Save Your Egg Cartons To Craft Adorable Mini Ghosts

Whether it's all about crafting with the kiddos or looking for a fun project to nurture your own creativity, if you have a carton of eggs on your refrigerator shelf, you already have the makings for some fun Halloween décor. Maybe you've already tried keeping old egg cartons to DIY the cutest mini witch hats for Halloween, but with a few simple craft supplies, you can also turn them into adorable mini ghosts, the kind that look like floating bedsheets. These DIY ghouls are a fun way to add some cute seasonal décor to your home, and you might not even have to buy any materials.

Before you pull out your other crafting supplies, you'll want to check your fridge or recycling bin for an egg carton — you'll need one made of paper to make the mini ghosts, not Styrofoam. In addition to an egg carton, you'll need a pair of scissors, some paint, and a permanent black marker. If you want to hang up the finished product, a ball of twine will also come in handy. 

You can start by cutting out the cone-shaped pieces of the carton that are between the egg cups. Don't worry about making the edges look perfect — some rough edges will give the ghosts more character. Next, paint the cones white, or leave them unpainted for an even simpler approach. After the paint dries, use a permanent marker to turn the white egg carton pieces into mini ghosts by drawing on two dots for eyes and one for a spooky mouth.

The most important way to personalize your mini ghosts is with the type of face you choose to draw onto them. A smiling mouth will make your phantom fashioned from an egg carton look cute and kindly, while large eyes and raised eyebrows with a small, round mouth can give the ghouls a more haunted, howling appearance.

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You also have options on how to display your creations. You can turn them into ornaments by hanging them with a length of twine inserted into the top. Another option is to craft these ghosts into the most adorable DIY Halloween décor by turning them into 3D portraits. Affix the mini ghosts to decorative pieces of frame-shaped cardstock and add some Halloween-themed accessories — small cut-out pumpkins, or witch hats — to complete the look, just like Instagram creator @liddierowl did.

If you're enjoying the creative process, you can cut out the other pieces of your egg cartons to craft the cutest mini Halloween characters. With some orange paint and a permanent marker, you can transform a single cup of the egg carton into a jack-o-lantern. Or take a section of three cups, paint it black, and trim the two outer cups into wings — add white eyes and fangs, and you have a vampire bat character to go with your mini ghosts and pumpkins.