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How to Make Vanishing Ghosts to Amaze the Kids

How to Make Vanishing Ghosts to Amaze the Kids
How to Make Vanishing Ghosts to Amaze the Kids

Vanishing Ghosts -- simple kids Halloween science experiment

When my husband first opened the box and lifted out the belt he had ordered, I got excited. We have tons of polystyrene peanuts, but had never gotten to play with the starch ones that dissolve in water. Right away I started thinking of what fun we could have with them. With Halloween coming up, I wanted to give it a holiday twist. The packing peanuts made perfect ghosts.


Packing Peanut Vanishing Ghosts Halloween Activity


Materials Needed:


  • Black Permanent Marker
  • Small Bowl
  • Water

Use a black permanent marker to draw a ghost face on each packing peanut. Remember, they MUST be biodegradable packing peanuts. (That means they are made of starch, not polystyrene.) If your child is anything like mine, they will want to do this activity several times, so be sure to have plenty of little ghosts ready.


kids ghost activity -- simple Halloween science for kids

Now it’s time to make those ghosts vanish with a bit of science “magic.”


Fill a small bowl with water. (We just used room temperature water.) Have your child place one ghost on top and watch what happens.


You will start to see small bubbles appearing on the sides of the packing peanut ghost. And then the ghost will disappear right before your eyes!


ghost activity perfect for Halloween -- make your own vanishing ghosts

Your results may depend on the type of biodegradable packing peanuts you use. Ours dissolved within just a couple minutes. If it seems to be taking too long for the ghosts to disappear, try using hot water to help speed up the process.


Next time you get a package in the mail, show the kids how to fling those packing peanuts across the room. Then put them to use in this simple Halloween activity and make vanishing ghosts.


Vanish Ghosts -- simple Halloween science for kids

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