One of our favourite Halloween crafts for kids is magic pumpkins! They look a little bit like Cinderella’s pumpkin just before it turns into a carriage and are SO easy to make. Scroll down to the end of this post for lots more awesome Halloween crafts for kids!
To make magic pumpkins, you will need:
- pumpkins (as many as you like – it’s fun to decorate different sizes and shapes of squash too)
- newspaper/messy mat to protect your table/floor
- gold paint
- a straw (optional)
- gold glitter (we love the really fine stuff that’s like sparkly dust)
How to make magic pumpkins:
- Lay out your newspaper/messy mat and place your pumpkins on top.
- Spill, splodge, splatter or brush on some gold paint. We used a straw to blow the paint across the pumpkin’s surface and give a drippy effect near the stalk.
- Liberally sprinkle with glitter dust!
- Leave to dry overnight.
- Use to decorate your home or doorstep. What could be simpler than that..?
More Halloween crafts for kids (& some recipes too!)…
- Spooky Halloween crafts for kids from Hodge Podge Craft
- Clay ghost tealights from The Madhouse
- Build a skeleton free printable activity from Purple Pumpkin Blog
- Cute spider sculpture from Daisies & Pie
- Sparkly spiders from Zing Zing Tree
- How to make a no-carve Pikachu pumpkin from In The Playroom
- Spooky fruit from Blue Bear Wood
- Button pumpkin from Crafts on Sea
- Halloween bat & ghost bunting from egg cartons by Zing Zing Tree
- Pumpkin Whoopie Pie recipe from ET Speaks from Home
- What to do with Leftover Halloween candy from Hodge Podge Craft
- Jam jar Halloween lanterns from The Madhouse
- Quick and easy wool ghosts from Purple Pumpkin Blog
- Halloween wreath from an old T shirt by Zing Zing Tree
- Halloween candy melt spoons from Blue Bear Wood
- Sharpie mandala pumpkins from Hodge Podge Craft
- Ghost footprint keepsake from Crafts on Sea
- Halloween zombie fingers to eat from ET Speaks from Home
- Glitter glue spiders web craft from Purple Pumpkin Blog
- 10 fun educational Halloween ideas for kids from Hodge Podge Craft
- Not so scary pom pom spider from The Madhouse
- Spooky cake from Blue Bear Wood
- Yarn monsters from Zing Zing Tree
- Spooky spiderweb crafts for kids from Hodge Podge Craft
- Spiderweb cupcakes from The Madhouse
- Cute pumpkin crafts from Crafts on Sea
- More Halloween crafts for kids at ET Speaks from Home
- Squashed witch from Purple Pumpkin Blog
- Homemade skull & ghost soaps from Blue Bear Wood
- 10 awesome pumpkin carving tips from Hodge Podge Craft
- Mini munchkin pumpkin tealight holders from Purple Pumpkin Blog
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Oh I adore these, they look amazing. I am off to Lidl tomorrow, I am going to buy lots of pumpkins and make the magic
Thanks Jen – can’t have too much magic! 😉
Pumpkins and glitter? I’m in some sort of crazy heaven here! Thanks for sharing on #CraftyOctober xx
The only downside is that the glitter gets stuck in your teeth… ;D