I’ve heard of classes doing this at school but you can try this at home too. Ask your child who their favorite character is and find a way to decorate a pumpkin that way. You can carve, paint, add accessories and more.
Of course, being obSEUSSed, I had to make a Cat in the Hat pumpkin.
First I free hand drew this with a pen, after looking at the Dr. Seuss book. Then I traced it with black marker once I knew which areas were okay to cut and which ones I should leave so it wouldn’t fall apart. I created a template you can print and create your own. Click here for the Dr. Seuss jack-o-lantern template. I used a small pumpkin carving knife, then lit it up with fake tea candles.
We grew nine pumpkins in our garden this year. I helped my daughter carve this Minnie Mouse pumpkin using the Disney carving template found here. My husband turned the half green pumpkin into a dinosaur. My son turned his into a Frankenstein, skeleton eating pumpkin. I also turned another pumpkin into a haunted house where you paint the house on with acrylic craft paint then cut out the windows to show candle light through. I found this and many other great Halloween ideas on Pinterest. Originally found on Parents.com.
I found more book character pumpkins and pinned them to my Book Character board on Pinterest. If you aren’t on Pinterest, you can do a Google search for “Book Character Pumpkins” to find more great ideas. I love the David Shannon “Stripes” and “No David" pumpkins below. As well as the Arthur and Junie B. Jones pumpkins.
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We turned the Nightmare Before Christmas character, Jack Skellington, into a life size figure. Click here to see more.
If you’ve made a book character pumpkin I’d love to see it. You can leave a link to your blog in the comments below or upload your picture to the ObSEUSSed Facebook page to share with others.
Thanks,
I linked this project to:
The Play Academy at the Nurture Store - visit for more great ideas
Tatertots & Jello Weekend Wrap Up Craft Party
4 comments:
This is a really crazy yet effective idea. How original. So far this year I am done a simple calving, but now you have my little grey cells thinking.
what a cute idea! Very imaginative!
The Jack-O-Lantern patterns are well done. To those who want to accomplish the same, I suggest a sturdy carving knife to make do.
Your child is so gifted if she managed to carve that on her own. Even with a carving template its still hard to make something like that.
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