Paper Plate Jack O Lantern Craft
Paint a white paper plate orange and decorate it with mix-and-match pumpkin face cutouts, a green paper stem, and an optional curly vine.
Yield: 1 craft
Equipment
- foam paint brush
- Scissors
- Pencil
Materials
- 1 regular white paper plate
- Orange washable children’s paint
- Printed jack o lantern face pieces: 2 eyes 1 nose, and 1 mouth
- Green paper for the stem
- Glue stick
- 1 brown pipe cleaner optional
Instructions
- Paint the paper plate orange with a foam brush. Let dry.
- Choose and cut out two eyes, a nose, and a mouth from the printable.
- Arrange the face pieces on the plate and attach them with a glue stick.
- Cut a stem from green paper and glue it to the top of the pumpkin.
- For an optional curl, wrap a brown pipe cleaner around a pencil and slide it off. Fold it in the middle and bend the center over the stem.
Notes
- Younger children may need help cutting and curling the pipe cleaner.
- The curl is optional. A narrow strip of paper curled around a pencil is another option.
- Cardstock or craft foam can be used for the stem.