Pumpkin Crafts – Make Pumpkins into Cats and Other Creatures
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Posted by Jennifer Copley Oct 4, 2008 |
The first project, making a black cat from two pumpkins, is relatively easy. This would be a good Halloween art project for young children (though an adult should do the cutting). While simple, this project does require paint pens and other art supplies. Fun foam is suggested for making the cat’s scarf, but it would be easy to substitute a variety of other materials and dress the cat any way the kids want to. See the Michaels website for a photo of the finished project and a free design template.
The second is a project series that might prove highly addictive because it offers unlimited possibilities for making a broad array of elaborate pumpkin and gourd creatures. These pumpkin crafts are more sophisticated – projects for conscientious older children and adults. In addition to pumpkin cats, there are pumpkin owls, racoons, snakes, spiders, alligators, and porcupines. There are no templates offered, but the website does provide photos of completed pumpkin animals to guide in the design, and a page listing tools and offering carving tips for those who want to make their pumpkins true works of art.
- Free Halloween Clip Art, Fonts, Animated Graphics, and More - a large collection of freebies
- Pumpkin Crafts - free templates and pumpkin photo galleries
- Halloween and the Black Cat - a history of Halloween, and how the black cat came to be associated with it
- The Halloween Food Page - great Halloween recipes