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How to Make Halloween Salt Dough Ghost and Ghoul Figures
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How to Make Halloween Salt Dough Ghost and Ghoul Figures

Making salt dough ghost figures is a really fun activity to do with your children in the lead-up to Halloween. The beauty of salt dough ghost figures is that they are really easy to make and require very few ingredients. These ghost figures make excellent ornaments and decorations to place around your home in preparation for the Halloween festivities.

I have set out the equipment needed and step-by-step instructions to make your salt dough ghost figure creations.

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Halloween - A beginners guide to pumpkin carving (2023 Update)
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Halloween - A beginners guide to pumpkin carving (2023 Update)

I like to carve my own pumpkins, but I never seem to have as much time as I’d like to achieve an intricate design. For this reason, I have come up with some pumpkin templates that don’t take too long to carve, but are really effective! I have provided instructions for the simplest way to achieve a carved pumpkin. Each design is available as a PDF to print out and use as a template or use your own design if you prefer.

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