Grab that milk jug out of the recycle bin and turn it into a really cute and easy Halloween Milk Jug Ghost Craft that lights up at night!

For more ways to make this the best holiday, check out all of our Halloween posts.

I love craft time. I would have it every day if I had somewhere to store the crafts. We don’t have that sort of space, so I really like disposable crafts, like this Easy Halloween Milk Jug Ghost Craft.

It’s made from an empty galloon of milk, which you were going to throw away anyway.

So safe it from the recycle bin, decorate it to act as Halloween décor during spooky season … and then throw it out when November comes.

No need to purchase expensive Halloween decorations, and no need to find a place to store this after you’re done with it (just, of course, don’t throw away the string lights).

Then, next year, just drink another gallon of milk and make it again.

This Milk Jug Ghost craft is just one of the ghosts crafts on Drugstore Divas. Be sure to check them all out in our Easy Halloween Ghost Crafts list.

Easy Halloween Milk Jug Ghosts Craft Tutorial

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Halloween Milk Jug Ghosts Supplies:

• Empty milk jug
• Goo Gone (optional)
• Scissors
• Scrap or printer paper
• Permanent ink marker
• Black acrylic paint
• Paint brush
• USB wine bottle light

How To Make A Halloween Milk Jug Ghosts:

Peel any stickers off of the sides of the milk jug.

If you can’t get the labels off completely, and some adhesive residue is left behind, you can use Goo Gone to help remove it. If the sticker pulls off without any residue, you can skip the Goo Gone.

Cut an eyeball out of the printer paper.

You can make it any shape you want, just make sure that when you cut it, it’ll fit on the milk jug.

Cut a mouth out of the printer paper.

Trace the eye with the permanent ink marker. Then, trace it a second time to make a second eye (unless you’re making a Cyclops ghost).

Trace the mouth with the permanent ink marker.

Color in the eyes and mouth. You don’t have to perfectly fill this in, but you do want to make sure you don’t leave any huge white gaps.

Then, freehand a nose in between.

Side note: If you want to make this a little easier, you can just freehand the entire face. That’s a lot easier, too, if you’re making this as Halloween craft with young kids.

And, if you are making this with young kids, you can stop the craft right here and skip ahead right to the part where you add the lights into the jug.

The next steps involve painting, and that might be something you want to omit if you’re making this with young kids. This will work as a Halloween milk jug luminary even without the paint.

Carefully, paint black acrylic paint over the eyes, nose, and mouth. Let the black paint dry completely. If you can see through the paint, you’ll want to paint a second coat because you’ll be able to see all those gaps when you illuminate the milk jug ghost.

Charge the USB wine bottle light. Put the string light portion into the milk jug and leave the “cork” portion hanging out. Gently screw the milk bottle top back on.

Doing it this way gives you easy access to the USB charger portion when you need to recharge. And easy access to twist the cork portion to turn the light on and off, rather than having to unscrew the milk jug’s cap every time.

When it’s dark out, turn the USB wine bottle light on so now you have a Milk Jug Ghost luminary.

Don’t forget to turn the lights off when you’re going to bed. If not, the lights will die quickly and you’ll end up having to recharge them daily.

Easy Halloween Milk Jug Ghosts Craft: Frequently Asked Questions

More Upcycled Halloween Craft Ideas:

I’m a big fan of upcycled crafts. I make some every season because I really do like turning trash to treasure, especially when you can make that trash really cute during its second life.

If you’re looking for make a few more Halloween upcycled crafts, the ones below are perfect:

• Frankenstein Mason Jar Craft
• DIY Halloween Bat Candy Tubes
• DIY Pull String Halloween Ghost Piñata

Did you follow this easy Halloween Milk Jug Ghost Craft tutorial to make ghost luminaries for your home? Let us know in the comments.