Invite preschoolers to make ghostly crafts. Make flying ghosts by wrapping scraps of white fabric or tissue over a few packing peanuts. Tie a string around the head to secure the packing peanuts in place. Use a marker to add a face. Make paper ghosts by cutting ghost shapes out of white construction paper, and then decorate with craft materials. Glue ghosts to a large craft stick. Make ghost puppets by decorating a white paper lunch bag turned upside down. Use markers, paints or glitter pens to add faces.
Teach preschoolers fun songs and chants about ghosts. The Step By Step Child Care website suggests singing "Five Little Ghosts" and encourages preschoolers to use ghosts on craft sticks or ghost puppets to act out the rhyme with classmates. Make felt ghosts and invite the children to move the ghosts around a felt board while singing the song. The site also encourages teaching the preschoolers to sing "If You're a Ghost and You Know It" or "Friendly Ghost." Encourage the children to make up actions for the songs, such as jumping up and saying "Boo!" or flying around the room like ghosts.
Have preschoolers play a few ghostly games with classmates. Purchase or make paper bowling pins. Paint bowling pins white and add ghost faces. Set up your ghost bowling game in the play area for preschoolers to test their bowling skills. In addition, play "Pin the Face on the Ghost" by placing a large ghost figure on the wall. Cut two circles for eyes, a triangle nose and an oval mouth for the face. Invite preschoolers to be blindfolded and spun around. Hand the first student one piece of the face to put on the ghost. Repeat until you have two eyes, a mouth and a nose on the ghost.
Invite preschoolers to decorate sugar cookies cut into the shape of ghosts. Provide white frosting and fun candies to complete a face. Make ghost toast by cutting a piece of bread with a ghost shaped cookie cutter. Toast bread and top with butter, peanut butter or jelly. Use mini chocolate chips to add eyes and a nose.