Here’s a simple pumpkin craft for kids made from a tp roll. This easy cardboard tube pumpkin craft can server as both a decoration and treat holder!
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While searching through our create box at home, we came across the perfect materials to make a little pumpkin. It turned out so cute we made quite a few more to decorate our house for fall and Halloween! The pumpkins are very simple to make and can also serve as cute little packages for treats! (This post contains affiliate links.)
Pumpkin Decoration and Treat Holder
Materials for Pumpkin Craft
- Cardboard tube (toilet paper roll or paper towel roll)
- Scissors
- Orange tissue paper
- Green pipe cleaners
- Little treat like wrapped candy or stickers (optional)
Directions for Pumpkin Craft
1. Cut your cardboard tube into smaller segments.
2. Cut out a circle from the orange tissue paper and place the cardboard tube in the center.
3. If you’ll be using this to hold a little treat like a Halloween sticker or wrapped candy, place that in the tube.
4. Fold up all the sides of the tissue paper around the cardboard tube.
5. Twist the tissue paper at the top to secure it. This becomes the stem for the pumpkin.
6. Twist a green pipe cleaner around the stem. Use a pencil or thin marker to make spirals with the pipe cleaner.
8. Display your pumpkin craft for fall!
We put all our completed pumpkins near our nature table. The kids love to rearrange them on the table and often involve them in play during the day. Such a fun and cute little craft for fall!
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Lorie says
September 25, 2013 at 8:50 pmI love how simple and cute your little pumpkins are!
Carla says
September 26, 2013 at 12:34 pmI love your little pumpkins–fall is such a fun time of year for crafts!! I shared this on my PreschoolPowolPackets Facebook Page and pinned it to my (CarlaINHouston) Halloween board!
Maro's kindergarten says
September 27, 2013 at 1:09 pmI adored your pumpink craft! I will definitely pin it for later!
Annette Belnap says
October 2, 2013 at 6:58 pmI now know what I am going to do with all those toilet paper rolls that I just can’t bring myself to throw away! So cute and inexpensive! I have shared this post as part of our Hearts for Home Blog Hop and Link Party that will be live tomorrow! You can see it here: http://tipsfromatypicalmom.blogspot.com
Jill says
October 3, 2013 at 7:22 amThis is a great art and craft project 🙂 This is perfect way for little ones to get into the Halloween decorating spirit. Thank you for sharing and for linking up this week to the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop 🙂
Kate@Laughing Kids Learn says
October 4, 2013 at 6:53 amThank you for linking this great idea to ‘Share It Saturday’. I look forward to featuring in on my round up of pumpkin ideas.