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Pumpkin in a paper witch's hat
Witch Pumpkin Painting · No-carve, ages 3 and up
Stick a witch's hat on your pumpkin, then give it a happy face!
🖌️ No-carveages 3 and up
You need
- a pumpkin (any size)
- washable paint
- paintbrushes and a sponge
- a pencil
- markers
- paint: black, pink, purple
- paper, felt or craft flowers for the extras, and glue dots
🖨️ Print the painting guide
For a medium pumpkin, about 9 to 11 inches tall.
How we paint it
- You
1. Wash it
Wipe the pumpkin with a damp cloth and let it dry.
- You
2. Draw it on
Draw the picture on with a pencil, or tape the printed guide on and trace over it.
- You
3. Paint the big parts
Paint the big parts first. Let them dry, then paint the next colour on.
- You
4. Add the little parts
Add the little parts with markers or a thin brush.
- Together
5. Stick on the extras
Stick on the extras with glue dots or craft glue. A grown-up does any hot glue. Googly eyes and other small stick-ons can choke a child under 3: a grown-up sticks them on and puts the spares away.
- 🖌️ No knife at all: paint, markers, stickers and glue dots. Washable paint comes off hands and tables.
- 👀 Googly eyes and other small stick-ons can choke a child under 3: a grown-up sticks them on and puts the spares away.
More pumpkins
For grown-ups
Roll a cone from black paper for the hat and set it on a ring of paper for the brim, then paint or draw a happy face with rosy cheeks.
A no-carve pumpkin painting idea, good for preschoolers: no knife, just washable paint, markers and stick-ons. Print the guide above to trace, or draw it freehand. See all the no-carve pumpkin ideas.
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