shape of a simple ghost — it does not need to look exactly like the example shown, it's probably better if you add your own twist on it, so do not be discouraged if your ghost comes out differently.
Step 3.) Cut out the shape of the ghost. The bottom can be uneven and wavy, it should still be able to stand like a regular card.
Step 4.) Now you can add a little face using your Sharpie and colored pencil. This is entirely up to you how you'd like to decorate it. If you're working with a toddler or a younger child, feel free to help them if they want to do it themselves. My daughter did not want to make the faces herself, so she asked me to.
Step 5.) Count how many cards you have and, using your leftover white craft paper, draw out two little arms for each one, then cut them out.
Step 6.) Using your colored craft paper, draw out and cut medium to small sized hearts.
Step 7.) Using your glue, cover one side of the heart
Step 8.) Using your glitter, cover the glued portion of the heart
These steps would be perfect for a small child to do with supervision, my 3 year old covered each heart with glue and glitter, she had a lot of fun helping and loved adding her special touch.
Step 10.) Glue the heart to the front of your ghost, preferably in the middle, as you want it to look like the ghosts arms are hugging the heart to itself.
Step 11.) Fold and glue the arms to your ghost's sides. You'll want to open the card for the right side so you don't glue the card closed.
Step 12.) Add a cute sentiment! Since this is a little ghost, you can try to make a cute pun to go inside. My daughter is 3, so we went with something more child/kid friendly, but here are some other options:
"Will you be my BOO?"
"Hey BOO!"
"I'll never GHOST you!"
"You're SPOOKalicious!"
"Let me HAUNT you, BOO!"
Source: https://medium.com/@melanieberg/easy-diy-creepy-cute-ghost-valentines-day-card-c6348fc42635
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