Halloween Ghost Lantern Craft Idea For Kids

Since our original tutorial from summer went a little viral this past year, I decided to bring it to life for the upcoming Halloween season as well!

So on that note, every finished mosaic paper Halloween lantern piece will be extra SPOOKTACULAR and I just know you are going to love it as much as I love sharing it with you all!

Kids AND adults will LOVE conjuring up this spooky lamp craft within their home and displaying it proudly for everyone to see. Find everything you need to know, as well as the free lantern shape printable, in the full stained glass haunted light craft tutorial below.

Happy crafting, my friends! Don’t forget to share pictures of your ghost lantern creations with us! You can find us on Facebook or Instagram for easy tagging! I seriously can’t wait to see your GLOWING pieces in action! #gluedtomycrafts

PAIR YOUR STAINED STAINED GLASS HALLOWEEN LANTERN WITH: Handprint Ghost Keepsake

Craft Supplies:

Free Camping Lantern Printable
Color Printer
White Cardstock Paper
Coloring Pencils, Crayons or Markers
Craft Scissors
Clear Contact Paper
Orange, Yellow & Black Tissue Paper {or any color you like!}
Loose Craft Glitter
Small Halloween Spider Stickers

Directions:

First print out the FREE blank lantern template above. You will want one printable, per Halloween light craft.
Next grab your choice of coloring utensil and color in the top & bottom section of the lantern design. You can color those two sections however you like but keep in mind that you want the center portion to remain blank.
When done coloring, go ahead and grab your scissors & the decorated lantern printable.
Trim out the design, as well as the inside portion of the lantern.
Before you discard the excess paper, cut out TWO small ghost shapes for inside your lantern.
Use a marker to draw faces on your two ghost cutouts.
Now grab your clear contact paper.
Cut out TWO pieces that are bigger than the lantern cutout.
Remove the backing from one piece of contact paper.
Lay it on a flat surface.
Place the lantern cutout, face down, on the contact paper.
Now add the cutouts, face down, inside the lantern as well.
Next decorate the inside of their camping light however you like with tissue paper squares {I did various shades of orange, yellow and black in mine, as well as loose star shaped craft glitter.}
Once you are done creating the contents, grab the second piece of contact paper.
Peel off the backing and place it on top of the other piece of contact paper, moving your hand around to “squish” everything together.
To finish off the Stained Glass Halloween Light craft, use your scissors to trim out the cup/remove the excess contact paper.
Add on some small spider stickers on the outside to really tie the theme together.
Then display proudly on a window with a little bit of clear tape!!!

PAIR YOUR HALLOWEEN LANTERN CRAFT WITH —> Stained Glass Ghosts

Craft time is HAPPY TIME {especially during the holidays} so let’s make it happen today!

Get ready to be wowed with our popular Thumbprint Ghost Haunted House and Paint Splat Witch’s Magic Ball craft posts! Both of which would pair nicely with today’s Stained Glass Halloween Lantern tutorial – hint hint!

We also have a great FREE community YOU can join for even more crafty ideas to recreate this time of year! Join our private Facebook group and enjoy some old fashioned craft time with us!

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Stained Glass Halloween Lantern

Shine BRIGHT this Halloween season with our tissue paper, stained glass ghost lantern craft idea! It's perfect for in the classroom, at a party or just because moments!

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1 Color Printer
Coloring Pencils, Crayons or Markers
1 Scissors

Instructions

First print out the FREE blank lantern template. You will want one printable, per Halloween light craft.
Next grab your choice of coloring utensil and color in the top & bottom section of the lantern design. You can color those two sections however you like but keep in mind that you want the center portion to remain blank.
When done coloring, go ahead and grab your scissors & the decorated lantern printable.
Trim out the design, as well as the inside portion of the lantern.
Before you discard the excess paper, cut out TWO small ghost shapes for inside your lantern.
Use a marker to draw faces on your two ghost cutouts.
Now grab your clear contact paper.
Cut out TWO pieces that are bigger than the lantern cutout.
Remove the backing from one piece of contact paper.
Lay it on a flat surface.
Place the lantern cutout, face down, on the contact paper.
Now add the cutouts, face down, inside the lantern as well.
Next decorate the inside of their camping light however you like with tissue paper squares {I did various shades of orange, yellow and black in mine, as well as loose star shaped craft glitter.}
Once you are done creating the contents, grab the second piece of contact paper.
Peel off the backing and place it on top of the other piece of contact paper, moving your hand around to "squish" everything together.
To finish off the Stained Glass Halloween Light craft, use your scissors to trim out the cup/remove the excess contact paper.
Add on some small spider stickers on the outside to really tie the theme together.
Then display proudly on a window with a little bit of clear tape!!!