It’s been a while since I’ve done any pumpkin related content (though there’s been a lot in the past including crafts, STEM activities, sensory ideas and even pumpkin printables!) so let’s explore some more pumpkin craft ideas for kids.
Tearing paper is a great fine motor skill practice for little kids. Add in gluing, too, and this torn paper pumpkin from Little Ladoo is not only cute but building skills your little one needs. How great is that?
You can tear or cut the tissue paper you use to “paint” these mini pumpkins. Stay at Home Educator has this DIY, which is a cute alternative to painting pumpkins with a little less mess.
These easy glowing jack o’lanterns are a fun project for kids of all ages. Start with a clear plastic cup and you’ll have a bunch of glowing pumpkins in no time. Get the tutorial from Buggy and Buddy.
Make a couple of paper plates into a jack o’ lantern lit with an LED candle with this cute idea from Easy Peasy and Fun. You may already have the supplies you need for this one. Little kids can draw the face and have an adult cut it out for them.
I think kids of a variety of ages would also like this jack o’ lantern monoprint project from Kitchen Table Classroom. Monoprint sounds complicated but you just need paint and some kind of smooth, flat surface to work with and you’ll be printing pumpkins in no time!
A great one for the classroom that can be used as decoration is this goofy pumpkins art project from Mme Marissa. She shows the results from both kindergarten and a grade 2/3 classroom, so it’s great fun for everyone.
Crafters (and probably others) know that apples and pumpkins can look similar as creative motifs, and this project from In the Kids Kitchen takes that observation literally by using an apple to stamp a pumpkin shape. It’s so cute and easy, and if you cut the apples ahead even little kids can do it.
Leave a Reply