Kid’s Crafts: Halloween Ghost Painted Soup Can Lid Ornaments

Halloween is just around the corner and these adorable Ghost painted soup can lid ornaments are just the craft project to keep the kids (or adults) busy! You can make several of them in just a weekend with clean soup can lids, acrylic paints and a few other craft supplies. Once completed you can hang them outside off of your bushes and trees or hang them up inside as Halloween party decor.

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If you don’t want to work with clean soup can lids you can substitute with metal mason jar lids. An adult will need to use a drill to make the hole at the top of each ornament. Let the kids get creative and paint their own designs! They can be cute or spooky! Younger kids can make this project using acrylic paint pen markers while older children can use regular acrylic paints and a paint brush.

Halloween Ghosts Painted Soup Can Lid Ornaments

Clean Soup Can Lids
Acrylic Craft Paint – Black and White
Orange Paint Pen
Paint Brush, Water Dish, Paper Towels
Clear Acrylic Spray Sealer, Glossy Finish
Clear Fishing Line
Scissors

Base coat the front and back of the soup can lid with 2 coats of black acrylic paint. Allow 30 minutes between coats. Flip it over and paint the other side when the paint is no longer tacky. Let completely dry before adding the design on top.

My 12 year old granddaughter made the one shown in the photograph. She used white acrylic paint to make the ghost. She used an orange colored paint pen to write the word BOO above the ghost’s head. Let dry. She then used a paint brush and black paint to make the ghost’s eyes and mouth. The eyes should be oval shaped and the mouth should be round but with uneven edges. Let everything completely dry.

Take the soup can lids outside and lightly spray them with 2 coats of clear acrylic spray sealer. We like the glossy finish. Let dry until no longer tacky. Cut off an 8″ long piece of clear fishing line and thread it through the top hole. Knot the two ends together, trim the ends with scissor if needed. That’s it, you’re done!

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