I added these ghosties to my Halloween decorations this year and they turned out even better than expected given how relatively easy they were to make. They even run on solar power so I didn’t have to run power cords to them in order to light them.
The inspiration for these ghosts came from this video on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/halloween/comments/16ow7td/light_life_hack/
Here are the parts I used:
2x white carvable pumpkins - I bought mine from Michaels but they’re not listed online.
2x solar powered LED pathway lights - https://www.homedepot.com/p/Hampton-Bay-Hawthorne-Matte-White-Solar-LED-Weather-Resistant-Path-Light-14-Lumens-with-Ice-Glass-Lens-and-Vintage-Bulb-4-Pack-P5100-01-6white/324154034
2x 84” round tablecloths (sheer) - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RRQ392D
2x shepherd’s crook garden stands - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08S392DGG & https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08S3DR6LN
Here’s how I assembled them:
It’s not difficult. Just follow these steps.
Assemble each shepherd’s staff leaving the crooked section off.
Carve faces in the pumpkins.
Carve a hole in the top of each pumpkin to match the diameter of the path lights.
Carve a hole in the bottom of each pumpkin for the path light pole to protrude through.
Place the path light into the pumpkin. Use glue, tape, or cable ties on the pole under the pumpkin to keep the path light in place.
Use some tape to slightly increase the diameter of the shepherd’s crook pole so it just barely squeezes into the path light pole from below.
Now you have a pumpkin on a pole with a light inside. Check and see if there are light leaks. Now’s the time to cover them. Especially check around the top of the pumpkin.
Open up a tablecloth and find the center.
Cut a square from the center the size of the solar panel on top of the path light. Be careful since these tablecloths are very thin, but they need to be to transmit more light.
Affix the tablecloth on top of the path light lid, leaving the solar panel exposed. I used some heavy duty packing tape and it’s held up through lots of rain so far this year.
Secure the foot of the posts in the ground where you want your ghosts to reside.
It’s all pretty simple. I hope you enjoy sharing your home with your new ghost friends!