Get creative for Halloween and try your hand at making popsicle stick jack-o-lanterns with the kids!
Not only will they have a fun activity to do, they can show off their creations too!
Popsicle Stick Orange Pumpkin
Skip the mess of traditional pumpkin carving with today’s Popsicle Stick and Cardstock Paper Jack-O-Lantern kid craft idea!!!
Using simple supplies like wooden craft sticks, paint and a little cardstock – you and your little pumpkins can create one-of-a-kind pieces that are awesome to show off ALL SEASON LONG!
Completely customizable and lots of fun so let’s grab those craft supplies and get to work!
Find all the crafty details in our simple tutorial below! Happy crafting my friends!!! Don’t forget to FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK so you never miss a new tutorial from us this Halloween season! #gluedtomycrafts
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Get creative with your little ones this Halloween and make some spooktacular jack-o-lanterns out of popsicle sticks and paint! It’s a fun, easy craft idea and the perfect way to get in the holiday spirit.
Craft Supplies:
- Jumbo Popsicle Sticks
- School Glue
- Orange Craft Paint
- Foam Paint Brush
- Green Cardstock Paper
- Brown Cardstock Paper
- Craft Scissors
- Black Sharpie Marker
Directions:
- First grab three popsicle sticks {three per jack-o-lantern} and glue them together to look like a triangle.
- Set aside to let it dry completely.
- Repeat the above steps for each pumpkin piece you want to make today.
- Now grab your orange craft paint and squirt it on the paper plate.
- Go ahead and paint the triangle shaped popsicle stick design completely orange.
- Set aside again, to let it dry completely.
- While that is drying, grab your orange cardstock and cut a triangular shape that will be placed within the popsicle stick design.
- At this time, you should also cut out other jack-o-lantern features from the remaining cardstock paper, such as a stem/leaf for on top.
- To finish off the Popsicle Stick Jack-O-Lanterns – have children glue on their cardstock pieces to the popsicle stick shape.
- Use the Sharpie marker to draw on facial features in the center of the craft.
- Then finish off with any other embellishments they see fit & set aside to let it dry completely before displaying proudly!
Pair It With A Book:
Here are some recommended books that beautifully complement our craft idea. You can conveniently purchase them through our affiliate links on Amazon.
- Little Pumpkin: A First Halloween Story by Lisa Edwards
- Pick A Pumpkin by Patricia Toht
- It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown by Charles M. Schulz
- Five Little Pumpkins by Tiger Tales
- The Berenstain Bears and the Prize Pumpkin by Stan Berenstain
- It’s Pumpkin Day, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff
- The Happy Pumpkin by DK
- The Biggest Pumpkin Ever by Steven Kroll
- Halloween in the Orchard by Phyllis Alsdurf
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Creepy-Crawly Halloween by Eric Carle
- The Roll-Away Pumpkin by Junia Wonder
- Pumpkin Jack by Will Hubbell
- Pete the Cat: Five Little Pumpkins by James Dean
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Looking for more fun and easy pumpkin craft ideas for kids? Check out these past posts, listed below, for even more craft inspiration from us!
- Paper Plate Jack O’ Lantern
- Paper Pumpkin Hot Air Balloon
- Jack-O-Lantern Craft
- Terra Cotta Pot Pumpkin
- Handprint Jack-O-Lantern
- Pumpkin Painting
- Pom Pom Pumpkin
- Paper Plate Pumpkin
