Ghosts in the Sky Oil Pastel & Watercolor

I love mixed media art projects and this is a great one for Halloween. Ghosts can be scary but some kids love them. This is an easy art project that can be done in any way that works for kids.

We have always love different Halloween themes and this project turned out to be so much fun. We had a blast with the coloring and deciding how the art project would go.

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This is a fun addition to the Halloween activities on the site.

I know that ghosts can always seem scary but there are several fun ghost books that are not scary you can read with kids. One of our favorite books is The Scariest Book Ever by Bob Shea. I love that this is a story about a ghost who is scared. The pages are fun and work through loads of Halloween themes and shows them not scary.

This was one of the books we read before this activity. We also read some others you can see below.

What you need to make the Ghosts in the Sky

• oil pastels
• watercolor paper
• watercolors
• ghost cookie cutter
• white cardstock
• glue
• bowls of water
• yellow glitter paper
• 1.5-Inch circle punch

How to make the Ghosts in the Sky Oil Pastel & Watercolor

You start out with tracing a ghost cookie cutter on cardstock to make the stencil. I cut out a few of these to make sure if one broke we had extra. It is best to use heavy cardstock to make the stencil.

After you have your stencil then you take it and color on the paper with white oil pastel. If you use a colored paper some times this is easier to see where you are coloring. They can pick how many ghosts they make.

We decided while doing this project that we needed stars in the sky. So we took out a yellow oil pastel and made small dots in the sky for our stars.

We then used black or dark watercolors to paint the paper black. It was fun to see the ghosts and stars come alive on the paper.

Finally, we punched out a full yellow glitter moon to put in the sky. We glued these on the paper once our watercolors were dry.

Here is a look at our final Ghosts in the Sky Oil Pastel & Watercolor

Check out these other Halloween activities:

• Fun Fine Motor Craft: Washi Tape Halloween Wreath
• Bat in the Moon A Fun Halloween Painting
• Fun to Make Model Magic Pumpkins

Be sure to check out all the Halloween Activities & Printables on 3 Dinosaurs.

Cassie – 3Dinosaurs.com