How to face paint a ghost for Halloween: step-by-step guide
Follow our simple photo and video guides to create a (friendly) spooky ghost face for your child
If your child's dead set on dressing up as a spooky ghost this Halloween, we've got a dead simple way to top off their look with some adorably spooky face-paint. We've created easy-to-follow step by step guides to show you how to paint the look: you can either watch our video (above) or jump to follow our photo steps (below).
Looking for more inspiration? Discover our How to face paint a witch for Halloween: step-by-step guide.
Huge thanks to ace facepainter Laura Jones from our Top Testers Club: you can see her turning her son Harry's face all ghostly in our video guide above.
- Planning a different Halloween look for your child? We've also got step-by-step face-painting guides for a witch, vampire, a scary pirate and – of course – a pumpkin.
Here's how to face-paint a ghost, step by step
What you'll need
- Face paints in the following colours: white, green, black
- Face-paint brush or make-up brush
4 of the best face paints for children
- Snazaroo Ultimate Party Pack Face Paint Kit, £17.50: Contains 12 2ml colour pots, 2 glitter gels, 4 sponges, 2 brushes and a face-painting guide. Age 3+
- Djeco Face Paint Set, £7.50: Contains 6 x 2ml face paints, a sponge and a brush. Age 3+
- BioKidd Natural Face Body Paint Wash, £26.90: Contains 10 x 10ml pots of paints, made with beeswax/clay/mineral-based ingredients and ready to use without wash. No brush supplied. Age 3+
- Galt Face Painting Set, £12: Contains 12 face paint discs, 2 brushes, 4 sponges, adhesive stencils and a guide. Age 5+
Step 1
Using your brush and white face paint, carefully outline the ghost shape, starting the ghost's neck between your child's brows and positioning the ghost's head mid-temple. Then fill in the outline, including your child's lips.
Step 2
Clean your brush. Then, using the green face paint, use the tip of your brush to paint 2 eyes in the middle of the ghost's head.
Step 3
Clean your brush again and, using the black paint, outline the ghost's body and eyes. Add eyebrows, pupils, a nose and an open mouth.
And then you're done!
Pics: Snazaroo, Video: Laura Jones. Video edit: Emily Longman Wall
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Emily is the Digital Content Producer at MadeForMums and creates editorial and video content across the brand. She also edits the weekly editorial newsletter, oversees our reviews process and loves creating our craft articles and videos. She specialises predominantly in car seats and pushchairs, and has yet to meet a buggy she couldn’t fold! With a 1st class degree in History, she always researches topics thoroughly to find the best recommendations for parents.