Ghost Invitations

A Ghost themed invitation is a great invitation to make for a Halloween party or a monster bash birthday. You can create a fairly inexpensive homemade invitation in next to no time at all. All you need for a basic ghost invite is some white cardstock (of course we need white! it is for a ghost theme you know) A black marker pen will come in handy too.

Ghost invitation ideas

Ghostie Pops - Cut circles of white material and drop it over a lollipop sucker. Tie a length of ribbon around the neck of the lollipop and finish it with a bow. Draw on two eyes with a black marker pen or adhere a couple of Googley eyes. Send your ghost with invitation card attached.
Printed invitations - Make your invitation on your computer with black writing. Find a couple of ghosty images or clipart to place on your invitation. Print on to white card or paper. Matt it onto black cardstock. You can embellish further with black ribbon or sparkly glitter.
Ghost shaped invitations - Cut out a folded card into the shape of a Ghost. Draw two black eyes on the front of the card. Write or print the party details on the inside of the card.
Googley eyes - These make a great addition to an invitation in lieu of hand drawn or stick on eyes. They add extra 'wow' factor to your invites as well..
Ghosts, Spirits and Clipart - Search the internet for 'free ghost clip art' You will find a wealth of images that you can insert into a wrod document tjo embellish your ghost invitations.

Invitation wording

Greet and invite your guests

BOO!
Calling all boys and ghouls
Join us for a spooktacular party
Boo-tiful Halloween party
Join us for some haunting fun
We dare you to join us for a haunting food time
Join us for a frightfully good time
Spiris and ghouls and ghosties too, are invited to party and so are you!
You're invited to a Halloween "Boo" Bash
You're invited to a spooktacular haunt
Join us if you dare, the ghosts are a haunting it will be a scare
You are invited for a firghtful night of ghoulish fun
The Spirits are restless and ready to fright are moaning into the moonlight wailing
We're throwing a costume party this Halloween night
ghosts and spirits, creatures of the night
Will join us for a haunting come Halloween night
We hope you can join us too

Halloween party details - Address, time and location

The Smiths Haunted house
The Jacob's haunted mansion at the top of the hill
Come in costume or be prepared to suffer the consequences

Special instructions

Bring your own spirits
costume optional
Come in costume or suffer the consequences

RSVP information

We're dying to hear from you - phone number
Come as you aren't (ie in costume)
I'll be there with chains on (yes) - we'll be hiding in our closet (no)
come if you dare
decline if you dare
Don't be a spook rsvp 123
if you decline, good reason without. Ghosts to haunt you, we will send out

Spooky Ghost fonts

Character and dingbat fonts are good for adding interest to your party invitaitons. Check out some of our favorite free halloween fonts here.

We also like the dingbat font Groovy Ghosties for ghost clipart. There are several ghost images that you can choose from.

Ghost Invitation Tutorial

There ghost invitations are very easy to make for a spooky Halloween party. Enlist your children and family to help you. They'll have lots of fun cutting and gluing.

You will need

White card stock
Black card stock
A black marker pen
Scissors, pencil and a gluestick

Sketch a basic ghost shape on to cardboard. Trace the shape on to firm white card and cut out with a pair of scissors. Repeat so that you have two white ghostie cut outs.
Fold a piece of black card in half. Lay the white ghost cut out on top of the black card. Align the top of the ghost with the folded side of the black card leaving a 1/4" gap between the cut out ghost and the fold.. Trace around the entire ghost shape with a 1/4 inch border. Cut out the larger black ghost shape. Be careful to keep the top fold intact so that you are left with a ghost card that opens.
Write your party details on to one of the white ghostie cut outs. Adhere to the inside of the card with a glue stick.
Adhere the 2nd ghost cut out to the front of the card. Draw eyes and a mouth onto the card with a block marker. You could also adhere a pair of googley eyes for added dimension if you wish.