This paper plate pumpkin is an easy Halloween kids craft. The pumpkin’s eyes are made with your child’s handprints. Fun Halloween craft for preschool or kindergarten.
To start this craft, you just need a paper plate and orange paint. We used orange acrylic paint because it was left out from a previous project. I normally would use washable orange paint, I was lucky that the kids didn’t make a mess with the paint.
After we let the paint dry, I traced around my son’s hand on yellow construction paper. It makes this pumpkin craft extra special to use his handprints.
I have a weak spot for crafts made with my children’s handprints. It turns this ordinary paper plate pumpkin into a keepsake fall craft.
Several years ago, I was ambitious and traced around my son’s hands on a real pumpkin for the eyes. It wasn’t easy carving out my son’s hands on a pumpkin. Although, it turned out cute.
It is definitely easier to make a paper plate pumpkin with handprint eyes.
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Paper Plate Pumpkin Instructions
Paint a paper plate orange. Let the paint dry completely.
Next, cut out a small rectangle from the green construction paper. This will be the pumpkin’s stem. We made our rectangle have a little curve.
Then, glue the green stem on the top of your pumpkin.
Trace around your child’s hands on yellow construction paper. Cut out your child’s handprints.
Next, cut out a mouth for your pumpkin on the yellow construction paper.
Then, glue the 2 yellow handprints on the pumpkin for the eyes. Glue on the pumpkin’s mouth.
I hope you enjoy making this paper plate pumpkin craft with your kids.
Ways To Modify This Craft
Instead of painting the paper plate orange, you can glue orange construction paper or tissue paper to the paper plate.
Instead of tracing around your child’s hand, you can paint your child’s hand yellow and press it onto the front of the paper plate.
