Today’s “plastic baggie & leaves jack-o-lantern” kid craft idea is one that you can take outside and craft on the sidewalk!

With just a simple sandwich baggie and the crunchy FREE fall leaves outside, you can pull together this DIY with your child, within minutes!

At Glued To My Crafts we LOVE the thought of a cheap craft idea! I know first hand that spending tons of money on a simple kid craft is overrated & simple silly. But what if you told you today is NEARLY on the free spectrum?!

Many of us already have sandwich bags in our pantry, as well as a black Sharpie marker, clothespins and even some pipe cleaners stashed away. So besides the crunchy FREE leaves that are falling from the trees this time of year, you are well on your way to pulling this idea together with ease!

Now before I give you the simple tutorial steps, please know that we live in Florida so our “leaves” haven’t fallen from the trees just yet. So if you are the same situation as us, I just substituted leaves from outside, with some decorative orange/yellow plastic leaves from Dollar Tree instead. Still on the cheap {you can grab a bag or two for $1 each} making this idea still affordable and effective!

So happy crafting my friends and may your FALL be extra creative!!! #gluedtomycrafts

Plastic Baggie & Leaves Jack-O-Lantern Supplies:

• Sandwich Baggie {the ziplock kind – one per craft}
• Black Sharpie Marker
• Leaves in shades of orange/red/yellow
• Clothespin
• Green Pipe Cleaner
• optional – brown marker or paint for the stem of the pumpkin

Directions:

• First take your black Sharpie marker and draw a jack-o-lantern face on your plastic baggie {you need one baggie per craft!} There is no right or wrong way on this step. Just let kids decorate it however they like.
• Once done, go outside and start collecting those leaves. You want to encourage children to pick shades of orange, red and yellow. Place all your leaves inside the bag until it’s full.
• Now seal off your baggie at the top. Set aside.
• Grab your green pipe cleaner. Curl it with your fingers.
• Use a marker or paint to make your clothespin brown, if desired.
• Finally – to finish off the Plastic Baggie and Leaves Jack-O-Lantern craft, pinch your clothespin and pipe cleaner to the top of the baggie. Then display for ALL to see!

Please be sure to check out our Decorative Plastic Leaf Kid Craft Roundup to see how we incorporated leaves into several different crafts! All of which are perfect for this beautiful fall season!!!