She Used Empty Milk Jugs to Make These Halloween Ghosts for Her Front Porch
Empty milk jugs became Halloween ghosts with black marker, water, and faces drawn across the plastic. Danielle from Bee-ing Mommy saved gallon jugs, rinsed them, let them dry, then used each flat side as a canvas for a different expression.
Translucent plastic already has the pale look needed for a ghost, so paint, fabric, and extra covering aren’t needed. Eyes, eyebrows, mouths, and one bow give each jug its own face.
Water added to the bottom keeps the jugs from blowing across the yard. For a nighttime version, a battery-operated tea light can go inside, turning the container into a glowing porch ghost.
Empty Milk Jugs Become the Ghost Bodies
Rinsed gallon jugs form the base of the project. Milk residue needs to come out before the containers dry, since any milk left inside can develop an odor.
Jugs with a flat side provide space for the faces. Labels can come off, but labels facing a wall won’t show once the ghosts reach the porch.
Black Marker Gives Each Ghost a Different Face
Permanent marker creates the eyes, eyebrows, and mouths. Instead of copying one face across every jug, each container gets a different expression.
One ghost has a bow and round eyes, another has long eyelashes, while others have open mouths or curved smiles. Different faces turn a row of matching containers into separate characters.
Water Keeps the Jugs in Place Outside
Empty milk jugs can tip or blow away outside. A small amount of water in the bottom adds weight while leaving most of the container empty.
Set several together near the front door, porch steps, or pumpkins. After Halloween, pour out the water before storing or recycling the containers.
Add Battery Tea Lights for Glowing Ghosts
A hole cut into the back creates access for a battery-operated tea light. Light passes through the translucent plastic, making the ghost stand out after dark without putting a flame inside the container.
Set the finished jugs beside carved pumpkins or space them along a porch. Milk containers headed for recycling get another use, while the project needs little beyond marker, water, and optional LED lights.
Image credits go to @bee-ingmommy