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Fall Pumpkin Crafts for Kids

Posted on by Nicole Darmawaskita

This week our pre-primary toddlers had a blast engaging their creative minds with these 3 Fun and Easy Fall Pumpkin Crafts for Kids. Try them out at home, and tag us in any photos or videos over on Instagram! Happy crafting!

Photo of a toddler holding a pumpkin that is painted and decorated to look like a black cat.

 

Craft 1: Pumpkin Animals

Transform your pumpkin into a cat, spider, or a bat with the magic of crafting!

A photo showcasing 4 different toddlers working on their decorated animal pumpkins. One pumpkin is decorated to look like a cat, another to look like a bat, and two look like spiders.

Materials:

  • Pumpkin
  • Paint
  • Glue
  • Googly Eyes
  • Pipe Cleaners
  • Colored Paper 

Instructions:

  1. First, paint your pumpkin and let it dry.
  2. While the paint is drying, cut out pieces of the colored paper to form the face of your animal. For example, you could cut out ears and teeth for a cat or a bat. 
  3. Once the paint is dry, glue on the googly eyes, paper cut outs, and pipe cleaners to form the animal. In the photo, you can see our students used pipe cleaners to form spider legs and cat whiskers.
  4. After the glue dries, you now have your very own pumpkin animal!

 

Craft 2: Pumpkin Mummy

Awaken your spooky spirit with an adorable pumpkin mummy!

This photo shows 3 toddlers each decorating a pumpkin mummy by wrapping a pumpkin in gauze and gluing googly eyes to it. There is a fourth image that depicts a table with many toddlers working on their pumpkin mummies.

Materials:

  • Pumpkin
  • Glue
  • Googly Eyes
  • Gauze

Instructions:

  1. First, cover your pumpkin in glue.
  2. While the glue is still tacky, wrap your pumpkin in layers of gauze.
  3. Once you’ve wrapped your pumpkin to your liking, glue on a pair of googly eyes.
  4. After the glue dries, you now have a mummified pumpkin!

 

Craft 3: Pumpkin Decorating

Let your creativity run free with this last craft! Decorate your pumpkin in whichever way speaks to you!

This photo shows 4 toddlers each working on decorating their pumpkins. One toddler had a pumpkin painted black and is drawing on it with markers. Another toddler is gluing googly eyes onto an unpainted pumpkin. Another toddler is gluing buttons onto a pumpkin that has been painted pink. Another toddler is holding a pumpkin that has been painted black.

Materials:

  • Pumpkin
  • Paint
  • Glue
  • Markers
  • Googly Eyes
  • Buttons
  • Any of your favorite craft materials!

Instructions:

  1. First, paint your pumpkin and let it dry. Or leave it as is and let its natural orange color shine.
  2. Decorate your pumpkin however you like! For example, you could add more paint, draw on it with markers, or glue on eyes, buttons, glitter, pipe cleaners, etc. 
  3. Once you’re done, you now have a unique one-of-a-kind pumpkin!

 

 

Curious about our crafts for infants, toddlers, and kids? Come visit our Montessori schools located in Chandler and Ahwatukee, Arizona. We offer premier infant, preschool, and kindergarten programs serving the Chandler, Gilbert, and Greater Phoenix area. Schedule your tour today!

Nicole Darmawaskita