Description
These fun and creative pumpkin crafts are perfect for kids and provide a wonderful way for families to bond.
Ingredients
- Assorted pumpkins
- Non-toxic paint
- Craft scissors
- Glue (non-toxic)
- Metal cookie cutters
- Pom-poms, sequins, or buttons
- Faux flowers, twigs, leaves
- Hot glue gun (adult supervision required)
- Hairdryer (for melting crayon wax)
Instructions
- Prepare Your Workspace: Start by laying out all of your supplies within easy reach. This will make the crafting process smoother.
- Select Your Pumpkin: Allow the children to choose their pumpkins.
- Fairy House Pumpkin Idea: Cut small paper doors and windows and let the kids decorate them with markers.
- Create the Handprint Keepsake: Have the little ones paint a pumpkin outline on canvas.
- Craft the Lollipop Bats: Help the kids to tape bat wings onto lollipops.
- Make Cookie-Cutter Shapes: Using metal cookie cutters, press fun shapes into the pumpkin’s skin.
- Crayon-Melt Pumpkin: Glue unwrapped crayons around the stem and melt them.
- Nature Collage Pumpkin: Gather twigs, leaves, and seeds from outside.
- Chalkboard Pumpkin: Paint your pumpkin with chalkboard paint.
- Pom-Pom or Button Pumpkins: Stick pom-poms, sequins, or buttons onto their pumpkin.
- The Mummy Pumpkin: Wrap the pumpkin loosely with gauze and add googly eyes.
- The Floral Pumpkin: Poke faux flowers or create a crown around the stem.
Notes
Always supervise children when using hot tools or scissors. Keep completed pumpkins in a cool, dry place.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1-2 hours
- Category: Crafts
Nutrition
- Calories: N/A
- Sodium: N/A
- Protein: N/A