10.17.2008

Our Little Pumpkin Patch


We made these squatty little pumpkins this morning in our preschool co-op.

To make these little fellows, paint the bottom two-thirds of a small brown lunch bag orange. In order to make the paint spread quickly, I watered down my paint and used a wide-tipped sponge brush. Let paint dry.

Stuff paper bag with paper or recycled plastic bags. Twist the bag closed to make the stem. Secure it with a green pipe cleaner. Curl the pipe cleaner by rolling the ends around a pencil.

If you want to make jack-o-lanterns, have your kids paint or color faces onto their pumpkins before stuffing their bags.

8 comments:

Mrs. Homemaker said...

What a neat idea! I love pumpkins... my husband thinks we have a pumpkin patch in the house. :-) I have a ton of plastic bags lying around, I should put them to a good use!

~nanashouse~ said...

Love it Jen! Did the kids have fun?

Rebekah said...

Ah, that is so cute!

American Homemaker said...

Those are so fun.

Sugarcoma said...

Oh my goodness! My kids will love those. And so easy too...

Diane said...

Sweet and simple. Great autumn craft!

Jennifer said...

That is such a great idea! My daughter is obsessed with pumpkins this year. We are going to have to make those. Thanks for posting!

Patty said...

Oh, this brings back memories! I used to make these every year with the kids when I was teaching preschool.