Punkin' Seed Pumpkin

Materials:

  1. Lightweight cardboard
  2. Pumpkin printable template
  3. Painters or masking tape
  4. Paint brush
  5. Black marker
  6. White glue
  7. Orange, green, and brown paint
  8. Newspaper (to cover the painting surface)
  9. 100 dried pumpkin seeds (a small bag will be more than enough)

Directions:

  1. Cover your craft area with newspaper.
  2. Make giant tape donuts and stick them down to the newspaper.
  3. Lay the pumpkin seeds out in a row on the tape.
  4. Paint the seeds.
  5. You need 2 seeds painted green (for the leaf), 4 seeds painted brown (for the stem) and the rest painted orange.
  6. While the paint dries, print out the pumpkin template.
  7. Cut the pumpkin out and trace it onto a lightweight sheet of cardboard.
  8. Squeeze white glue onto the pumpkin drawing and spread it around with your finger to make an even layer.
  9. Place the seeds, painted side up, onto glue to create your pumpkin.